PARIS, Aug 4: Zinedine Zidane says he will decide whether to carry on playing for France before their opening 2006 World Cup qualifier against Israel in Paris on Sept 4.

The Real Madrid playmaker met new France coach Raymond Domenech over lunch in the Spanish capital on Wednesday and said he still needed "one week or two" to make up his mind.

"I talked with Domenech today and I gave him my point of view. I told what I had to say. He explained me what his plans were," Zidane said in an interview on his website. "Now we are going to have another meeting soon to sort out what my future will be exactly. But I need some time to think about it. I have not made up my mind yet. It may take one week or two." -Reuters