This shirt was worn during Les Bleus’ ill-fated qualification campaign for the 1994 World Cup. Despite having a squad packed with stars such as Eric Cantona, David Ginola, and a young Zinedine Zidane, France were unable to get over the line in a tough qualifying group alongside Sweden, Bulgaria, and Austria. Needing just one point from their final two matches, late defeats to Bulgaria and Sweden saw France miss out on qualification in dramatic fashion, marking a major disappointment for the nation at the time.