France vs Bulgaria 1993: The night French football collapsed France 1–2 Bulgaria 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA Group 6) 📍 Parc des Princes, Paris 📅 November 17, 1993 The Setup France sat one minute away from securing their spot at USA 1994. Bulgaria needed an absolute miracle in Paris. After missing out on Italia 1990 and suffering an early exit at Euro 1992, Gérard Houllier’s Les Bleus carried immense national expectation. Driven by a world-class core including Éric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, Didier Deschamps, Laurent Blanc, and Marcel Desailly, a single point at home was all that stood between them and the World Cup. Bulgaria arrived with their iconic "Golden Generation" featuring Hristo Stoichkov, Krasimir Balakov, Yordan Lechkov, and Emil Kostadinov. To reach the World Cup finals for the first time in eight years, they had to pull off the ultimate away upset. The Drama 32' | 1–0: Éric Cantona fired France ahead after an assist from Jean-Pierre Papin, bringing the Parc ...