Although the French team, which played in the semi-finals of the 1996 European Football Championship, eliminated strong opponents in the group stages and quarter-finals, they were eliminated by the surprise team of the tournament, the Czech Republic Standing: Bernard Lama, Lillian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Laurent Blanc, Alain Roche. Seated: Patrice Loko, Sabri Lamouchi, Bixente Lizarazu, Yuri Djorkaeff, Vincent Guerin, Zinedine Zidane. Manager: Aimé Jacquet 🇲🇫