 Tigana akaberekerwa muBamako, French Sudan zvino Mali kuna baba vokuMali uye amai vokuFrance. Akamirira France, uye semutambi wepasi rose Tigana akabatana naMichel Platini, Luis Fernandez naAlain Giresse mune yainzi Magic Square le Carré Magique imwe yeakanakisa midfield foursomes yenguva dzese. Aive chikamu chechikwata chenyika yeFrance chakakunda UEFA Euro 1984 pamusha, ichikunda Spain mumutambo wekupedzisira.. Chibodzwa chaTigana chenyika yose chakauya kuHungary mu1986 FIFA World Cup finals, umo France yakakwanisa kupedzisa nzvimbo yechitatu. 