Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 107a-Matches of France National team during the 1995/96 season.

 France National Team matches under Aimé Jacquet during the 1995/96 Season

 

July 22, 1995, Oslo, Norway 0-France 0 (-)

August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, Paris, France 1-Poland 1 (Youri Djorkaeff 86 / Andrzej Juskowiak 35)

September 6, 1995, EC Qualifier, Auxerre, France 10-Azerbaijan 0 (Marcel Desailly 13, Youri Djorkaeff 18, 79, Vincent Guérin 33, Reynald Pedros 49, Frank Leboeuf 53, 70, Christophe Dugarry 66, Zinedine Zidane 68, Christophe Cocard 90)

October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Bucharest, Romania 1-France 3 (Marius Lacatus 52 / Christian Karembeu 28, Youri Djorkaeff 42, Zinedine Zidane 72)

November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, Caen, France 2-Israel 0 (Youri Djorkaeff 69, Bixente Lizarazu 88)

January 24, 1996, Paris, France 3-Portugal 2 (Youri Djorkaeff 24, 75, Reynald Pedros 77 / Fernando Manuel Silva Couto 23, Rui Manuel Cesar Costa 31)

February 21, 1996, Nîmes, France 3-Greece 1 (Patrice Loko 30, 46 pen, Zinedine Zidane 49   / Alexandros Alexandris 4)

March 27, 1996, Brussels, Belgium 0-France 2 (Own Goal (Phillipe Albert) 66, Sabri Lamouchi 72)

May 29, 1996, Strasbourg, France 2-Finland 0 (Patrice Loko 15, Reynald Pedros 18)

June 1, 1996, Stuttgart, Germany 0-France 1 (Laurent Blanc 6)

June 5, 1996, Villeneuve d´Ascq, France 2-Armenia 0 (Jocelyn Angloma 15, Mickaël Madar 70)

 

Note:

1-The Euros Finals portion of the results will be uploaded separately.

 

Date: July 22, 1995

Competition: Friendly

Result: Norway 0-France 0

Venue: Oslo- Ullevaal Stadion

Attendance: 12,030

Referee: Hugo Luylen (Holland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Norway): None

(France): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Norway:

1-Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

2-Gunnar Halle (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England) (15-Alf Inge Håland (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 46)

4-Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

3-Erland Johnsen (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

5-Roger Nilsen (Sheffield United Football Club / England) (14-Ronny Johnsen (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey) 64)

6-Jostein Flo (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

11-Mons Ivar Mjelde (Fußball Klub Austria Wien / Austria) 

7-Ståle Solbakken (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb-Skedsmo)

10-Kjetil Rekdal (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring / Belgium) (16-Kare Ingebrigtsen (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo) 87)

8-Øyvind Leonhardsen (Wimbledon Football Club-London / England)

9-Jan Aage Fjørtoft (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Egil Olsen

Other Substitutes:

12-Frode Grodaas (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

13-Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool Football Club / England)

 

Team Captain: Erik Thorstvedt

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (with black sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

 

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

8- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

7-Claude Makélélé (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

6-Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Frank Leboeuf 6(Racing Club de Strasbourg Football) 69)

9-Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (14-Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 73)

10-Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (15-Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 46)

11-Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

13-Alain Goma (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

 

Team Captain: Alain Roche

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Claude Makélélé and Frank Leboeuf.

2-Final cap for Paul Le Guen (17/1) (1993-1995).

3-On July 20, 1995, Patrice Loko was arrested at Paris for violent behavior.

He would miss France’s matches for fall of 1995, as he was going through counseling and recovery.

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(July 22, 1995, Norway 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2572, July 25, 1995

(July 22, 1995, Norway 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 79, August 1995

(July 22, 1995, Norway 0-France 0)

Date: August 16, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier, Group 1

Result: France 1-Poland 1

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 40,426

Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Youri Djorkaeff 86

(Poland): Andrzej Juskowiak 35

Summary of goals:

0:1 (35^th minute, Poland): Zidane lost the ball in midfield, Kowalczyk immediately sent Juskowiak on the left and he shot past Lama.

1:1 (86^th minute, France): Youri Djorkaeff scored from a free kick.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (12-Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 66)

4- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

5- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football) (15- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 70)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

11- David Ginola (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (14-Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 64)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Vincent Guérin 34, Zinedine Zidane 89

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

13-Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

 

Team Captain: Bernard Lama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- Andrzej Wozniak saved Lizarazu’s 82nd minute penalty kick and parried the rebound effort from Vincent Guérin.

 

Poland:

1-Andrzej Wozniak (Widzew Lodz)

2-Tomasz Lapinski (Widzew Lodz)

3-Jacek Zielinski (Legia Warsaw)

5-Tomasz Wałdoch (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fussballgemeinschaft e.V. / Germany)

4- Marek Kozminski (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

7-Piotr Świerczewski (Sporting Club de Bastia / France)

6-Tomasz Iwan (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

9-Andrzej Juskowiak (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas / Greece)

10-Roman Kosecki (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique / France) (13-Paweł Wojtala (PKP (Poznański Klub Piłkarski) Lech Poznań) 72)

8-Piotr Nowak (Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 e.V. / Germany) (14-Ryszard Czerwiec (Widzew Lodz) 57)

11-Wojciech Kowalczyk (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain) (15-Krzysztof Bukalski (Klub Sportowy Hutnik Kraków) 60)

 

Coach: Henryk Apostel 

Booked: Jacek Zielinski 18, Tomasz Iwan 38, Tomasz Lapinski 41        

Sent Off: Tomasz Lapinski 56

Other Substitutes:

Henryk Bałuszyński (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fussballgemeinschaft e.V. / Germany)

Tomasz Sokołowski (Miejski Olsztyński Klub Sportowy Stomil Olsztyn)

Maciej Szczesny (Legia Warsaw)

 

Team Captain: Roman Kosecki

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2576, August 22, 1995

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 80, September 1995

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 80, September 1995

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 80, September 1995

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski

(August 16, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 1-Poland 1)

 

Date: September 6, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier, Group 1

Result: France 10-Azerbaijan 0

Venue: Auxerre- Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Alfred Micaleff (Malta)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Marcel Desailly 13, Youri Djorkaeff 18, 79, Vincent Guérin 33, Reynald Pedros 49, Frank Leboeuf 53, 70, Christophe Dugarry 66, Zinedine Zidane 68, Christophe Cocard 90

(Azerbaijan): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13^th minute, France): Zidane’s corner kick from the left side was headed in by Desailly,

2:0 (18^th minute, France): Vincent Guérin’s long cross from the right side was headed in by Djorkaeff.

3:0 (33^rd minute, France): Vincent Guérin scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

4:0 (49^th minute, France): Djorkaeff’s cross from the right side was mishandled by Nizami Sadykhov, Pedros struck the rebound.

5:0 (53^rd minute, France): Vincent Guérin’s cross from the right side was backheeled by Leboeuf.

6:0 (66^th minute, France): Zidane’s cross from the right side was headed in by Dugarry.

7:0 (68^th minute, France): Ginola crossed to Zidane on the left, he cut in and shot.

8:0 (70^th minute, France): On the right, Vincent Guérin sent Leboeuf through and he shot from a narrow angle.

9:0 (79^th minute, France): From the middle, Vincent Guérin sent Djorkaeff through and he chipped over the goalkeeper.

10:0 (90^th minute, France): Djorkaeff sent Cocard through on the right, he cut in and shot.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (13-Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 56)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

4- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

5- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6-Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8-Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9-Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (15-Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 68)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

11-Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) (14-David Ginola (Newcastle United Football Club / England) 65)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

12-Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Marcel Desailly

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Christophe Cocard (9/1) (1989-1995).

2-Final cap for David Ginola (17/3) (1990-1995).

3-France National team’s record victory to that point.

 

Azerbaijan:

1-Elkhan Gasanov (Neftchi Baku) (16-Nizami Sadykhov (Turan Tauz) 38)

2-Arif Asadov (Neftchi Baku)

3-Igor Getman (Anzhi Makhachkala / Russia)

4-Tarlan Akhmedov (Karabakh Agdam)

5-Emin Agayev (Anzhi Makhachkala / Russia)

6-Rasim Abushev (Karabakh Agdam)

7-Yunis Guseinov (Neftchi Baku)

8-Shukhrat Diniev (Beitar Tel-Aviv / Israel)

9-Vladislav Kadyrov (Arsenal Tula/ Russia) (14-Mushvig Guseinov (Karabakh Agdam) 75)

10-Makhmud Kurbanov (Kyapaz Gyandzha) (15-Samir Alekperov (Neftchi Baku) 46)

11-Vyacheslav Lychkin (Neftchi Baku)

 

Coach: Agaselim Mirdzhavadv

Booked: Igor Getman 50

Other Substitutes:

13-Fazil Parvarov (Kyapaz Gyandzha)

17- Moussaev

 

Team Captain: Shukhrat Diniev

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2579, September 12, 1995

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 81, October 1995

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 81, October 1995

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2763, March 23, 1999

(September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(France squad, September 5, 1996, EC Qualifier, France 10-Azerbaijan 0)

 

 

Date: October 11, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier, Group 1

Result: Romania 1-France 3

Venue: Bucharest (Bucuresti), Ghencea Stadionul (Steaua)   

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Romania): Marius Lacatus 52

 (France): Christian Karembeu 28, Youri Djorkaeff 42, Zinedine Zidane 72

Summary of goals:

0:1 (28^th minute, France): Deschamps won a ball in midfield and released it to Zidane.

Zidane crossed from the left side into the box for Karembeu who trapped it and advanced and put it past Stelea. This turned out to be Karembeu’s first and only goal for France.

0:2 (42^nd minute, France): Desailly won a ball and advanced laid it on for Guerin on the left side. Guerin crossed for Dugarry waiting just outside of the box. He trapped and took a shot that Stelea could only parry and Djorkaeff tapped it in.

1:2 (52^nd minute, Romania): Stelea kicked a ball upfield that Muntenau received. He sent a through pass for Lacatus, who dribbled past Barthez and score.

The French defense protested that Lacatus might have been marginally offside.

1:3 (72^nd minute, France): Éric Di Meco tackled a ball that reached Madar on the left side. The debutant substitute, with plenty of open space ahead of him, crossed into the right side to Zidane (also with much space).

Zidane took a hard shot into the top corner of net from a difficult angle and sealed France’s win.

Lineups:

Romania:

1- Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti)  

3- Daniel Claudiu Prodan (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti)  

2- Dan Vasile Petrescu (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) 

4- Gheorge Mihali (En Avant de Guingamp / France) (16-Danut Lupu (Rapid Bucharest) 46^th)

5- Ioan Angelo Lupescu (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany) 

6- Gheorge Popescu (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

7-Marius Mihai Lacatus (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 

9-Tibor Selymes (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium) 

8- Ilie Dumitrescu (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England) (17-Ion Vladoui (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti) 46)

10- Gheorge Hagi (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (15-Basarab Nica Panduru (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal) 62)

11-Dorinel Ionel Munteanu (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V. / Germany)

 

Coach: Anghel Iordanescu

Booked: Ion Vladoui 80, Ioan Angelo Lupescu 84

Other Substitutes:

12- Florin Prunea (Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucuresti)

14- Constantin Galca (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucuresti)   

 

Team Captain: Gheorge Hagi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

 

France:

1- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 

4- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 

5- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) 

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 74)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (13-Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 83) 

11- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (15- Mickaël Madar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 62)  

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Frank Leboeuf 17, Fabien Barthez 69, Bixente Lizarazu 82

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

14-Marc Keller (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

 

Team Captain: Éric Di Meco 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/05/october-11-1995-romania-1-france-3.html

2-First cap for Mickaël Madar.

3-David Ginola has been omitted from France team due to his demand for a starter position.

4-France were missing Laurent Blanc, Alain Roche, starting goalkeeper Bernard Lama, Reynald Pedros, David Ginola, Nicolas Ouedec, Jean-Pierre Papin and Patrice Loko.

4-Jacquet chose to start with three defensive midfielders: Didier Deschamps, Vincent Guerin and Christian Karembeu.

Marcel Desailly, who had settled to excellent effect in midfield for his club AC Milan, was pushed back into the center of defense.

Desailly and Lebouef covered for the missing Blanc and Roche.

Christophe Dugarry was positioned as sole striker.

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2584, October 17, 1995

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2584, October 17, 1995

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 82, November 1995

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 82, November 1995

(October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1- France 3)

Photo From: Kickers Sportsmagazin

(France squad, October 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Romania 1-France 3)

Date: November 15, 1995

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier, Group 1

Result: France 2-Israel 0

Venue: Caen- Stade Michel D'Ornano

Attendance: 21,500

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Youri Djorkaeff 69, Bixente Lizarazu 88

(Israel): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (69^th minute, France): In the middle in the box, Loko received the ball, but it’s taken away from him to the right, Karembeu with his back to the goal, laid it for Djorkaeff on the right, who shot.

2:0 (88^th minute, France): In the middle, Zidane sent Lizarazu through on the left who scored.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)     

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (12- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)’63)

4- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (14-Marc Keller (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football) 89)

5- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6- Vincent Guérin (captain) (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

11- Mickaël Madar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (15- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 63)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Didier Deschamps 21

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

13-Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Vincent Guérin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Marc Keller.

2-France qualified to the 1996 Euros by being unbeaten in its group phase.

 

Israel:

1-Rafi Cohen (Maccabi Haifa)

2-Felix Halfon (Hapoel Haifa)   

5-Gad Brumer (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

8-Amir Shelah (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

3-Moshe Glam (Maccabi Haifa) (15-Itzik Zohar (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 79)

4-Alon Hazan (Maccabi Haifa)

6-Nir Klinger (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

7-Tal Banin (Hapoel Haifa)

11-Ronnie Rosenthal (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

9-Eyal Berkovic (Maccabi Haifa) (14-Reuven Attar (Hapoel Haifa) 70)

10-Ronen Harazi (Betar Jerusalem) (12-Ofer Mizrahi (Maccabi Herzliya) 85)

 

Coach: Shlomo Scharf

Booked: Tal Banin 64, Alon Hazan 81

Other Substitutes:

13-Yavisai Zano (Maccabi Haifa)

16-Bonnie Ginzburg (Bnei Yehuda)

 

Team Captain: Nir Klinger

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2589, November 21, 1995

(November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2589, November 21, 1995

(France squad, November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1996

(France squad, November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 83, December 1995

(November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: France football, Issue 2763, March 23, 1999

(November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, France 2-Israel 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 83, December 1995

(France in the Euros qualifiers)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 83, December 1995

(France in the Euros qualifiers)

 

 

Date: January 24, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 3-Portugal 2

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Dermott Gallagher (England)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Youri Djorkaeff 24, 75, Reynald Pedros 77

(Portugal): Fernando Manuel Silva Couto 23, Rui Manuel Cesar Costa 31

Summary of goals:

0:1 (23^rd minute, Portugal): Rui Costa’s free kick from the right side was headed in by Couto.

1:1 (24^th minute, France): Youri Djorkaeff advanced from the middle and after a combination play with Zidane scored.

1:2 (31^st minute, Portugal): On the left, Folha sent Rui Costa through towards the middle, who advanced and chipped over Lama.

2:2 (75^th minute, France): a ball is recovered and reached Zidane, who immediately laid it back to Djorkaeff who shot from outside of the box.

3:2 (77^th minute, France): Zidane’s cross from the right, Loko touched it to Lamouchi who passed to the left for Pedros to score.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (13- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 69)

5- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

4- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (14- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 46)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (15- Cyrille Pouget (Football Club de Metz) 78)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

12-Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)       

 

Team Captain: Marcel Desailly

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White triangles vertically on the right side) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-France’s last match with this kit design.

2-First cap for Sabri Lamouchi and Cyrille Pouget.

 

Portugal:

1- Adelino Augusto Barros Neno (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães)

2-Fernando Nelson Jesus Alves (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (19-Jose Manuel Martins Dominguez (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 62)

5- Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

6-Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (Futebol Clube do Porto)

3-Dimas Manuel Marques Texeira (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

4- Helder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (20-Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro ‘Nuno Gomes’ (Boavista Futebol Clube-Porto) 79)

10- Rui Manuel Cesar Costa (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)

7-Carlos Alberto Oliveira Secretario (Futebol Clube do Porto)    

8-João Paulo Maio Santos ‘Paulinho Santos’ (Futebol Clube do Porto) (13- Pedro Alexandre Santos Barbosa (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 60)

11- António José Santos Folha (Futebol Clube do Porto) (18- Daniel da Cruz Carvalho ‘Dani’ (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 75)

9- Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

 

Coach: Jesús Antonio Henrique Oliveira  

Booked: Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida 44, Fernando Nelson Jesus Alves 51, Rui Manuel Cesar Costa 79

 

Team Captain: Fernando Manuel Silva Couto

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Olympic

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2599, January 30, 1996

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1996

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

 

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equipe de France, Author Dominique Grimault, 1997

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 85, February 1996

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 85, February 1996

(January 24, 1996, France 3-Portugal 2)

 

Date: February 21, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 3-Greece 1

Venue: Nîmes- Stade de Costiere

Attendance: 23,452

Referee: Roger Philippi (Luxembourg)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Patrice Loko 30, 46 pen, Zinedine Zidane 49

(Greece): Alexandros Alexandris 4

Summary of goals:

0:1 (4^th minute, Greece): Donis’ cross from the right was knocked in by Alexandris.

1:1 (30^th minute, France): Djjorkaeff’s corner kick from the right side was ehaded across by Desailly and headed in by Loko.

2:1 (46^th minute, France): Apostolakis handled in the box. Loko scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:1 (49^th minute, France): From the middle, Karembeu sent a cross in the middle, controlled by Zidane who advanced to score.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (12-Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football) 46)

5- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

3- Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (15- Cyrille Pouget (Football Club de Metz) 77)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

4- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

6- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (13- Pierre Laigle (Racing Club de Lens) 70)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

11- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

10- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (14- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 46)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Frank Leboeuf 56

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

17-Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

 

Team Captain: Bernard Lama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White vertical stripes on both sides Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-France’s first match with the new kit home design.

2-First cap for Pierre Laigle.

3-This marked Emanuele Petit’s first recall for France since Kirin Cup in 1994.

 

Greece:

1- Ilias Atmatsidis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)

2- Stratos Apostolakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)

4- Marinos Ouzounidis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)

5- Yiannis Kalintzakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) (12-Kostas Konstantinidis (OFI (Ómilos Filathlós Iráklion)-Kriti) 70)

3- Michalis Kasapis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 

6- Nikos Dabizas (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)

8- Giorgios Donis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)  

7- Theodoros Zagorakis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)-Thessaloniki) (13-Nikolaos Liberopoulos (PO (Podosferikos Omilos) Kalamata) 78)

10- Alexandros Alexandris (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) 

9- Nikos Machlas (OFI (Ómilos Filathlós Iráklion)-Kriti) (14-Christos Kostis (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 70)

11- Zissis Vryzas (AO (Athlitikos Omilos) Skoda Xanthi) (16-Themistaklis Nikolaidis (Gymnastikós Sillegós Apollon Athina-Smyrni) 70)

 

Coach: Costas Polychroniou

Booked: Michalis Kasapis 64

Other Substitutes:

15- Nikos Michopoulos (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)

17- Nikolaos Sakelaridis (Gymnasticós Sillegós Iraklis- Thessaloniki)

18- Vassilis Tsartas (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)

 

Team Captain: Stratos Apostolakis

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2603, February 27, 1996

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 22, April 1996

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 22, April 1996

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 86, March 1996

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 86, March 1996

(February 21, 1996, France 3-Greece 1)

 

Date: March 27, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: Belgium 0-France 2

Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Roi Baudoin (Brussels-Koning Boudewijn Stadion)

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): None

(France): Own Goal (Phillipe Albert) 66, Sabri Lamouchi 72

Summary of goals:

0:1 (66^th minute, France): In a counterattack, Martins’ cross from the right side was headed by Albert into his own net.

0:2 (72^nd minute, France): From the middle of the field, Deschamps sent Lamouchi through who dribbled around DeWilde and scored.

Lineups:

Belgium:

1- Phillipe DeWilde (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

2- Regis Genaux (Royal Standard de Liege)

4- Pascal Renier (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

3- Dirk Medved (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (14- Gunther Verjans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) 46)

5- Rudy Smidts (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

6- Phillipe Albert (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

7- Frederic Peiremans (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

10- Vincenzo Scifo (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)

8- Danny Boffin (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht) (16- Gilles De Bilde (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht) 70)

9- Marc Degrjse (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) (15- Michael Goosens (Royal Standard de Liege) 46)

11- Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy)

 

Coach: Paul Van Himst

Booked: Marc Degrjse 27

Other Substitutes:

12- Philippe Vande Walle (Koninklijke Football Club Germinal Ekeren)

13- Phillipe Leonard (Royal Standard de Liege)

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (14- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 46)

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

6- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

10- Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

9- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

11- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (13- Cyrille Pouget (Football Club de Metz) 80)

8- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) (12- Pierre Laigle (Racing Club de Lens) 70)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Éric Di Meco 70

Other Substitutes:

16- Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

17- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

15- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Éric Di Meco

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (with Red/Blue/White vertical stripes on both sides Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-France’s first match with the new kit away design.

2-Final cap for Cyrille Pouget (3/0) (1996).

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(March 27, 1996, Belgium 0-France 2)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 88, May 1996

(March 27, 1996, Belgium 0-France 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 88, May 1996

(March 27, 1996, Belgium 0-France 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 88, May 1996

(France squad, March 27, 1996, Belgium 0-France 2)

 

 

Date: May 29, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2-Finland 0

Venue: Strasbourg- Stade de la Meinau

Attendance: 29,304

Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Patrice Loko 15, Reynald Pedros 18

(Finland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, France): Martins’ pass from the left was knocked by Loko.

2:0 (18^th minute, France): Pedros received the ball on the left and chipped over the goalkeeper from outside of the box.

Lineups:

France:

22- Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

15- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (13- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 67)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

14- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 68)

21- Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (13- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 46)

18- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Marcel Desailly

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White vertical stripes on both sides Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Bruno Martini (31/0) (1987-1996).

 

Finland:

1- Antti Niemi (Football Club København / Denmark)

2- Harri Ylonen (Football Club Haka Valkeakoski)

4- Lasse Karjalainen (Football Club Haka Valkeakoski)

3- Aki Hyryläinen (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki)

5-Anti Heinola (Football Club Emmen / Holland)

6- Sami Hyppia (Willem II Tilburg / Holland)

7- Kim Suominen (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping / Sweden)

10- Jari Litmanen (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland)

8- Tomi Gronlund (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki)

9- Sami Vaisanen (Football Club Haka Valkeakoski)

11- Joonas Kolkka (Willem II Tilburg / Holland) (16- Jari Javaja (VPS (Vaasan Palloseura)- Vaasa) 81)

 

Coach: Jukka Ikäläinen

Other Substitutes:

12- Kari Laukkanen (Finn Pa (Finnarin Palloilijat)-Helsinki)

13- Rami Nieminen (Football Club Jazz-Pori)

14- Kari Ukkonen (La Berrichonne de Châteauroux / France)

15- Kari Rissanen (Finn Pa (Finnarin Palloilijat)-Helsinki)

 

Team Captain: Jari Litmanen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (three blue stripes on each side) Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Finland 0)

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1996, Author Gerard Ejnes

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Finland 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 93, October 1996

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Finland 0)

 

Date: June 1, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: Germany 0-France 1

Venue: Stuttgart- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Attendance: 53,135

Referee: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Germany): None

(France): Laurent Blanc 6

Summary of goals:

0:1 (6^th minute, France): Djorkaeff’s free kick from the right side was headed in by Blanc.

Lineups:

Germany:

1- Andreas Köpke (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

14- Markus Babbel (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

5- Thomas Helmer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

6- Matthias Sammer (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

2- Stefan Reuter (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

7- Andreas Möller (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)  

10- Thomas Häßler (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V.) (13- Mario Basler (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.) 46)

21- Dieter Eilts (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.) (4- Steffen Freund (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 46)

17- Christian Ziege (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (8- Mehmet Scholl (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) 83)

18- Jürgen Klinsmann (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

9- Fredi Bobic (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.)

 

Coach: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts

Booked: Thomas Helmer 12

 

Team Captain: Jürgen Klinsmann

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

 

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

15- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (12- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 46)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 84)

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (14- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 81)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 46)

13- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (18- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 73)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Bernard Lama 71, Lilian Thuram 72

Other Substitutes:

22- Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

21- Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

17- Mickaël Madar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White vertical stripes on both sides Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First match of France with Didier Deschamps as the official Captain of France. He would remain captain until national team retirement in 2000.

 

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(June 1, 1996, Germany 0-France 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2617, June 4, 1996

(June 1, 1996, Germany 0-France 1)

Photo From: France football, Issue 2763, March 23, 1999

(June 1, 1996, Germany 0-France 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 91, August 1996

(June 1, 1996, Germany 0-France 1)

 

Date: June 5, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2-Armenia 0

Venue: Villeneuve d´Ascq -Stadium Nord

Attendance: 21,486

Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Jocelyn Angloma 15, Mickaël Madar 70

(Armenia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, France): Deschamps from the left reached Djorkaeff at the far post, he passed back to Angloma to score.

2:0 (70^th minute, France): Lizarazu’s cross from the left side was headed in by Madar.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (15- Lilian Thuram (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 46)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

12- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

5- Laurent Blanc (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

14- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 46)

9- Youri Djorkaeff (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 46)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

17- Mickaël Madar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

 

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

 

Other Substitutes:

22- Bruno Martini (Montpellier-Hérault Sports Club)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

21- Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

20- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

3- Éric Di Meco (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

18- Reynald Pedros (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

13- Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

 

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (with Red/Blue/White vertical stripes on both sides Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Mickaël Madar (3/1) (1995-1996).

 

Armenia:

1- Harutyun Abrahamian (FK Ararat Yerevan)

2-Yervand Sukiasian (Tirol Innsbruck / Austria)

4- Sarkis Hovsepian (FC Pyunik Yerevan)

3- Vardan Khachatrian (FC Pyunik Yerevan)

5-Sarkis Hovanessian (Lokomotiv Moscow / Russia)

7-Artur Petrossian (Shirak Gumri)

6- Hakop Ter Petrossian (FK Ararat Yerevan) (13-Yervand Krbachyan (FK Ararat Yerevan) 69)

10-Aramayis Tonoyan (Pyunik Erevan) (14- Harutyun Vardanian (Shirak Gyumri) 57)

8- Razmik Grigorian (FK Ararat Yerevan) (15-Arsen Avetissian (Pyunik Erevan) 63)

9- Hamlet Mkhitarian (FC Pyunik Yerevan)

11-Varazdat Avetissian (FC Pyunik Yerevan)

 

Coach: Samvel Darbinian

Other Substitutes:

12- Roman Berezovsky (Zenit Saint-Petersburg / Russia)

 

Team Captain: Aramayis Tonoyan

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White (Blue/Red on sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Armenia 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 122, March 1999

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Armenia 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 91, August 1996

(May 29, 1996, France 2-Armenia 0)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 23, May 1996

(France’s season 1995/96)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 23, May 1996

(France’s season 1995/96)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 23, May 1996

(France’s season 1995/96)