Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 108-Matches of France National team during the 1996/97 season.

France National Team matches under Aimé Jacquet during the 1996/97 Season

August 31, 1996, Paris, France 2-Mexico 0 (Nicolas Ouédec 49, Youri Djorkaeff 53)

October 9, 1996, Paris, France 4-Türkiye 0 (Laurent Blanc 33, Reynald Pedros 35, Youri Djorkaeff 51, Robert Pires 83)

November 9, 1996, Copenhagen, Denmark 1-France 0 (Per Pedersen 20)

January 22, 1997, Braga, Portugal 0-France 2 (Didier Deschamps 10, Ibrahima Ba 62)

February 26, 1997, Paris, France 2-Holland 1 (Robert Pires 74, Patrice Loko 84 / Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp 4)

April 2, 1997, Paris, France 1-Sweden 0 (Youri Djorkaeff 44 pen)

June 3, 1997, Tournoi de France, Lyon, France, France 1-Brazil 1 (Marc Keller 60 / Roberto Carlos da Silva 20)

June 7, 1997, Tournoi de France, Montpellier, France, France 0-England 1 (Alan Shearer 86)

June 11, 1997, Tournoi de France, Paris, France, France 2-Italy 2 (Zinedine Zidane 12, Youri Djorkaeff 72 / Pierluigi Casiraghi 61, Alessandro Del Piero 90)

Note:

1-For ‘Le Tournoi’, see the following:

Date: August 31, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2-Mexico 0

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 20,259

Referee: Joseph Byrne (Republic of Ireland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Nicolas Ouédec 49, Youri Djorkaeff 53

(Mexico): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (49^th minute, France): Djorkaeff’s cross from the right side, was trapped by Del Olmo, Nicolas Ouédec knocked in the loose ball.

2:0 (53^rd minute, France): From the middle, Nicolas Ouédec passed to Djorkaeff on the right who shot past Sanchez.

Lineups:

France:

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

2- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (14- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 87)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (12- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)’46)

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

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain) (18- Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 78)

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

10- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

6- Reynald Pedros (Olympique de Marseille) (15- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 46)

9- Nicolas Ouédec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain) (17-Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais) 64)

11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (13- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) 46)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Reynald Pedros 44, Frank Leboeuf 75, Youri Djorkaeff 81

Sent Off: Frank Leboeuf 88

Other Substitutes:

16- Christophe Revault (Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association)

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 Vincent Guérin (19/2) (1993-1996).

2-First cap for Florian Maurice and Robert Pires.

3- Reynald Pedros was taken off after being constantly heckled by the French fans. The match was being played at Parc des Princes, the home stadium of Paris Saint-Germain. He had just joined Paris’ main rivals Olympique Marseille which provoked the negative reaction from the fans.

Mexico:

Oswaldo Sánchez (CF América) (Adolfo Ríos (CD Tiburones Rojos) 79)

Pavel Pardo (CF Atlas)

Claudio Suárez (Guadalajara Chivas)

Duilio Davino (Tecos) (Octavio Becerril (Necaxa) 46)

Germán Villa (CF América) (Francisco Javier Gómez (UANL Tigres) 87)

Joaquín Del Olmo (CF América)

Raúl Rodrigo Lara (CF América) (Cuauhtémoc Blanco (CF América) 65)

Alberto García Aspe (Necaxa)

Jesus Ramón Ramírez (Guadalajara Chivas) (Jesús Arellano (CF Monterrey) 72)

Luis García (CF América) (Ricardo Peláez (Necaxa) 70)

Enrique Alfaro (Toluca) (Juan Francisco Palencia (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 79)

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinović (Yugoslavia)

Team Captain: Recep Çetin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Full name of Mexican Clubs:

CF América -Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City).

CD Tiburones Rojos-Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.

CF Atlas-Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club – Guadalajara.

Guadalajara Chivas-El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas.

Tecos- Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Atletico Club (Tecos).

Necaxa- Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City).

UANL Tigres-Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres.

CF Monterrey -Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club (Rayados)

Toluca -Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos).

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

(August 31, 1996, France 2-Mexico 0)

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

(August 31, 1996, France 2-Mexico 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 98, March 1997

(August 31, 1996, France 2-Mexico 0)

Date: October 9, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 4-Türkiye 0

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 28,611

Referee: Momteiro Coroado (Portugal)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Laurent Blanc 33, Reynald Pedros 35, Youri Djorkaeff 51, Robert Pires 83

(Türkiye): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (33^rd minute, France): Deschamps sent a long cross from the right side to the right to Blanc, who chipped over Rüştü Reçber.

2:0 (35^th minute, France): From the middle, Djorkaeff received the ball and turned and sent Pedros through who chipped over Rüştü Reçber from the edge of the box.

3:0 (51^st minute, France): On the right, Zidane sent Djorkaeff through, who dribbled around Rüştü Reçber and scored from a narrow angle.

4:0 (83^rd minute, France): From near the middle of the field, Zidane found Pires on the right side, he chipped over Rüştü Reçber from the edge of the line on the right.

Lineups:

France:

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

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

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (12- Martin Djetou (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 77)

4- Alain Goma (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

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

14- Sabri Lamouchi (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (2- Vincent Candela (En Avant de Guingamp) 23)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

8- Reynald Pedros (Olympique de Marseille) (3- Franck Gava (Olympique Lyonnais) 66)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (13- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) 70)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Alain Goma 44, Zinedine Zidane 90

Other Substitutes:

1- Christophe Revault (Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association)

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 cap for Martin Djetou, Franck Gava, Vincent Candela and Alain Goma.

Türkiye:

1-Rüştü Reçber (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

2-Recep Çetin (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

4-Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

5-Alpay Özalan (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)

3-Ogün Temizkanoğlu (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

8-Ünal Karaman (Trabzonspor Kulübü) (15-Oğuz Çetin (Istanbulspor Kulübü) 36)

11-Celil Sağır (Samsunspor Kulübü) (17-Serdar Topraktepe (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 61)

10-Tolunay Kafkas (Trabzonspor Kulübü) (14-Erkan Avseren (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 70)

6-Abdullah Ercan (Trabzonspor Kulübü)

7-Arif Erdem (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) (13-Saffet Sancaklı (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 46)

9- Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) (16-Mehmet Özdilek (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul) 63)

Coach: Mustafa Denizli

Other Substitutes:

12- Engin İpekoğlu (Çanakkale Dardanelspor Kulübü)

18- Vedat İnceefe (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

Team Captain: Recep Çetin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (three red vertical stripes at the top) Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

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

(October 9, 1996, France 4-Turkey 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 94, November 1996

(October 9, 1996, France 4-Turkey 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 97, February 1997

(France squad, October 9, 1996, France 4-Turkey 0)

Date: November 9, 1996

Competition: Friendly

Result: Denmark 1-France 0

Venue: Copenhagen -Parken

Attendance: 10,465

Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Per Pedersen 20

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (20^th minute, Denmark): Helveg’s throw-in from the right side, was headed across by Rieper and Pedersen scored with an overhead kick.

Lineups:

Denmark:

1- Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United Football Club / England)

2- Jacob Laursen (Derby County Football Club / England) (12- Søren Colding (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening) 41)

3- Marc Rieper (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

4-Jakob Friis-Hansen (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany)

5-Jan Heintze (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

6- Thomas Helveg (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

7- Allan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

8-Per Frandsen (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England) (14- Peter Nielsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)’69)

9- Michael Schjønberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern  / Germany)

10- Per Pedersen (Odense Boldklub) (17- Søren Andersen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885) 76)

11- Peter Moeller (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening) (18-Miklos Molnar (Lyngby Boldklub af 1921) 63)

Coach: Bo Johnansson (Sweden)

Other Substitutes:

13- Per Nielsen (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

15-Bjorn Goldbaek ((Football Club København)

16- Mogens Krogh (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

Team Captain: Peter Schmeichel

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

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

France:

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

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

4- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

2- Vincent Candela (En Avant de Guingamp) (13-Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 73)

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

18-Corentin Martins (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) (11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 62)

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

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (17-Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany) 80)

9-Reynald Pedros (Olympique de Marseille) (14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) 46)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Zinedine Zidane 21, Bruno N'Gotty 81, Marcel Desailly 90

Other Substitutes:

Lionel Letizi (Football Club de Metz)

Alain Goma (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

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

Note:

1- France and Aime Jacquet’s unbeaten run ends at match number 31.

The last match prior that France had lost was the November 17, 1993, qualifier against Bulgaria.

 

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

(November 9, 1996, Denmark
1-France 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 95, December 1996 

(November 9, 1996, Denmark
1-France 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 98, March 1997 

(November 9, 1996, Denmark
1-France 0)

Date: January 22, 1997

Competition: Friendly

Result: Portugal 0-France 2

Venue: Braga- Primeiro de Maio

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Nunes Manrique (Spain)

Linesmen: Modesto Riveiro, Luis Mayor (both Spain)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Portugal): None

(France): Didier Deschamps 10, Ibrahima Ba 62

Summary of goals:

0:1 (10^th minute, France): On the right, Ba sent Dugarry through, he passed across to the left for Deschamps to score.

0:2 (62^nd minute, France): On the left flank, Deschamps sent Ba through, who went on a solo run, cut to the middle and scored.

Lineups:

Portugal:

1- Vitor Manuel Martins Baia (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

5- Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

2-Sergio Paulo Marceneiro Conceicao (Futebol Clube do Porto)

6- Helder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) (13-Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46)

3- Dimas Manuel Marques Texeira (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (18Jorge Paulo Cadete Santos Reis (Celtic Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) 69)

9- Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (Real Oviedo Club de Futbol / Spain)

4- Oceano Andrade da Cruz (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (17-Domingos Jose Paciencia Oliveira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 21)

11- João Paulo Maio Santos ‘Paulinho Santos’ (Futebol Clube do Porto)

7- Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (16-Nuno Fernando Goncalves Rocha ‘Capucho’ (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães) 46)

10- Rui Manuel Cesar Costa (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy) (15-Ricardo Manuel da Silva Sa Pinto (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 46)

8- Joao Manuel Vieira Pinto (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Coach: Arthur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira

Booked: João Paulo Maio Santos ‘Paulinho Santos’ 38, Ricardo Manuel da Silva Sa Pinto 84, Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida 90

Team Captain: Vitor Manuel Martins Baia

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- Expo’98 written on the Portugal shirts.

France:

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

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

12- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

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

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (4-Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 63)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 63)

11- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) (3-Patrick Blondeau (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 79)

19- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (17-Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 79)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Christophe Dugarry 32

Other Substitutes:

Christophe Revault (Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association)

Vincent Candela (En Avant de Guingamp)

Franck Gava (Olympique Lyonnais)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

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

Note:

1-First cap and goal for Ibrahima Ba.

2-First cap for Patrick Blondeau.

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

(January 22, 1997, Portugal 0-France 2)

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1997, Author Gerard Ejnes

(January 22, 1997, Portugal 0-France 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 97, February 1997

(January 22, 1997, Portugal 0-France 2)

Photo From: Magazine/source unknown

(Portugal squad, January 22, 1997, Portugal 0-France 2)

Date: February 26, 1997

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 2-Holland 1

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 25,331

Referee: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Robert Pires 74, Patrice Loko 84

(Holland): Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp 4

Summary of goals:

0:1 (4^th minute, Holland): Jonk robbed a ball in the middle of the field and immediately sent Bergkamp through to the left, who came into the middle and shot once inside the box.

1:1 (74^th minute, France): Pires’ corner kick from the right reached Zidane at the edge of the box on the left, his shot, reached Ba, his shot was blocked, the ball bounced to Pires who shot.

2:1 (84^th minute, France): Pires’ cross from the right was knocked in by Loko.

Lineups:

France:

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

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain) (14- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 86)

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

6- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (4- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 78)

12- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (7- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) 33)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (9- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 78)

11- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

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

Patrick Blondeau (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

Team Captain: Laurent Blanc

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 cap for Patrick Vieira. He earned his first national team appearance while registered to a foreign club.

Holland:

1- Edwin van der Sar (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

4- Franciscus ‘Frank’ de Boer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

2- Michael John Reiziger (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

3- Jakob ‘Jaap’ Stam (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

5- Arthur Johannes Numan (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

6- Wilhelmus Maria ‘Wim’ Jonk (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

8- Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

11- Phillip John William Cocu (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (14- Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 78)

10- Clarence Clyde Seedorf (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (12- Marc Overmars (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 72)

7- Ronaldus ‘Ronald’ de Boer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

9- Patrick Steven Kluivert (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: Guus Hiddink (Jan Rab standing in)

Booked: Michael John Reiziger 52

Other Substitutes:

Eduard Franciscus ‘Ed’ de Goey (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Johannes ‘Johan’ de Kock (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes ‘Pierre’ van Hooijdonk (Celtic Glasgow Football Club / Scotland)

Rudolphus Antonius ‘Roy’ Makaay (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse-Arnhem)

Ferdinand Rudolf Marcel ‘Ferdi’ Vierklau (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse-Arnhem)

Team Captain: Franciscus ‘Frank’ de Boer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Orange Shorts, White Socks



Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 99, April 1997 

(February 26, 1997, France
2-Holland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 99, April 1997 

(February 26, 1997, France
2-Holland 1)


Photo From: World Soccer, May
1997 

(February 26, 1997, France
2-Holland 1)

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

(February 26, 1997, France
2-Holland 1)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 183, April 2004 

(France, February 26, 1997,
France 2-Holland 1)


Photo From: Magazine/source
unknown

(Holland squad, February 26,
1997, France 2-Holland 1)

Date: April 2, 1997

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-Sweden 0

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Marnix Sandro (Belgium)

Linesmen: Luc Huyghe, Roland van Nylen (both Belgium)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Youri Djorkaeff 44 pen

(Sweden): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (44^th minute, France): France were awarded a penalty kick after Ravelli was judged to have fouled Djorkaeff (though clearly there was no contact). Djorkaeff scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

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

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (3- Patrick Blondeau (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 66)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

7- Claude Makélélé (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)

4- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (18-Martin Djetou (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 64)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (17- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany) 79)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (14- Franck Gava (Olympique Lyonnais) 56)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

19- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 56)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Claude Makélélé 37

Other Substitutes:

Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

Team Captain: Laurent Blanc

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 Patrick Blondeau (2/0) (1997).

2-On May 15, 1997, Bernard Lama was suspended for failing dope test which revealed Cannabis.

He was suspended for 5 months (3 suspended).

Sweden:

1- Thomas Ravelli (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

5- Teddy Lucic (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

2- Roland Nilsson (Helsingborgs Idrottsförening) (14- Gary Sundgren (AIK (Allmänna Idrottsklubben) Solna-Stockholm) 56)

4- Joachim Björklund (Rangers Football Club –Glasgow / Scotland)

3- Patrik Andersson (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)

7- Pär Zetterberg (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium)

6- Niclas Alexandersson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg) (15-Stefan Schwarz (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy) 46)

9- Andreas Andersson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

8- Jesper Blomqvist (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (17- Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland) 66)

11- Kennet Andersson (Bologna Football Club / Italy)

10- Martin Dahlin (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany) (16- Jörgen Pettersson (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany) 59)

Coach: Tommy Svensson

Team Captain: Roland Nilsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

 

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

(April 2, 1997, France
1-Sweden 0)


Photo From: France Football,
Issue 2660 bis, April 4, 1997

(April 2, 1997, France
1-Sweden 0)


Photo From: Le Livre D'or du
Football 1997, Author Gerard Ejnes 

(April 2, 1997, France
1-Sweden 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 100, May 1997 

(April 2, 1997, France
1-Sweden 0)


Photo From: World Soccer,
August 1997 

(April 2, 1997, France
1-Sweden 0)

France Squad for ‘Le Tournoi’ :

France :

Goalkeepers :

16- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (June 28, 1971, Lavelanet, France) (25 years old at the time)

1-Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (October 25, 1966, Poitiers, France) (30 years old at the time)

Christophe Revault (Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association) (joined the squad late for France’s last match after Barthez was injured) (March 22, 1972, Paris, France) (25 years old at the time)

Defenders:

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) (October 24, 1973, Bédarieux) (23 years old at the time)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (November 19, 1965, Alès) (31 years old at the time)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (September 7, 1968 , Accra, Ghana) (29 years old at the time)

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (January 1, 1972, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) (25 years old at the time)

12- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain) (December 9, 1969, Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (27 years old at the time)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) (January 22, 1968, Marseille) (29 years old at the time)

18- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (June 10, 1971, Lyon) (25/26 years old at the time)

Midfielders:

7- Didier Deschamps (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (October 15, 1968, Bayonne) (29 years old at the time)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) (March 9, 1968, Lyon) (29 years old at the time)

19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (December 3, 1970, Lifou, New Caledonia) (26 years old at the time)

17- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (June 23, 1976, Dakar, Senegal) (20 years old at the time)

3- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (September 12, 1970, Auchel) (26 years old at the time)

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (June 23, 1972, La Castellane) (24 years old at the time)

Strikers:

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (November 12, 1973, Dakar, Senegal) (23 years old at the time)

14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) (October 29, 1973, Reims) (23 years old at the time)

9- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (March 24, 1972, Lormont) (25 years old at the time)

21- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany) (January 14, 1968, Colmar) (29 years old at the time)

22- Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais) (January 20, 1974, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) (23 years old at the time)

11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (February 6, 1970, Sully-sur-Loire) (27 years old at the time)

20- Nicolas Ouédec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain) (October 28, 1971, Lorient) (25 years old at the time)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet (November 27, 1941, Sail-sous-Couzan) (55 years old at the time)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Date: June 3, 1997

Competition: 1997 Tournoi de France

Result: France 1-Brazil 1

Venue: Lyon-Stade Gerland, France

Attendance: 28,193

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:45

Goalscorers:

(France): Marc Keller 60

(Brazil): Roberto Carlos da Silva 20

Summary of goals:

0:1 (20^th minute, Brazil): Roberto Carlos took a free kick from a long distance. He swerved his kick to bypass the wall, it hit Barthez’s left side post and went in.

1:1 (60^th minute, France): From the right side, Ibrahima Ba crossed into the box, Maurice shot, Taffarel parried his attempt and Keller picked up rebound.

Lineups:

France:

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

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 67)

12- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (17- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 14)

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

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) (21- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany) 46)

22- Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Robert Pires 39, Vincent Candela 70, Didier Deschamps 89

Other Substitutes:

1- Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

18- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

3- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

9- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

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

20- Nicolas Ouédec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- Jacquet chose a 4-3-3 formation. Deschamps and Karembeu would act as double defensive midfielders with Zidane as organizer. Florian Maurice (back after a long injury lay-off) would be up front flanked by wingers: Ba (on the right) and Pires (on the left).

Brazil:

1-Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)

2- Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)

15- Vargo Célio do Nascimento Silva (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) (16- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 87)

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

8- Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’ (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)

5- Mauro Silva Gomes (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)

7- Silva de Oliveira ‘Giovanni’ (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (13- Djalma Feitosa Dias ‘Djalminha’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 63)

9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

11-‘Romário’ de Souza Faria (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) (22-Arílson de Paula Nunes ‘Paulo Nunes’ (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) 79)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo ‘Zagallo’

Booked: Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’ 15, Mauro Silva Gomes 39, Evangelista Moraes ‘Cafu’ 47

Other Substitutes:

12- Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)

14- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’ (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

4- Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)

17- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

18- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan)

19- Flavio da Conceição Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

20- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

21- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)

Team Captain: Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

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

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2669bis, June 6, 1997

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Goal, Issue 23, August 1997

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 1150 (Number 24), June 13-18, 1997

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Official match programme, Australia vs France - 2001

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 111, April 1998

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 112, May 1998

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1997

(June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: L'Integrale de L'Equipe de France de Football, Authors J.M. and Pierre Cazal, Michel Oreggia, 1998

(France squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Kicker-WM-1998

(France squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 27, April 1998

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Kicker-WM-1998

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Goal, Issue 33, June 1998

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2674 bis, July 11, 1997

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2670, June 10, 1997

(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, July 1998

(France squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)

Date: June 7, 1997

Competition: 1997 Tournoi de France

Result: France 0-England 1

Venue: Montpellier- Stade de la Mosson, France

Attendance: 28,500

Referee: Said Belgola (Morocco)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:45

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(England): Alan Shearer 86

Summary of goals:

0:1 (86^th minute, England): Teddy Sheringham’s took a low cross from right side, Barthez let the ball slip through his grasp and Shearer knocked in the loose ball from close range.

Lineups:

France:

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

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

18- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

3- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (12- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain) 83)

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

17- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

21- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany)

6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

20- Nicolas Ouédec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain) (11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 63)

9- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) 76)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Other Substitutes:

1- Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz)

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

22- Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Nicolas Ouédec (7/1) (1994-1997).

2-Final cap for Patrice Loko (26/7) (1993-1997).

England:

1- David Andrew Seaman (Arsenal Football Club-London)

5- Gareth Southgate (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham)

12- Sulzeer Jeremiah ‘Sol’ Campbell (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

2- Gary Alexander Neville (Manchester United Football Club)

14- Philip John Neville (Manchester United Football Club)

7- David Robert Joseph Beckham (Manchester United Football Club) (11- Robert Martin Lee (Newcastle United Football Club) 76)

6- Graeme Pierre Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers Football Club)

8- Paul John Gascoigne (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)

17- David Batty (Newcastle United Football Club) (4- Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 46)

9- Alan Shearer (Newcastle United Football Club)

20- Ian Edward Wright (Arsenal Football Club-London) (10- Edward Paul ‘Teddy’ Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) 80)

Coach: Glenn Hoddle

Booked: Davis Batty11, David Robert Joseph Beckham 13, Graeme Pierre Le Saux 49

Other Substitutes:

16- John Robert Scales (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London)

18- Lee Clark (Sunderland Association Football Club)

22- Nigel Anthony Martyn (Leeds United Association Football Club)

13- Timothy David Flowers (Blackburn Rovers Football Club)

15- Martin Raymond Keown (Arsenal Football Club-London)

3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club)

19- Paul Scholes (Manchester United Football Club)

21- Andrew Alexander Cole (Manchester United Football Club)

Team Captain: Alan Shearer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

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

(June 7, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 0-England 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2670, June 10 1997

(June 7, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 102, July 1997

(June 7, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 27, April 1998

(England squad, June 7, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 0-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 112, May 1998

(England squad, June 7, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 0-England 1)

Date: June 11, 1997

Competition: 1997 Tournoi de France

Result: France 2-Italy 2

Venue: Paris- Parc des Princes, France

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Antonio Lopez Nieto (Spain)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:45

Goalscorers:

(France): Zinedine Zidane 12, Youri Djorkaeff 72

(Italy): Pierluigi Casiraghi 61, Alessandro Del Piero 90

Summary of goals:

1:0 (12^th minute, France): On the right side, from the half-way line, Thuram sent a cross in the box for Zidane, who controlled and shot from the right side into the top.

1:1 (61^st minute, Italy): Angelo Di Livio’s cross from the right was headed in by Pierluigi Casiraghi.

2:1 (72^nd minute, France): Djorkaeff received the bal in the middle far from the goal and unleashed a long distance shot to score.

2:2 (90^th minute, Italy): Italy were awarded a penalty kick after Thuram fouled Del Piero in the box. Del Piero scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

1- Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

4- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)

8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (18- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 84)

12- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain)

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

10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (17- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 65)

22- Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais) (6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 63)

9- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet

Booked: Frank Leboeuf 88

Other Substitutes:

Christophe Revault (Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association) (called up as cover)

5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

3- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)

2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz)

21- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany)

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

20- Nicolas Ouédec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain)

16- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (unavailable)

Team Captain: Didier Deschamps

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Bruno N'Gotty (6/0) (1994-1997).

2-First and only cap for Lionel Charbonnier (1/0) (1977). He would nevertheless be one of the three goalkeepers for the 1998 World Cup squad.

Italy:

12-Gianluca Pagliuca (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

14-Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

6-Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan) (16-Stefano Torrisi (Bologna Football Club) 46)

5- Fabio Cannavaro (Associazione Calcio Parma)

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)

23-Attilio Lombardo (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7-Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

11-Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) (13-Christian Panucci (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 55)

9-Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (19-Christian Vieri (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 77)

20-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Cesare Maldini

Booked: Fabio Cannavaro 40

Other Substitutes:

1-Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

4-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

15-Antonio Benarrivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

18-Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

22-Enrico Chiesa (Associazione Calcio Parma)

21-Filippo Inzaghi (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo)

17-Giampiero Maini (Vicenza Calcio)

Team Captain: Paolo Maldini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

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

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2670 bis, June 13, 1997

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 3205, September 11, 2007

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 1150 (Number 24), June 13-18, 1997

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 27, April 1998

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 102, July 1997

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1997

(June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)

Photo From: Magazine/Source unknown

(Italy squad, June 11, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 2-Italy 2)