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England's Minor Tournaments and Cups
Tournoi de France, France, 1997
 


Tournoi de France, Parc des Princes, Paris, 10th of June, 1997--
England celebrate following the only tournament they have won abroad

Tournoi de France, France, 1997
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
England 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
France 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
Italy 3 0 2 1 5 7 -2 2

 

Tournoi de France, France, 1997
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
03-Jun-1997 France 1 Brazil 1 [0-1] Stade de Gerland, Lyon 30,000
04-Jun-1997 Italy 0 England 2 [0-2] Stade de La Beaujoire, Nantes 25,000
07-Jun-1997 France 0 England 1 [0-0] Stade de La Mosson, Montpellier 28,000
08-Jun-1997 Brazil 3 Italy 3 [1-2] Stade de Gerland, Lyon 30,000
10-Jun-1997 England 0 Brazil 1 [0-0] Parc des Princes, Paris 50,000
11-Jun-1997 France 2 Italy 2 [1-0] Parc des Princes, Paris 30,000

Notes

This tournament served as a trial run for the host nation and participating teams a year ahead of the World Cup 1998 finals. For the first time England won a football tournament played outside the United Kingdom.

England Squad Career and Tournament Records
    Before Tournoi de France   At Tournoi de France
No. Player Age Pos App G Club App St Sub On Sub Off Min Gls  Disc
1 Seaman, David A. - G - - Arsenal FC - - - - - - -
2 Neville, Gary A. - D - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
3 Pearce, Stuart - D - - Nottingham Forest FC - - - - - - -
4 Ince, Paul E. C. - M - - Internazionale Milano FC, Italy - - - - - - -
5 Southgate, Gareth - D - - Aston Villa FC - - - - - - -
6 Le Saux, Graeme P. - D - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
7 Beckham, David R. J. - M - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
8 Gascoigne, Paul J. - M - - Glasgow Rangers FC, Scotland - - - - - - -
9 Shearer, Alan - F - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
10 Sheringham, Edward P. - F - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
11 Lee, Robert - M - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
    Before Tournoi de France   At Tournoi de France
No. Player Age Pos App G Club App St Sub On Sub Off Min Gls  Disc
12 Campbell, Sulzeer J. - D - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
13 Flowers, Timothy D. - G - - Blackburn Rovers FC - - - - - - -
14 Neville, Philip J. - D - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
15 Keown, Martin R. - D - - Arsenal FC - - - - - - -
  Butt, Nicholas - M - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
17 Batty, David - M - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
  Scales, John - D - - Tottenham Hotspur FC - - - - - - -
19 Scholes, Paul - M - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
20 Wright, Ian E. - F - - Arsenal FC - - - - - - -
21 Cole, Andrew - F - - Manchester United FC - - - - - - -
  Clark, Lee - D - - Newcastle United FC - - - - - - -
  McManaman, Steve - M - - Liverpool FC - - - - - - -
  Martyn, A. Nigel - G - - Leeds United AFC - - - - - - -

Notes

Sources

Agence France Presse reports

Associated Press reports

France 98 World Cup Official Site

Harris, Harry, Hoddle’s England: The Road to France, pp. 197-206 (Harper Collins, London, 1998)

L'Equipe de France de Football depuis 1904 website [Jean-Michel Cazal - Michel Oreggia]

Le Progrès de Lyon reports

London Daily Mail reports

London Daily Telegraph and London Sunday Telegraph reports

London Times and London Sunday Times reports

Press Association reports

Reuters reports

World Soccer, July, 1997, p. 52

World Soccer, August, 1997, pp. 14-15, 54-55

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