Match No. 737 - Tuesday, 10th June 1997
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 36th of 75 caps
33 years, 8 months, 21 day
Goalkeeper
- 15
- Martin KeownArsenal, 15th of 43 caps
30 years, 10 months, 17 days
Right Back
19'
- 12
- Sol CampbellSpurs, 9th of 73 caps
22 years, 8 months, 22 days
Centre Back
65'
- 4
- Paul InceInter Milan, 33rd of 53 caps
29 years, 7 months, 20 days
Midfield
- 5
- Gareth SouthgateAston Villa, 19th of 57 caps
26 years, 9 months, 7 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Graeme le SauxBlackburn, 20th of 36 caps
28 years, 7 months, 24 days
Centre Back
- 14
- Phil NevilleMan Utd, 6th of 59 caps
20 years, 4 months, 20 days
Defensive Midfield
- 8
- Paul GascoigneRangers, 51st of 57 caps
30 years, 0 months, 14 days
Midfield
- 9
- Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 35th of 63 caps
26 years, 9 months, 28 days
Centre Forward (c)7th captaincy
42'
- 10
- Teddy SheringhamSpurs, 28th of 51 caps
31 years, 2 months, 8 days
Centre Forward
75'
- 19
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 3rd of 66 caps
22 years, 6 months, 24 days
Midfield
62'
75'
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 22nd of 85 caps
22 years, 3 months, 20 days
Right Back
19'
- 20
- Ian WrightArsenal, 27th of 33 caps
33 years, 7 months, 7 days
Centre Forward
75'
- 11
- Rob LeeNewcastle Utd, 13th of 21 caps
31 years, 4 months, 9 days
Midfield
75'
"...Leonardo left Gascoigne standing before sending Romario bustling past Gary Neville to beat Seaman with a shot in off the near post." Romário, 61'60:45
- 1
- Cláudio TaffarelCláudio André Mergen Taffarel.
Born 8th May 1966, Santa Rosa.
- 2
- CafuMarcos Evangelista de Morais.
Born 7th Jun 1970, Itaquaquecetuba.
- 3
- AldairAldair Nascimento dos Santos.
Born 30th Nov 1965, Ilhéus.
- 15
- Célio SilvaVagno Célio do Nascimento Silva.
Born 20th May 1968, Miracema.
66:06 Running into Ince to try and force him off the ball.
- 20
- DenílsonDenílson de Oliveira Araújo.
Born 24th Aug 1980, Diadema.
22'
- 6
- Roberto CarlosRoberto Carlos da Silva Rocha.
Born 10th Apr 1973, Garça.
- 19
- Flávio ConceiçãoFlávio da Conceição.
Born 12th Jun 1974, Santa Maria da Serra.
- 8
- DungaCarlos Caetano Bledorn Verri.
Born 31st Oct 1963, Ijuí.
(c)
62'
- 9
- RonaldoRonaldo Luís Nazário de Lima.
Born 22nd Sep 1976, Rio de Janeiro.
42'
- 10
- LeonardoLeonardo Nascimento de Araujo.
Born 5th Sep 1969, Niterói.
83'
- 11
- RomárioRomário de Souza Faria.
Born 29th Jan 1966, Rio de Janeiro.
- 13
- DjalminhaDjalma Feitosa Dias.
Born 9th Dec 1970, Santos.
22'
- 17
- Zé RobertoJosé Roberto da Silva Júnior.
Born 6th Jul 1974, São Paulo.
83'
Notes
- Tournament InfoDespite the loss, England win the Tournoi de France and their first international trophy on foreign soil.
- Player InjuriesMartin Keown had to go off after 20 minutes for, what would later be discovered as, "...a chipped shoulder bone..." Two minutes later Denilson had to go off "...having been hurt in an early tackle with Scholes..."
Sources
- www.rsssfbrasil.com
- The Guardian "England brought down to earth", Wednesday 11th June 1997, page 28.
- London Evening Standard "England step closer to Brazilian samba", Wednesday, 11th June 1997, page 158.
Referee
Colombia John Jairo Toro Rendon
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 13 ranking points to 1994 points England - 5th
Brazil - 2nd
Tournoi de France

- England
- 6
- +2
- 1
- 0
- 2
- 3

- Brazil
- 5
- +1
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 3

- France
- 2
- -1
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 3

- Italy
- 2
- -2
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 3