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1997 Tournoi de France

Warm-up for 1998 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	3–11 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	France
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alessandro Del Piero (3 goals)
← 1988

The 1997 Tournoi de France ([tuʁnwa də fʁɑ̃s]; French, 'Tournament of France'), often referred to as Le Tournoi, was an international football tournament held in France in early June 1997 as a warm-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The four national teams participating at the tournament were Brazil, England, hosts France, and Italy. They played against each other in a single round-robin tournament with the group winner also being the winner of the tournament. It was the second Tournoi de France tournament after 1988.

Event

England won the tournament after collecting six points by winning their first two matches, against Italy and France, and losing one to Brazil. Brazil were second with five points, a product of a win and two draws. Their 3–3 draw with Italy included two goals from then 22-year-old Alessandro Del Piero and one goal apiece from Romário and Ronaldo as well as one own goal from each of the teams. Del Piero was the top goalscorer of the tournament with three goals scored while Romário scored twice.

In the 21st minute of the opening match between France and Brazil, Roberto Carlos scored his famous Banana Shot free kick goal, curling from a 33.13-metre distance and often considered to be one of the best in the modern game.

Elo Ratings before the tournament

Elo Ratings before Le Tournoi
Team	Elo Ranking (2 June 1997)
Brazil	2 (2039)
France	3 (2008)
Italy	5 (1964)
England	7 (1932)

Venues

Nantes	Montpellier	Paris	Lyon
Stade de la Beaujoire	Stade de la Mosson	Parc des Princes	Stade de Gerland
47°15′20.27″N 1°31′31.35″W / 47.2556306°N 1.5253750°W / 47.2556306; -1.5253750 (Stade de la Beaujoire)	43°37′19.85″N 3°48′43.28″E / 43.6221806°N 3.8120222°E / 43.6221806; 3.8120222 (Stade de la Mosson)	48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E / 48.84139°N 2.25306°E / 48.84139; 2.25306 (Parc des Princes)	45°43′26″N 4°49′56″E / 45.72389°N 4.83222°E / 45.72389; 4.83222 (Stade de Gerland)
Capacity: 39,500	Capacity: 32,900	Capacity: 48,875	Capacity: 34,000
ParisLyonNantesMontpellier1997 Tournoi de France (France)

Squads

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	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

Results

France	1–1	Brazil
Keller 55'	Report	Roberto Carlos 21'

England	2–0	Italy
Wright 26' Scholes 43'	Report

France	0–1	England
	Report	Shearer 86'

Italy	3–3	Brazil
Del Piero 6', 61' (pen.) Aldair 23' (o.g.)	Report	Lombardo 35' (o.g.) Ronaldo 70' Romário 84'

England	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Romário 61'

France	2–2	Italy
Zidane 12' Djorkaeff 73'	Report	Casiraghi 61' Del Piero 89' (pen.)

1997 Tournoi de France
England First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

• Alessandro Del Piero

2 goals

• Romário

1 goal

• Roberto Carlos
• Ronaldo
• Alan Shearer
• Ian Wright
• Paul Scholes
• Marc Keller
• Youri Djorkaeff
• Zinedine Zidane
• Pierluigi Casiraghi

1 own goal

• Aldair (playing against Italy)
• Attilio Lombardo (playing against Brazil)

Broadcasters

• Rai 1
• FORTA
• SVT
• Fox Sports (English), Telemundo (Spanish)
• Globo
• ANTV
• Sky Sports

See also

• 1998 FIFA World Cup

References

1. "From the Vault: recalling how England won Le Tournoi de France in 1997". Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
2. "1997 Tournoi de France". Soccernostalgia. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. "Roberto Carlos wonder goal 'no fluke', say physicists". BBC News. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
4. The Cross Ratio, Numberphile, 2018.

External links

• RSSSF

• 1997 Tournoi de France
• Tournoi de France
• International association football competitions hosted by France
• 1996–97 in English football
• 1996–97 in French football
• 1996–97 in Italian football
• 1997 in Brazilian football
• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• June 1997 sports events in France
• International men's association football invitational tournaments