The 1997 Tournoi de France (; 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.The Cross Ratio, Numberphile, 2018.
Elo Ratings before the tournament Elo Ratings before Le Tournoi Team Elo Ranking(2 June 1997) 2 (2039) 3 (2008) 5 (1964) 7 (1932)
Venues Nantes Montpellier Paris Lyon Stade de la Beaujoire Stade de la Mosson Parc des Princes Stade de Gerland Capacity: 39,500 Capacity: 32,900 Capacity: 48,875 Capacity: 34,000
Squads
Table
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Results
Statistics Goalscorers
Broadcasters Rai 1 FORTA SVT Fox Sports (English), Telemundo (Spanish) Globo ANTV Sky Sports
See also 1998 FIFA World Cup
References
External links RSSSF