England v Italy, 12 February 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Sandor Puhl |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 2 |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 75,050 |
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England
Manager: Glenn Hoddle
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ian Walker
Defender
Sol Campbell
Defender
Graeme Le Saux
Defender
Gary Neville
Defender
Stuart Pearce
Midfielder
David Batty
Midfielder
David Beckham
Midfielder
Paul Ince
Midfielder
Steve McManaman
Midfielder/Forward
Matt Le Tissier
Forward
Alan Shearer
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Les Ferdinand for | 60 |
| Paul Merson for Steve McManaman | 76 |
| Ian Wright for David Batty | 88 |
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Italy
Manager: Cesare Maldini
Goals:
| Gianfranco Zola | 19 |
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Starting lineup:
Angelo Peruzzi
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
Alessandro Costacurta
Defender
Ciro Ferrara
Defender
Paolo Maldini
Defender
(captain)
Demetrio Albertini
Midfielder
Dino Baggio
Midfielder
Angelo Di Livio
Midfielder
Roberto Di Matteo
Midfielder
Pierluigi Casiraghi
Forward
Gianfranco Zola
Forward
Substitutions:
| Fabrizio Ravanelli for Pierluigi Casiraghi | 76 |
| Diego Fuser for Gianfranco Zola | 90 |