France v Mexico, 31 August 1996
| Score | 2-0 to France |
| Referee | Joseph Byrne |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Attendance | 20,259 |
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France
Manager: Aime Jacquet
Goals:
| Nicolas Ouedec | 49 |
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| Youri Djorkaeff | 53 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bernard Lama
Defender
Laurent Blanc
Defender
Marcel Desailly
Defender
Bixente Lizarazu
Defender
Lilian Thuram
Midfielder
Didier Deschamps
Midfielder
Youri Djorkaeff
Midfielder
Christian Karembeu
Midfielder
Reynald Pedros
Forward
Patrice Loko
Forward
Nicolas Ouedec
Substitutions:
| Frank Leboeuf for Marcel Desailly | 46 |
| Robert Pirés for Reynald Pedros | 46 |
| Zinédine Zidane for Patrice Loko | 46 |
| Florian Maurice for Nicolas Ouedec | 64 |
| Vincent Guerin for Bixente Lizarazu | 78 |
| Sabri Lamouchi for Lilian Thuram | 87 |
Cards:
| Frank Leboeuf | 87 | R |
On the bench:
Defender
Frank Leboeuf
Midfielder
Vincent Guerin
Midfielder
Sabri Lamouchi
Midfielder
Robert Pirés
Midfielder
Zinédine Zidane
Forward
Florian Maurice
0
Mexico
Manager: Bora Milutinovic
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Oswaldo Sanchez
Goalkeeper
Duilio Davino
Defender
Ramon Ramirez
Defender
Claudio Suarez
Defender
Joaquin del Olmo
Midfielder
Alberto Garcia Aspe
Midfielder
Raul Lara
Midfielder
Pavel Pardo
Midfielder
German Villa
Midfielder
Luis Garcia
Forward
Substitutions:
| Octavio Becerril for Duilio Davino | 46 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco for Raul Lara | 65 |
| Ricardo Pelaez for Luis Garcia | 69 |
| Jesus Arellano for Ramon Ramirez | 71 |
| Adolfo Rios for Oswaldo Sanchez | 78 |
| Francisco Palencia for Enrique Alfaro | 78 |
| Francisco Gomez for German Villa | 86 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Adolfo Rios
Forward
Jesus Arellano
Forward
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Forward
Francisco Palencia
Forward
Ricardo Pelaez