France v Netherlands, 26 February 1997
| Score | 2-1 to France |
| Referee | Ryszard Wojciki |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Attendance | 35,331 |
View France v Netherlands head to head
2
France
Manager: Aime Jacquet
Goals:
| Robert Pirés | 74 |
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| Patrice Loko | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bernard Lama
Defender
Laurent Blanc
Defender
Marcel Desailly
Defender
Bixente Lizarazu
Defender
Lilian Thuram
Midfielder
Ibrahim Ba
Midfielder
Christian Karembeu
Midfielder
Pierre Laigle
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Midfielder
Zinédine Zidane
Forward
Christophe Dugarry
Substitutions:
| Robert Pirés for Pierre Laigle | 33 |
| Bruno N'Gotty for Patrick Vieira | 78 |
| Patrice Loko for Ibrahim Ba | 78 |
| Vincent Candela for Bixente Lizarazu | 86 |
On the bench:
Defender
Vincent Candela
Defender/Centre back
Bruno N'Gotty
Midfielder
Robert Pirés
Forward
Patrice Loko
1
Netherlands
Manager: Rab
Goals:
| Dennis Bergkamp | 3 |
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Starting lineup:
Edwin van der Sar
Goalkeeper
Frank de Boer
Defender
Arthur Numan
Defender
Michael Reiziger
Defender
Jaap Stam
Defender
Phillip Cocu
Midfielder
Ronald de Boer
Midfielder
Wim Jonk
Midfielder
Clarence Seedorf
Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
Patrick Kluivert
Forward
Substitutions:
| Marc Overmars for | 72 |
| Giovanni van Bronckhorst for Clarence Seedorf | 78 |