Football
- Squad
- Over aged players are marked with * (max 3).
- Matches played in parenthesis denotes player came from the bench.
| # | Name | Club | Date of Birth | Pld | Goals | Y |
Y/R |
R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Carlos Bossio | Estudiantes de La Plata | (1973-12-01)December 1, 1973 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Pablo Cavallero | Vélez Sársfield | (1974-04-13)April 13, 1974 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Ayala | Valencia | (1973-04-14)April 14, 1973 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | José Chamot* | Lazio | (1969-05-17)May 17, 1969 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Javier Zanetti | Internazionale | (1973-08-10)August 10, 1973 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberto Sensini* | Parma | (1966-10-12)October 12, 1966 (aged 29) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 5 | Matías Almeyda | River Plate | (1973-12-21)December 21, 1973 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Diego Simeone* | Atlético Madrid | (1970-04-28)April 28, 1970 (aged 26) | 3 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Hugo Morales | Lanús | (1974-07-30)July 30, 1974 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mauricio Pineda | Boca Juniors | (1975-07-13)July 13, 1975 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Pablo Paz | Banfield | (1973-01-27)January 27, 1973 (aged 23) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Christian Bassedas | Vélez Sársfield | (1973-02-16)February 16, 1973 (aged 23) | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Marcelo Gallardo | River Plate | (1976-01-18)January 18, 1976 (aged 20) | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Claudio López | Valencia | (1974-07-17)July 17, 1974 (aged 22) | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hernán Crespo | Parma | (1975-07-05)July 5, 1975 (aged 21) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ariel Ortega | Valencia | (1974-03-04)March 4, 1974 (aged 22) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Gustavo López | Real Zaragoza | (1973-04-13)April 13, 1973 (aged 23) | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Marcelo Delgado | Racing Club | (1973-03-24)March 24, 1973 (aged 23) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coach | ||||||||
| Daniel Passarella | (1953-05-25)May 25, 1953 (aged 43) | |||||||
- Results
Preliminaries
| July 20, 1996 15:00 |
Argentina | 3–1 | United States | Legion Field, Birmingham Attendance: 83,183 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. López 26' Crespo 55' Simeone 90' |
(Report) | Reyna 1' |
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