| Date | 27 July 1996 — 19:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Referee | Gamal El-Ghandour |  EGY |
| Linesman | Lencie Fred |  VAN |
| Linesman | Peter Kelly |  TTO |
| Attendance | 43,507 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Argentina |  ARG | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| – | Spain |  ESP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Argentina| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7 | Claudio López | 1 | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Hernán Crespo | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Matías Almeyda | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Diego Simeone | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Ariel Ortega | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Hugo Morales | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Christian Bassedas | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 16 | Gustavo López | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 18 | Marcelo Gallardo | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Roberto Ayala | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Javier Zanetti | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Roberto Sensini | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 13 | Héctor Pineda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 12 | Pablo Cavallero | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |||||
| Coach | Daniel Passarella | ||||||||||
Spain| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7 | Raúl | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 18 | Dani | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Óscar García | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Roberto Fresnedoso | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | José Ignacio | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Iñigo Idiakez | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Iván de la Peña | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 16 | Lardín | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Agustín Aranzábal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 9 | Sergio Corino | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 12 | Aitor Karanka | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Juan Luis Mora | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Javi Navarro | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Coach | Javier Clemente | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 (1) | José Ignacio | | yellow | ||
| 15 (1) | Iñigo Idiakez | | yellow | ||
| 25 (1) | Ariel Ortega | | yellow | ||
| 72 (2) | Raúl | | yellow | ||
| 88 (2) | Lardín | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 (2) | Hernán Crespo | | 1-0 | ||
| 53 (2) | Agustín Aranzábal | | 2-0 | own goal | |
| 66 (2) | Claudio López | | 3-0 | ||
| 88 (2) | Hernán Crespo | | 4-0 | penalty |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 (2) | Roberto Fresnedoso | | out | ||
| 56 (2) | Iñigo Idiakez | | out | ||
| 56 (2) | Iván de la Peña | | in | ||
| 56 (2) | Lardín | | in | ||
| 75 (2) | Ariel Ortega | | out | ||
| 75 (2) | Marcelo Gallardo | | in | ||
| 78 (2) | Christian Bassedas | | out | ||
| 78 (2) | Diego Simeone | | in | ||
| 80 (2) | Hugo Morales | | out | ||
| 80 (2) | Gustavo López | | in |
