| Date | 23 July 1996 — 21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia | |
| Referee | José García-Aranda |  ESP |
| Linesman | Mohamed Ahmed Al-Musawi |  OMA |
| Linesman | Lencie Fred |  VAN |
| Attendance | 27,849 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Ghana |  GHA | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| – | Italy |  ITA | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ghana| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11 | Emmanuel Duah | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Felix Aboagye | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 18 | Prince Amoako Koranteng | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Mallam Yahaya | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Augustine Ahinful | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Charles Akonnor | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Ebenezer Hagan | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Joe Addo | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Afo Dodoo | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Defense | 15 | Christian Saba | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Defense | 7 | Emmanuel Osei Kuffour | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 16 | Simon Addo | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |||||
| Coach | Samuel Arday | ||||||||||
Italy| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Marco Branca | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Marco Delvecchio | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Cristiano Lucarelli | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Massimo Crippa | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Damiano Tommasi | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Fabio Pecchia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 18 | Antonino Bernardini | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Alessandro Nesta | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Fabio Cannavaro | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Salvatore Fresi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 13 | Alessandro Pistone | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Fabio Galante | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Defense | 19 | Luigi Sartor | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | |||||
| Coach | Cesare Maldini | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1) | Afo Dodoo | | yellow | ||
| 10 (1) | Salvatore Fresi | | yellow | ||
| 11 (1) | Marco Branca | | yellow | ||
| 21 (1) | Joe Addo | | yellow | ||
| 34 (1) | Christian Saba | | yellow | ||
| 34 (1) | Gianluca Pagliuca | | yellow | ||
| 36 (1) | Fabio Cannavaro | | yellow | ||
| 38 (1) | Emmanuel Duah | | yellow | ||
| 49 (2) | Mallam Yahaya | | yellow | ||
| 59 (2) | Fabio Galante | | yellow | ||
| 60 (2) | Ebenezer Hagan | | yellow | ||
| 62 (2) | Fabio Galante | | second yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 (1) | Marco Branca | | 0-1 | ||
| 15 (1) | Christian Saba | | 1-1 | ||
| 44 (1) | Marco Branca | | 1-2 | ||
| 63 (2) | Augustine Ahinful | | 2-2 | ||
| 74 (2) | Christian Saba | | 3-2 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 (1) | Charles Akonnor | | out | ||
| 31 (1) | Mallam Yahaya | | in | ||
| 46 (2) | Cristiano Lucarelli | | out | ||
| 46 (2) | Marco Delvecchio | | in | ||
| 69 (2) | Antonino Bernardini | | out | ||
| 69 (2) | Fabio Pecchia | | in | ||
| 77 (2) | Luigi Sartor | | out | ||
| 77 (2) | Alessandro Pistone | | in |
