ITALIA 

 

This Cup can be nobody else's...
This cup belongs to us...

Let's give it all...



Squad
 1  BUFFON Gianluigi  (GK)
 2  PANUCCI Christian
 3  MALDINI Paolo
 4  COCO Francesco
 5  CANNAVARO Fabio
 6  ZANETTI Cristiano
 7  DEL PIERO Alessandro
 8  GATTUSO Gennaro
 9  INZAGHI Filippo
 10  TOTTI Francesco
 11  DONI Cristiano
 12  ABBIATI Christian  (GK)
 13  NESTA Alessandro
 14  DI BIAGIO Luigi
 15  IULIANO Mark
 16  DI LIVIO Angelo
 17  TOMMASI Damiano
 18  DELVECCHIO Marco
 19  ZAMBROTTA Gianluca
 20  MONTELLA Vincenzo
 21  VIERI Christian
 22  TOLDO Francesco  (GK)
 23  MATERAZZI Marco




Italia - Ecuador 2-0

     

      


Italia - Croatia 1-2 (Real Score 3-2; 1-2 only in the English Referee's and Danish Linesman's eyes)

   

 

 



Italia - Mexico 1-1


   

   


Return to Sendai

Italy's players may still be adamantly refusing to sing their national anthem at match line-ups,
but a new song is serving to lighten the mood at the "Azzurri" press camp.
The verse was coined by the small British contingent as an ironic response to Italian complaints
about English referee Graham Poll disallowing two Italy goals against Croatia.
And it follows the announcement that the squad would return to its Sendai base if the team
were to make the final in Tokyo.

"Return to Sendai" was first heard coming from the hotel lifts as the high-spirited three-strong
Brit pack adapted the Elvis Presley classic Return to Sender:


Second round: 16 teams, single elimination

Mama mia! Italia, let's go to the quarters!!



South Korea beats Portugal 1-0 to become Italia's opponent in the second round!

   

Italia - South Korea 1-2

 

 

 



We are out!! It is unbelievable how such a great coach with such great cast in his hands
can create such a monster... Scoring in the 18th and, instead of using your attacking might
to consolidate, sitting like a duck waiting for the inevitable to happen is something coach
Trap has to think about...

Summary: A coach with a resume second to none managed a set of players second to none
                 in a monstrous way that created a team worse than none...


Quarter Finals: 8 teams, single elimination


Espana beats Ireland in penalties 3-2 to become South Korea's opponent in the quarter finals!

 

 

   


South Korea   - Espana 5-3 (penalties)

 

 




Semi Finals: 4 teams, single elimination


Germany  beats U.S.A. 1-0 to become South Korea's opponent in the semi-finals!

 



South Korea   - Germany 0-1

 

 

 


Final


Brazil beats Turkey 1-0 to become Germany's opponent in the final!



 
 

Germany - Brazil