The Azzurri March On

Italy defeated Ukraine 3-0 to move into the semis. Luca Toni broke his World Cup duck with a brace in the 2nd half while Zambrotta—the right back—opened the scoring early in the 1st half. Zambrotta in the 6th min. found himself in space in the attacking third and cut in on his left-foot to fire a shot past Ukraine keeper, Shovkovskyi.

The Ukraine and Shevchenko struggled throughout the game. Their best opportunity came in the 58th min, but they were denied twice in front of goal by the Azzurri. Luca Toni then exploded for two goals—finishing on a header in the 59th min, as well as in the 69th min, when he finished off a superb move started by Zambrotta deep on the end-line. Ukraine is rocked back to reality, and Italy move on to Germany 2006 glory.