July 9, 2006 : Final : France 1 v 1 Italy (3-5) penalties

France

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Italy

Italy equalized a 7th minute penalty by France with a superb header off a corner kick 12 minutes later. The match remained 1-1 until penalties where Italy prevailed 5-4 to win the World Cup for the fourth time. DVR rating 3 diamonds.< Read More >
		Fabio Cannavaro #5 Italy
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France  1  Henry      18    Zidane      15    Malouda      15    Sagnol      12  Ribery      10  Thuram      9  Gallas      8  Vieira      8    Makelele      4  Abidal      3  Barthez      1	1  Italy   23      Cannavaro   18      Materazzi   10      Buffon   9      Toni   7      Grosso   7      Zambrotta    6      Gattuso   5      Totti   4      Pirlo   2      Perrotta   1      Camoranesi
FRA Totals      106	98    ITA Totals

July 4, 2006 : Germany 0 - 2 Italy Semi Final

Germany

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Italy

Italy scored two goals at the death of overtime to defeat a tired Germany side hoping for penalties. The 2-0 line score reflected the run of play and Italy will now play in the Championship game. DVR rating 2 diamonds. Read More >
		Fabio Grosso #3 Italy
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Germany  0  Podolski      14  Ballack      12  Lahm      12  Mertesacker      9    Metzelder      8  Friedrich      8  Kehl      7    Borowski      7  Lehmann      5  Klose      5  Schneider      4	2  Italy   24      Grosso   21      Pirlo   20      Materazzi   18      Cannavaro   12      Gattuso   11      Zambrotta   8      Perrotta   6      Buffon   5      Totti   4      Camoranesi    0      Toni
GER Totals      104	155    ITA Totals

Germany v Italy Semi Final Power Stats Preview

July 4, 2006

Gemany hosts Italy today in a dream match up in a 2006 World Cup Semi Final.

Keys to the Match

(1) Itlay's Gattuso has to be able ot mark Ballack out of the game. Ballack creates significant problems for defenses and if too much attention i s given to defending Ballcck, it opens space for Klose and Poldolski.

(2) Gemany needs to seocre early. Italy would have to be favored the longer the game remains scorless.

(3) Phillip Lahm attacking runs down the wing. This will sstretch Italy's defense which is very strong through the middle of the field.

(4) Totti needs a big game. He is the one offensive player that can open up the German defense. Undortunately he has run hot and cold during the tournament.

By the Numbers

Attacking - Advantage to Germany. 90 attacking points to 75 for Italy.

Defending - Slight advatage to Italy. 40 defending points to 36 for Germany.

Miscues - Advantage to Italy. Germany fouls 4 more times per game and gives the ball away 3 more times per game.

Goalkeeping - Even. Two world-class goalkeepers.

Penalty kicks - Advantage to Germany, never lost in World Cup, Italy never won in World Cup.

Coaching - Advantage to Italy. Lippi is more experienced and battle tested than Klinnsman.

Home field - Big advantage to Germany

Final Score - Germany 1 -0 Italy in regulation.

June 30, 2006 : Italy 3 - 0 Ukraine

Italy

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Ukraine

Italy swamped Ukraine 3-0 behind two goals from Luca Toni. They will meet Germany in the Semi Finals. DVR rating 1 diamond. Full game report summary to follow. Read More >
		Luca Toni #9 Italy
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Italy  3  Toni      28  Zambrotta      20  Totti      18  Cannavaro      14  Barzagli      10  Gattuso      9  Camoranesi      8  Buffon      8  Grosso      4  Perrotta      3  Pirlo      2	0  Ukraine   16      Gusin   12      Shelayev   9      Tymoschuk   7      Gusev   6      Kalinichenko    5      Shevchenko   5      Nesmachniy   4      Rusol   3      Shovkovskiy   -2      Milevskiy    -3      Sviderskiy
ITA Totals      127	67    UKR Totals

June 26, 2006 : DVR Ratings

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Games for June 26, 2006

Italy v Australia : uuu Absorbing and tense.
Switzerland v Ukraine : uu Played at a frantic pace.

June 26, 2006 : Italy 1 - 0 Australia

Italy

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Australia

A ten-man Italy defeated an inspired Australian team with the last kick of the game 1 - 0. DVR rating 3 diamonds. Absorbing and tense. Full game summary report to follow. Read More >
		Marco Bresciano #23 Australia
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Italy  1  Cannavaro      14  Gilardino      13  Buffon      13    Materazzi      10  Toni      9    Grosso      9  Pirlo      8  Del Piero      6    Zambrotta      6  Perrotta      5    Gattuso      5	0  Australia   18      Bresciano   13      Chipperfield   11      Culina   11      Schwarzer   8      Cahill    7      Neill   6      Sterjovski   5      Wilkshire    3      Grella    3      Moore   -3      Viduka
ITA Totals      112	84    AUS Totals

June 22, 2006 : Czech Republic 0 - 2 Italy

Czech Republic

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Italy

Italy won Group E and eliminated the Czech Republic with an intense 2-0 win. Despite playing the second half with ten men, the Czech Republic always looked likely to score until Inzaghi sealed matters in the 85'. DVR rating 3 diamonds. Read More >
		Francesco Totti #10 Italy
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Czech Republic  0  Nedved      22  Jankulovski      16  Rozehnal      16  Plasil      9  Poborsky      7  Kovac      7  Cech      6  Grygera      5  Rosicky      5  Baros      -3      Polak      -3	2  Italy   29      Totti   18      Buffon   12      Pirlo   9      Cannavaro   7      Gattuso    7      Grosso   5      Camoranesi   5      Gilardino   5      Perrotta   3      Zambrotta   0      Nesta
CZE Totals      92	120    ITA Totals

June 17, 2006 : Italy 1 - 1 USA

Italy

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United States

A nine-man USA survived against a ten-man Italy for a 1-1 draw. Full game summary report to follow. Read More >
		Andrea Pirlo #21 Italy
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Italy  1  Pirlo      18  Gilardino      15    Zambrotta      9  Cannavaro      8  Zaccardo      8  Nesta      7    Toni      4  Perrotta      4    De Rossi      4  Buffon      4  Totti      -1	1 United States   17      Bocanegra   14      Reyna   10      Dempsey   10      Cherundolo   6      Convey   5      Mastroeni    4      Mc Bride   3      Onyewu   2      Keller   -2      Pope      -2      Donovan
ITA Totals      101	74    USA Totals

June 12, 2006 - Italy 2 - 0 Ghana

Michael Essien #8 Ghana 31 Game Honors Full Report > Player Power Ratings   Full Player Report Italy  2    Totti 20   Perrotta 20   Toni 20   Nesta 17   Pirlo 16   Cannavaro 15   Grosso 14   Gilardino 9   Zaccardo 8   Buffon 7   De Rossi 7   Camoranesi 6   Iaquinta 5   Del Piero -1     Ghana 31 Essien  20 Kingston  18 Mensah  12 Kuffour  10 Pantsil  9 Muntari  5 Amoah  2 Appiah  2 Gyan  2 Addo  -3 Pappoe  1 Shilla  1 Pimpong  0 Tachie-mensah  ITA Totals 163 110 GHA Totals In Italian soccer, it has always been more important not to lose a game than to win a game. The cost of defeat is just too great. This is true domestically and particularly in the World Cup. Forget about it. Italy and Ghana have played the most entertaining and exciting game of the opening round to date. It was full of marvelous attacking soccer. Both teams had Power Ratings over 100. Italy’s 163 Power Points tops all teams to date by 25 points with Germany a distant second at 138. The Italians came at Ghana from all over the field. Three players had Power Ratings of twenty. Totti, Toni, and Perrota. But the Power Player of the Game was Michael Essien with an astounding 31 Power Points from eight Shots, and three On Goal . In the end, Ghana’s one man band was not enough overcome the Italian orchestra. Italy prevailed 2-0 scoring at the end of each half.

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