Italy boast an impressive track record with
15 FIFA World Cup appearances to date and three time winners. Their
first was in 1934 by defeating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time in a
hard-fought final. The second in 1938. They defeated Hungary with
4-2. In 1982 world cup in Spain, they proved too strong for Germany.
Italy is known for producing world-renowned players like Roberto
Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Gianni Rivera, Dino Zoff who
are known till date as storehouses of talent. The Star Man this time
is Luca Toni.
The team will be playing in Group E along with Czech Republic, Ghana
and USA. In the Qualifying matches for Germany 2006, Italy played
ten matches, out of which it won 7 matches and drew 2.
List of Italian Team Players Participating In FIFA World Cop
2006
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Cristian Zaccardo
- Fabio Grosso
- Daniele De Rossi
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Andrea Barzagli
- Alessandro Del Piero
- Gennaro Gattuso
- Luca Toni
- Francesco Totti
- Alberto Gilardino
- Angelo Peruzzi
- Alessandro Nesta
- Marco Amelia
- Vincenzo Iaquinta
- Mauro German Camoranesi
- Simone Barone
- Filippo Inzaghi
- Gianluca Zambrotta
- Simone Perrotta
- Andrea Pirlo
- Massimo Oddo
- Marco Materazzi
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