Germany 2006:
NEWS
LATEST RESULTS
VENUES
ITALY
Flag Teams P W D L F A GD Pts Yellows Reds
Italy 10 7 2 1 17 8 +9 23 22 0
KEY FACTS
World Ranking
12th
ITALY NEWS
After a few stumbling blocks, Italy found themselves cruise into the world cup with a comfortable 5 point cushion ahead of Norway.  An early loss to Slovenia and conceding 3 against Belarus, all in the space of four days, brought questions over defence, but Italy, one of the soundest defensive units in the world, continued to secure three points consistently. And if they didn't, at least a point.

Luca Toni netted four of the 17 goals for Italy and will be an important presence for the
Azzurri come the finals in nearby Germany.
Qualifying Group Position
1st
Group E
Top Scorers
Luca Toni
4 Goals
QUALIFYING
0-1
Slovenia
Lost To
09-Oct-04
2-0
Dft
1-0
Slovenia
Dft
08-Oct-05
1-1
Scotland
Drew
03-Sep-05
4-1
Belarus
Dft
07-Sep-05
2-1
Moldova
Dft
12-Oct-05
1-0
Moldova
Dft
08-Sep-04
26-Mar-05
4-3
Belarus
Dft
13-Oct-04
2-1
Norway
Dft
04-Sep-04
Scotland
0-0
Drew
04-Jun-05
Norway
ITALY'S WORLD CUP HISTORY
Appearances (Champions in bold)
1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
SQUAD (club in brackets)
Goalkeepers
Marco Amelia (Livorno, Italy)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
Defenders
Andrea Barzagli (Palermo, Italy)
Fabio Grosso (Palermo, Italy)
Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan, Italy)
Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan, Italy)
Massimo Oddo (Lazio, Italy)
Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus, Italy)
Midfielders
Simone Barone (Palermo, Italy)
Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus, Italy)
Forwards
Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, Italy)
Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan, Italy)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese, Italy)
Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, Italy)
Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio, Italy)
Group E Vs. Czech Republic, Ghana, USA
Daniele De Rossi (Roma, Italy)
Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan, Italy)
Simone Perrotta (Roma, Italy)
Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan, Italy)
Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus, Italy)
Francesco Totti (Roma, Italy)
Luca Toni (Fiorentina, Italy)
Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo, Italy)
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