While the defending champions Brazil gearing up for its first encounter against Croatia, Italy flashed up sensitive news indicating the team’s captain Cafu faces jail time in Italy. The revelations would very likely to demoralize the Brazilian players when they enter into field on 13 June to face Croatia. Rome prosecutors have informed that Cafu [...]
Italy removed the Czech Republic from the FIFA World Cup 2006 with its 2-0 easy win in the last Group E match. The win took Italy to the knock out stage with seven points from two victories and one draw in the Group E clashes. Italy with seven points tops the Group E. The team [...]
FIFA’s Disciplinary committee has banned Italian midfielder Daniele De Rossi for four matches after elbowing the US striker Brian McBride in the Group E match. It seems that the ban has ended Rossi’s World Cup run. If Italy enters into final or third-place play-off, then Rossi may appear in the match. He has been fined [...]
Ukraine advanced to the quarterfinals of FIFA World Cup 2006 after defeating Switzerland 3-0 in a penalty shootout. The two teams got a number of chances in both halves. No one scored a goal in the 120 minutes. Oleg Gusev hit the deciding penalty to bring victory for Ukraine. Artem Milevskiy and Serghiy Rebrov scored [...]
Italy reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup after scripting a thrilling 1-0 victory over Australia in the second round match at Kaiserslautern. The match was at its dramatist stage when both sides scored no goals playing 89 minutes and heading towards shootout. Then the substitute Francesco Totti kicked the ball high to the goalkeeper’s [...]
Luca Toni dominated the centerpiece of Italy’s convincing 3-0 victory over Ukraine in the quarterfinals match at Dortmund of FIFA World Cup 2006. Italy will face Germany in the semifinals. Debutant Ukraine faced a blow when defender Gianluca scored a goal in the sixth minute of the game by his 20-meter shoot. Luca Toni widened [...]
Germany is confident enough to defeat Italy in the World Cup semifinals without the midfielder Torsten Frings. He has been suspended by FIFA for his bad temperament in the quarterfinals match against Argentina. The 29-year-old German has pioneered team’s five straight victories in the 18th edition of FIFA World Cup. However, he punched Argentina forward [...]
It was almost 118 minute spent without a goal. There were full of excitement and thrilling both in and out side the Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund. The game was evenly poised at 0-0 and looming towards penalty shootouts series.The hosts were sure that they would bring cheers for the local crowd in the penalty shootouts [...]
Although Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann disappointed for his team’s shocking defeat from Italy in the semifinals, he holds positive remarks on his team’s performances. He says that his young team has made the whole country proud. Klinsmann commented, We are hugely disappointed but you must compliment our team, they are a young team. The spirit [...]
France kicked up for the final battle against Italy in the FIFA World Cup after Zinedine Zidane outclassed Portugal in the semifinals match at Munich. Zidane was a completely different player at Munich. He was not the same Zidane as in the first round. The veteran player brought back the magic of 1998 that once [...]
