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Italy in the World Cup Finals, World Cup Reports, World Cup Squad.
World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was Italy's fifteenth appearance in the World Cup Finals.
Best World Cup Performance:
Winning the trophy three times: Italy 1934, France 1938 and Spain 1982.
Group G
Italy vs Ecuador
Ecuador kicked-off but it was Italy who quickly stamped their mark on
the game, with Totti and Vieri proving to be a lethal combination.
Italy vs Croatia
France, Portugal, Argentina and now Italy have all suffered defeats at
the hands of supposedly lesser teams, to make the 2002 World Cup a delight for fans of the
underdog.
Mexico vs Italy
Italy finished second in Group G, after a draw with Mexico in their
final group game.
Knockout Stage
South Korea vs Italy (Second
Round)
Italy's disappointment with the level of refereeing at the 2002 World
Cup continued; as Francesco Totti was given his marching orders, in extra-time, and the
Italian team followed shortly after.
UEFA:
Union of European Football Associations.
Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio.
Goalkeepers:
1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
12 Christian Abbiati (AC Milan)
22 Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan)
Defenders:
2 Christian Panucci (AS Roma)
3 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
4 Francesco Coco (Barcelona)
5 Fabio Cannavaro (Parma)
13 Alessandro Nesta (Lazio)
15 Mark Iuliano (Juventus)
23 Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan)
Midfielders:
6 Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan)
8 Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan)
10 Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
11 Christaino Doni (Atalanta)
14 Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan)
16 Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina)
17 Damiano Tommasi (AS Roma)
19 Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus)
Forwards:
7 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
9 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)
18 Marco Delvecchio (AS Roma)
20 Vincenzo Montella (AS Roma)
21 Christian Vieri (Inter Milan)
Trainer:
Giovanni Trapattoni.
In Korea
Group A
 Denmark,  France,  Senegal,  Uruguay.
Group B
 Paraguay,  Slovenia,  Spain, 
South Africa.
Group C
 Brazil,  China,  Costa Rica,  Turkey.
Group D
 Poland,  Portugal, 
South Korea,  United States.
Korea First Round Matches.
In Japan
Group E
 Cameroon,  Germany,  Republic of Ireland, 
Saudi Arabia.
Group F
 Argentina,  England,  Nigeria,  Sweden.
Group G
 Croatia,  Ecuador,  Italy,  Mexico.
Group H
 Belgium,  Japan,  Russia,  Tunisia.
Japan First Round Matches.
Italy Travel Notes:
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