Italy qualified for the
2010 World Cup Finals on 10th October, 2009.
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Italy in the World Cup Finals,
World Cup Preparations, World Cup Reports, World
Cup Squad.
World Cup Finals:
Italy make their 17th appearance at the World Cup Finals.
Italy's Best World Cup Performance
Winning the trophy four times: Italy
1934, France 1938, Spain 1982 and Germany
2006.
Italy prepares for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Italy start their altitude training at Sestriere, in the Italian Alps
- fromSunday, 23rd May. In South Africa, the Azzuri will train at Southdowns College in
Irene.
Pre World Cup Friendly Matches:
Thu, 3rd June: Italy vs Mexico
(1:2) - Brussels, Belgium.
Sat, 5th June: Switzerland
vs Italy (1:1) - Geneva, Switzerland.
Leriba Lodge -
Italy's World Cup Hotel.
Group F
Group Stage
Monday, 14th June:
Italy vs  Paraguay
Cape Town (1:1)
Sunday, 20th June:
Italy vs  New Zealand
Nelspruit (1:1)
Thursday, 24th June:
 Slovakia vs Italy
Jo'burg Ellis Park (3:2)
Knockout Stage
Azzuri
Goalkeepers:
1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
12 Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)
14 Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli)
Defenders:
2 Christian Maggio (Napoli)
3 Domenico Criscito (Genoa)
4 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
5 Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus)
13 Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa)
19 Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)
23 Leonardo Bonucci (Bari)
Midfielders:
6 Daniele De Rossi (Roma)
7 Simone Pepe (Udinese)
8 Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan)
15 Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
16 Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus)
17 Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria)
21 Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
22 Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina)
Forwards:
9 Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus)
10 Antonio Di Natale (Udinese)
11 Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina)
18 Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)
20 Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria)
Manager:
Marcello Lippi (Italy)
Players to watch:
If Andrea Pirlo is injured, there's not much to watch.
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