MANAGER: Marcelo LIPPI


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Gianluigi BUFFON
12 Angelo PERUZZI
14 Marco AMELIA

DEFENDERS:

2 Cristian ZACCARDO
3 Fabio GROSSO
5 Fabio CANNAVARO
6 Andrea BARZAGLI
13 Alessandro NESTA
19 Gianluca ZAMBROTTA
22 Massimo ODDO
23 Marco MATERAZZI

MIDFIELDERS:

4 Daniele DE ROSSI
8 Gennaro GATTUSO
16 Mauro CAMORANESI
17 Simone BARONE
20 Simone PERROTTA
21 Andrea PIRLO

FORWARDS:

7 Alessandro DEL PIERO
9 Luca TONI
10 Francesco TOTTI
11 Alberto GILARDINO
15 Vincenzo IAQUINTA
18 Filippo INZAGHI


4-4-1-1 FORMATION:



GK BUFFON
CB NESTA*/MATERAZZI
CB CANNAVARO
RB ZAMBROTTA
LB GROSSO
DMF PIRLO
DMF/CMF GATTUSO
CMF/LMF PEROTTA
RMF CAMORANESI
SS TOTTI
CF TONI

*Alessandro Nesta was the starter but he got injured in the first round

Captain: Fabio Cannavaro
Short Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo
Long Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo
Free Kick 2: Francesco Totti/Alessandro Del Piero
Left Corner: Francesco Totti/Andrea Pirlo
Right Corner: Andrea Pirlo
Penalty: Francesco Totti
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Fabio Cannavaro, Marco Materazzi


HOME, AWAY & GOALKEEPER KITS:

You can link Barzagli, Gattuso and Barone(not Varone )

FORMATION:

------------------------------------------GK: BUFFON

SB: ZAMBROTTA --- CB: CANNAVARO --- CB: MATERAZZI --- SB: GROSSO
------------------------------------------------------------
SMF: CAMORANESI --- CMF: GATTUSO --- CMF: PIRLO --- SMF: PERROTTA
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------SS: TOTTI
--------------------------------------------CF: TONI

HOME, AWAY & GOALKEEPER KITS copied from PCSD (posted by Giomarino):

added links

Barone and Nesta have the same numbers.

Dirty F@cking Cheaters!!!

Fixed Barone and Nesta

Amelia and Oddo have the same number too.

Fixed too

I don't know why they had the numbers like that...

Links to all the matches played by Italy in the World Cup 2006:

Group stage:

Italia-Ghana 2-0: http://footballia.net/matches/italy-ghana

Italia-Usa 1-1: http://footballia.net/matches/italy-united-states

Italia-Repubblica Ceca 2-0: http://footballia.net/matches/czech-republic-italy


Round of 16:

Italia-Australia 1-0: http://footballia.net/matches/italy-australia


Quarter-final:

Italia-Ucraina 3-0: http://footballia.net/matches/italy-ukraine


Semi-final:

Italia-Germania 2-0 d.t.s.: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1jozt ... atch_sport


Final:

Italia-Francia 1-1 d.t.s. 6-4 d.c.r.: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21e0w ... kyhd_sport

ITALY X AUSTRALIA (Round of 16 WC2006 - June 26, 2006)

There are 5 separate tactical stages through the match:


1) From beggining of the match until Gilardino is subbed off ('46).



4-4-2 Formation
Buffon - GK
Cannavaro - CB (CAPITAIN)
Materazzi - CB (Aggressive posture, leaves D-Line often to cut off and steal the ball from Aussie midfielders)
Zambrotta - RB
Grosso - LB
Pirlo - DMF
Gattuso - CMF/DMF
Perrotta - RMF
Del Piero - AMF (Does not track back, pressures Aussie D-Line; Cuts inside, but has no problem with going all the way and crossing with his left foot)
Toni - SS/CF
Gilardino - SS/CF

ATTACK DUO: Both take turns as CF and SS, switching sides constantly, although Toni appears to be more inclined to perform as the main CF.


2) After Iaquinta comes in ('46), before Materazzi is sent off ('50).



4-4-2 Formation
Buffon - GK
Cannavaro - CB (CAPITAIN)
Materazzi - CB (Keeps his Aggressive posture)
Zambrotta - RB
Grosso - LB
Pirlo - DMF
Gattuso - CMF/DMF
Perrotta - RMF
Del Piero - AMF
Toni - CF
Iaquinta - SS/RWF (Tracks back a lot)


3) After Materazzi is sent off ('50), before Barzagli is brought in ('56).



3-4-2 Formation
Buffon - GK
Cannavaro - CB (CAPITAIN)
Zambrotta - RB/CB
Grosso - LB/CB
Pirlo - DMF
Gattuso - DMF (Works as an extra CB)
Perrotta - RWB (Runs back to D-Line)
Del Piero - AMF
Toni - CF
Iaquinta - SS/RWF (Tracks back a lot)


4) After Barzagli comes in for Toni ('56), until Totti is brought in ('75).



4-3-2 Formation
Buffon - GK
Cannavaro - CB (CAPITAIN)
Barzagli - CB
Zambrotta - RB
Grosso - LB
Pirlo - DMF
Gattuso - DMF
Perrotta - RWB/RMF
Del Piero - SS
Iaquinta - CF


5) After Totti comes in for Del Piero ('75), until the end of the match.



4-3-2 Formation
Buffon - GK
Cannavaro - CB (CAPITAIN)
Barzagli - CB
Zambrotta - RB
Grosso - LB
Pirlo - DMF
Gattuso - DMF
Perrotta - RWB/RMF
Totti - SS/AMF (Tracks back)
Iaquinta - CF


NOTES:
'46 - Iaquinta in, Gilardino Out
'56 - Barzagli in, Toni Out
'75 - Totti in, Del Piero Out


Fabio Grosso - Yellow Card '29 (Cuts off Sterjovski near the sideline)
Marco Materazzi - STRAIGHT RED CARD '50 (Cuts off Bresciano's run towards the box with a sliding tackle)
Gennaro Gattuso - Yellow Card '89 (Blocks Chipperfield's run)
Gianluca Zambrotta - Yellow Card '90+'1 (Shoves Aloisi with elbow)



Short Free Kick: (Most probably Andrea Pirlo | Alessandro Del Piero)
2nd Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo | Marco Materazzi | Fabio Grosso | Fabio Cannavaro
Left Corner: (Most probably Andrea Pirlo)
Right Corner: Andrea Pirlo
Penalty: Francesco Totti
Capitain: Fabio Cannavaro
Up on Corners: Marco Materazzi and Fabio Cannavaro | Andrea Barzagli


SHIRT NAMES (all on lowercase): zambrotta cannavaro gattuso del piero toni pirlo perrotta materazzi buffon gilardino grosso iaquinta barzagli totti