Italy win with last kick against Australia; into quarter-finals
{{date|June 26, 2006}}[[Image:World Cup 2006 logo.png|left|50px]] A [[w:Francesco Totti|Francesco Totti]] penalty deep in added time put [[w:Italy|Italy]] through to the next round of the [[w:2006 Fifa World Cup|2006 Fifa World Cup]] at the expense of [[w:Australia|Australia]], Monday.

[[Image:Kaiserslautern 03.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern.]]

The Australian ''Socceroos'' had the ball more, but the more experienced ''Azzuri'' defenders created an impenetrable defence, limiting the number of Australian scoring opportunities. This was despite the Italian team shrinking to ten men after [[w:Marco Materazzi|Marco Materazzi]] was shown a controversial straight [[w:red card|red card]] in the 50th minute.

Australia looked to have gained an advantage when Marco Bresciano surged through the Italy [[w:defence|defence]] and Materazzi slid in to trip him up. Though there was an Italy defender on Bresciano's shoulder, Spanish referee [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/ref/187224_MEDINA_CANTALEJO_Luis.html Luis Medina Cantalejo] deemed that the tackle was deliberately not aimed at the ball, and considered the foul worth more than a single [[w:yellow card|yellow card]]. It would not be the only disputed decision in the match.

Both sides had a number of good opportunities to score, but the shots were generally too close to the box to beat the [[w:goalkeeper|goalkeepers]]. The best save of the game was made by [[w:Mark Schwarzer|Mark Schwarzer]] from a [[w:Luca Toni|Luca Toni]] effort 20 minutes into the game.

[[w:Guus Hiddink|Guus Hiddink]] delayed making attacking substitutions against ten-men Italy likely because he expected the game to go to [[w:extra time|extra time]], and so wished to keep a fitness advantage later on in the game. Hiddink's only substitution, [[w:John Aloisi|John Aloisi]], came on at the 80th minute, while the Italian coach [[w:Marcello Lippi|Marcello Lippi]] had made three, including the crucial one of Totti five minutes earlier.

In the attack Totti was a straight swap for [[w:Alessandro Del Piero|Alessandro Del Piero]], a fresh pair of legs which ensured Italy were a threat on the break right until the end of the regular period of play. It was a tactic that paid dividends in the end.

The second disputed referee decision was a [[w:penalty kick|penalty kick]] was awarded to [[w:Fabio Grosso|Fabio Grosso]] three minutes into added time (and the last minute of game time). Grosso was running towards goal from out wide having avoided [[w:Marco Bresciano|Marco Bresciano]] before being obstructed by [[w:Lucas Neill|Lucas Neill]]. The central defender had fallen to the ground early and Grosso, though not tripped, was impeded and dived straight over him. Medina awarded a penalty shot as this occurred within the penalty area.
 
Totti, dropped from the game in favour of Del Piero, grinned slightly as he placed the ball on the spot. The ball was struck close to the upper-right corner of Schwarzer's box, the goalie could do nothing to stop the ball. It was the last kick of the game and the Italians celebrated.

The [[w:Budweiser Man of the Match|Budweiser Man of the Match]] was [[w:Gianluigi Buffon|Gianluigi Buffon]] of Italy.

The prize was a quarter-final match against the lowest ranked FIFA team in their half of the knock-out tree, [[w:Ukraine|Ukraine]].

[[Image:Fifa world cup org.jpg|top|right|50px]]

==Round of sixteen==

'''Match 53'''
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Attendance: 46'000

==Formations==
===Australia===
[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|- <!--Add five to create new line  -->
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|- <!--Goalkeeper -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]]Mark Schwarzer (GK)
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|-  <!--Defenders -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Scott Chipperfield
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Lucas Neill
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Craig Moore
|
|- <!--Defensive midfield players -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Luke Wilkshire 61' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Vince Grella 23' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|-  <!-- Midfield players / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Marco Bresciano
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Mile Sterjovski
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Jason Culina
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
|     
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]] Tim Cahill 49' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|-   <!-- Strikers -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|11px|bottom]]Mark Viduka (C)
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|}

''Substitutes''
* 81' John Aloisi for Sterjovski
* 
* 

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''
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===Italy===
[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|50px|left|top]]

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|- 
!Right wing
!Right
!Center
!Left 
!Left wing
|-
|
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|-  <!-- Goalkeeper -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
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|-   <!-- Defenders -->
| style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Marco Materazzi 50' [[image:Red card.svg|10px]] 
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Fabio Cannavaro (C)
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Gianluca Zambrotta 91' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
|-  <!-- Defensive midfield player -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Gennaro Gattuso 89' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Fabio Grosso 29' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
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|-   <!-- Midfield player / Wingers -->
|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Alessandro Del Piero
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Andrea Pirlo
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Simone Perotta
|-  <!-- Attacking midfield players / Wingers -->
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|-  <!-- Strikers -->
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Luca Toni
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|style="text-align: center;"|[[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|11px|bottom]] Alberto Gilardino
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|}

''Substitutes''
* 46'+ Vincenzo Iaquinta for Gilardino
* 56' Andrea Barzagli for Toni
* 75' Francesco Totti [[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] for Del Piero

[[Image:Soccerball.jpg|12px]] ''denotes one goal scored.''

==Officials==

[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Referee: Luis Medina Cantelejo [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]][[image:Red card.svg|10px]]

[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco 

[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|20px]] Assistant referee: Pedro Medina Hernadez

[[Image:Flag of France.svg|15px]] Fourth referee: Eric Poulet 

[[Image:Flag of France.svg|15px]] Fifth referee: Lionel Dagorne

==Related news==

[[Ukraine win penalty shootout; beat Switzerland for quarter-final spot]]

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991534.stm
|title= Australia 0-1 Italy
|author= 
|pub=BBC Online
|date=June 26, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/match/53/mr.html
|title= Fifa match report 
|author= 
|pub= Fifa
|date=June 26, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060626/1/8am4.html|title=ITALY 1-0 AUSTRALIA
|author=|pub=Fifa|date=June 26, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060626/1/8ape.html|title=Budweiser Man of the Match: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)|author=|pub=Fifa|date=June 26, 2006}}

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50px A Francesco Totti penalty deep in added time put Italy through to the next round of the 2006 Fifa World Cup at the expense of Australia, Monday.

Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern.

The Australian Socceroos had the ball more, but the more experienced Azzuri defenders created an impenetrable defence, limiting the number of Australian scoring opportunities. This was despite the Italian team shrinking to ten men after Marco Materazzi was shown a controversial straight red card in the 50th minute.

Australia looked to have gained an advantage when Marco Bresciano surged through the Italy defence and Materazzi slid in to trip him up. Though there was an Italy defender on Bresciano's shoulder, Spanish referee  Luis Medina Cantalejo deemed that the tackle was deliberately not aimed at the ball, and considered the foul worth more than a single yellow card. It would not be the only disputed decision in the match.

Both sides had a number of good opportunities to score, but the shots were generally too close to the box to beat the goalkeepers. The best save of the game was made by Mark Schwarzer from a Luca Toni effort 20 minutes into the game.

Guus Hiddink delayed making attacking substitutions against ten-men Italy likely because he expected the game to go to extra time, and so wished to keep a fitness advantage later on in the game. Hiddink's only substitution, John Aloisi, came on at the 80th minute, while the Italian coach Marcello Lippi had made three, including the crucial one of Totti five minutes earlier.

In the attack Totti was a straight swap for Alessandro Del Piero, a fresh pair of legs which ensured Italy were a threat on the break right until the end of the regular period of play. It was a tactic that paid dividends in the end.

The second disputed referee decision was a penalty kick was awarded to Fabio Grosso three minutes into added time (and the last minute of game time). Grosso was running towards goal from out wide having avoided Marco Bresciano before being obstructed by Lucas Neill. The central defender had fallen to the ground early and Grosso, though not tripped, was impeded and dived straight over him. Medina awarded a penalty shot as this occurred within the penalty area.
 
Totti, dropped from the game in favour of Del Piero, grinned slightly as he placed the ball on the spot. The ball was struck close to the upper-right corner of Schwarzer's box, the goalie could do nothing to stop the ball. It was the last kick of the game and the Italians celebrated.

The Budweiser Man of the Match was Gianluigi Buffon of Italy.

The prize was a quarter-final match against the lowest ranked FIFA team in their half of the knock-out tree, Ukraine.

50px

Attendance: 46'000


Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottomMark Schwarzer (GK)

bottom Scott Chipperfield

bottom Lucas Neill

bottom Craig Moore

bottom Luke Wilkshire 61' 10px

bottom Vince Grella 23' 10px

bottom Marco Bresciano

bottom Mile Sterjovski

bottom Jason Culina

bottom Tim Cahill 49' 10px

bottomMark Viduka (C)

Substitutes
* 81' John Aloisi for Sterjovski
* 
* 

12px denotes one goal scored.
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Right wing

Right

Center

Left 

Left wing

bottom Gianluigi Buffon (GK)

bottom Marco Materazzi 50' 10px 

bottom Fabio Cannavaro (C)

bottom Gianluca Zambrotta 91' 10px

bottom Gennaro Gattuso 89' 10px

bottom Fabio Grosso 29' 10px

bottom Alessandro Del Piero

bottom Andrea Pirlo

bottom Simone Perotta

bottom Luca Toni

bottom Alberto Gilardino

Substitutes
* 46'+ Vincenzo Iaquinta for Gilardino
* 56' Andrea Barzagli for Toni
* 75' Francesco Totti 12px for Del Piero

12px denotes one goal scored.

20px Assistant referee: Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco 

20px Assistant referee: Pedro Medina Hernadez

15px Fourth referee: Eric Poulet 

15px Fifth referee: Lionel Dagorne

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