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The
2006 FIFA World Cup Final was contested between
Italy and
France. The opening performance was by international superstars
Shakira and
Wyclef Jean, who performed a special version of
Hips Don't Lie called The Bamboo Version. After the match ended 1-1, Italy won 5-3 on penalties.
Zinedine Zidane was sent off in his last match, for an infamous headbutt on
Marco Materazzi.
The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes.
Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring by converting a controversial seventh-minute penalty kick, which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal.
Marco Materazzi then levelled the scores in the 19th minute following an
Andrea Pirlo corner. Both teams had chances to score the winning goal in normal time:
Luca Toni hit the crossbar in the 35th minute for Italy, later having a header disallowed for offside, while France were not granted a possible second penalty in the 53rd minute when
Florent Malouda went down in the box after a cover tackle from
Gianluca Zambrotta. France appeared to be the side with better chances to win because of the higher number of shots on goal. They were unable to capitalise, however, and the score remained at one goal each.
At the end of the regulation 90 minutes, the score was still level at 1–1, and the match was forced into
extra time. Italian keeper
Gianluigi Buffon made a potentially game-saving save in extra time when he tipped a Zidane header over the crossbar. Further controversy ensued near the end of extra time, when
Zidane headbutted Materazzi in the chest in an off-the-ball incident and was sent off. Extra time produced no further goals and a
penalty shootout followed, which Italy won 5–3. France's
David Trezeguet, the man who scored the dramatic
Golden Goal against Italy in
Euro 2000, was the only player not to score his penalty; his spot kick hit the crossbar. It was the first all-European final since Italy won the
1982 FIFA World Cup, and the second final (
1994 was first, although Italy lost that time) to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany/West Germany and only one behind Brazil. The victory also led to Italy topping the
FIFA Coca Cola Rankings in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993.
According to FIFA 715.1 million individuals watched the final match of this tournament (a ninth of the entire population of the planet)
Match details
|score = 1 – 1 (
a.e.t.)
|report =
(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 =
Materazzi
|goals2 =
Zidane
|stadium =
Olympiastadion,
Berlin
|attendance = 69,000
|referee =
Horacio Elizondo (
Argentina) }}
Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso
|penaltyscore = 5 – 3
|penalties2 =
Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal Sagnol }}
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