Germany 0-2 Italy (AET)
\nGermany 2006 | Semi-final
\nSignal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund
\nAttendance: 65,000
\nGoals: Grosso (119), Del Piero (120)<\/p>\n
Teams
\nGermany
\nJens Lehmann; Arne Friedrich, Per Mertesacker, Christoph Metzelder, Philipp Lahm; Bernd Schneider, Michael Ballack (c), Sebastian Kehl, Tim Borowski; Miroslav Klose, Lukas Podolski.<\/p>\n
Substitutions: Bastian Schweinsteiger for Borowski (73), David Odonkor for Schneider (83), Oliver Neuville for Klose (111).<\/p>\n
Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann<\/p>\n
Italy
\nGianluigi Buffon; Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro (c), Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso; Mauro Camoranesi, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso, Simone Perrotta; Francesco Totti; Luca Toni.<\/p>\n
Substitutions: Alberto Gilardino for Toni (74), Vincenzo Iaquinta for Camoranesi (91), Alessandro Del Piero for Perrotta (104)<\/p>\n
Coach: Marcello Lippi<\/p>\n
Going into the game
\nWhile this Germany side did not boast the star power of the ones coach Jurgen Klinsmann graced during his glittering career, the host nation had nonetheless thrilled their fans with an electric series of performances. They kicked off the 2006 FIFA World Cup\u2122 in style with a 4-2 win over Costa Rica, and subsequent victories over Poland and Ecuador ensured they qualified for the knockout phase with a perfect record. A convincing 2-0 last-16 win against Sweden set up a quarter-final showdown with Argentina, in which the Germans prevailed on penalties after the game finished in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Italy coach Marcello Lippi, meanwhile, could call upon several world-class operators, including the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo and Francesco Totti. They also impressed in the group phase, recording 2-0 victories over Ghana and Czechia as well as a 1-1 draw with USA. A 95th-minute Francesco Totti penalty was needed to edge Australia 1-0 in their first knockout game before Ukraine were swept aside 3-0 in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Hitherto head-to-head record
\n\u06f1\u06f3 Italy wins
\n\u06f7 Germany wins
\n\u06f8 draws<\/p>\n
The game
\nFor 118 minutes, this showdown between two European superpowers had somehow remained goalless. The net may not have rippled, but the action was enthralling. Germany and Italy traded blow-for-blow in a bid to deliver a knockout punch, attacking at will and carving out a series of chances. The hosts, roared on by a frenzied home crowd, were repeatedly denied by the great Buffon. He twice repelled powerful efforts from Lukas Podolski and also thwarted Miroslav Klose.<\/p>\n
Italy came closest to scoring in extra time, with Alberto Gilardino and Gianluca Zambrotta both striking the woodwork. Coach Lippi, perhaps aware of Germany\u2019s formidable record in penalty shootouts, had thrown caution to the wind in an attempt to win the game before spot-kicks. The veteran boss brought on attacking trio Gilardino, Alessandro Del Piero and Vincenzo Iaquinta to join playmaker-in-chief Totti. His bravery was rewarded \u2013 but it wasn\u2019t one of his forward talents who made the breakthrough. Instead, with just one minute of extra time remaining, left-back Fabio Grosso alighted on a stunning no-look pass from man-of-the-match Pirlo and sent an unstoppable curling effort beyond Jens Lehmann. Grosso\u2019s emotional celebration will live long in the memory, as he wheeled away, Marco Tardelli-style, shouting \u201cNon ci credo!\u201d, which translates as \u201cI don\u2019t believe it!\u201d.<\/p>\n
Then, as Germany desperately committed players forward in search of a leveller, Italy put the result beyond doubt when Del Piero emphatically finished into the top corner following a fine reverse ball from Gilardino.<\/p>\n
The Italians went on to overcome France in the Berlin final \u2013 but it is this pulsating last-four clash which will perhaps be remembered as Germany 2006\u2019s greatest match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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