World Cup Diary, Part Four

Finals

July 9th

Berlin, Olympic Stadium, 70.000 spectators.

Italy – France: 1-1 (1-1, 1-1), 5-3 (11m)
Italy: Buffon, Grosso, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Zambrotta, Camoranesi (85. Del Piero), Gattuso, Pirlo, Perotta (60. De Rossi), Totti (60. Iaquinta), Toni
Coach: Marcello Lippi
France: Barthez, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal, Makelele, Vieira (56. Diarra), Ribery (100. Trezeguet), Zidane, Malouda, Henry (107. Wiltord)
Coach: Raymond Domenech
Scorers: 0-1 Zidane (7-11m), 1-1 Materazzi (19)
Scorers from penalties: 1-0 Pirlo, 1-1 Wiltord, 2-1 Materazzi, Trezeguet hits bar, 3-1 De Rossi, 3-2 Abidal, 4-2 Del Piero, 4-3 Sagnol, 5-3 Grosso
Player of the match: Andrea Pirlo (ITA)
Referee: Hector Elizondo
Booked: Zambrotta, Diarra, Malouda, Makelele, Sagnol
Sent off: Zidane

Semifinals

July 4th

Dortmund, Westfalenstadion, 65.000 spectators.
Germany - Italy 0-2 (0-0, 0-0)
Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Schneider (83. Odonkor), Ballack, Kehl, Borowski (73. Schweinsteiger), Klose (105. Neuville), Podolski
Italy: Buffon, Zambrota, Materazzi, Cannavaro, Grosso, Camoranesi (91. Iaquinta), Gatusso, Pirlo, Perrota (104. Del Piero), Totti, Toni (74. Gilardino)
Scorers: 0-1 Grosso (119), 0-2 Del Piero (120)
Player of the match: Andrea Pirlo (ITA)
Referee: Benito Archundia
Booked: Borowski, Metzelder and Camoranesi

July 5th

Munich, Allianz Arena, 66.000 spectators.
Portugal - France 0-1 (0-0)
Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel (62. Paulo Ferreira), Ricardo Carvalho, Fernando Meira, Nuno Valente, Figo, Costinha (75. Helder Postiga), Maniche, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pauleta (68. Simao Sabrosa)
France: Barthez, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal, Vieira, Makelele, Ribery (72. Govou), Zidane, Malouda (69. Wiltord), Henry (85. Saha)
Scorers: 0-1 Zidane (33-pen)
Player of the match: Lilian Thuram (FRA)
Referee: Jorge Larrionda
Booked: Carvalho and Saha

July 8th: Third Place

Stuttgart, Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, 65.000 spectators.
Germany - Portugal 3-1 (0:0)
Germany: Kahn, Lahm, Nowotny, Metzelder, Jansen, Schneider, Kehl, Frings, Schweinsteiger (79. Hitzlsperger), Podolski (70. Hanke), Klose (64. Neuville)
Portugal: Ricardo, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Costa, Meira, Nuno Valente (69. Nuno Gomes), Costinha (45. Petit), Maniche, Deco, Simao, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pauleta (72. Figo)
Scorers: 1-0 Schweinsteiger (56), 2-0 Petit (60-og), 3-0 Schweinsteiger (78), 3-1 Nuno Gomes
Player of the match: Bastian Schweinsteiger (FRA)
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Booked: Frings, Costinha and Schweinsteiger