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It is difficult to imagine a more pressure-filled situation in professional football than a penalty shootout to decide a World Cup final. Prior to Qatar 2022, it had only happened on two previous occasions in the history of FIFA's men's tournament. Argentina and France, however, added their name to this list after a thrilling finish to the 2022 final. The Sporting News looks at how penalty shootouts in World Cup finals have panned out. MORE: World Cup final penalty shootouts Italy and France have both been involved in two World Cup final penalty shootouts with Les Bleus losing on both occasions. Brazil and Argentina have only featured once to date but triumphed when forced to go to the spot Edition Final score Penscore Winner 2022 Argentina 3-3 France (a.e.t.) 4-2 Argentina 2006 Brazil 0-0 Italy (a.e.t) 3-2 Brazil 1994 Italy 1-1 France (a.e.t) 5-3 Italy World Cup finals decided on penalties Here's a breakdown of how the three penalty shootouts went. 2022: Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 pens) Argentina (4) • Messi (scored) • Dybala (scored) • Paredes (scored) • Montiel (scored) France (2) • Mbappe (scored) • Coman (saved) • Tchouameni (missed) • Kolo (scored) There when it matters most 🇦🇷 Emi Martinez takes the 2006: Italy 1-1 France (5-3 pens) Italy (5) • Pirlo (scored) • Materazzi (scored) • De Rossi (scored) • Del Piero (scored) • Grosso (scored) France (3) • Wiltord (scored) • Trezeguet (hit crossbar) • Abidal (scored) • Sagnol (scored) David Trezeguet: "The last time I crie...

14 Fabio Cannavaro captain Italy to World Cup success The tournament was, unexpectedly, quite brilliant. The hosts were a joy to watch, Brazil’s Ronaldo became the all-time record World Cup scorer by netting his 15th goal in the competition, and Zinedine Zidane enjoyed the finest of swansongs to lead France to the final - before head butting Marco Materazzi in the Berlin showpiece. 14 Zidane was sent off in the final for headbutting Marco Materazzi. It was his final action as a professional football player Credit: Getty Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament, but who else starred in Germany? The World Cup All-Star Team is named to remember the best performers, and you can see who was selected below… 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP Hosts: Germany Champions: Italy Runners-up: France Third place: Germany Fourth place: Portugal Top scorer: Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 5 goals Best Player: Zinedine Zidane (France) Best Young Player: Lukas Podolski (Germany) 14 GOALKEEPER: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the Juventus legend currently looks as though he is heading for one final swansong in France with Paris Saint-Germain. How well he will be accepted by the French remains to be seen. After usurping Francesco Toldo at Euro 2006, Buffon stayed between the sticks for his country until last year, when the Italians were beaten in a play-off by Sweden. After not losing a game at Euro 2004 but failing to ...

A World Cup that began a month ago in Munich is entering the final moments of overtime. Marco Materazzi puts his hand on Zinedine Zidane’s back, seeming to guide him quite gently out of the way. Zidane turns, says something and walks away. He has two minutes and 10 seconds left of his career as a footballer. Read more Everyone knows what happens next. Zidane’s red card is one of the much-storied moments of modern football. We remember it as the decisive turn in a World Cup final; as a discordant endnote to a great career; and its aftermath as a wider narrative of loyalties, brands, attitudes, even personal politics. So many strands to that one moment. And yet it remains an oddly opaque incident. Watching the whole two hours and 40 minutes of It was always part of Zidane’s appeal that he remained to some degree an outsider superstar even in his pomp years. Zidane turned 24 while playing (unremarkably) for Italy made Zidane. The fitness, the tactical discipline and the influence of Marcello Lippi pushed him right out into the far reaches of his own talent. Sport loves an easy narrative arc. In Berlin it seemed fitting that his final game as a footballer should come with Lippi on the touchline, on a night when Zidane’s expressive, balletic brilliance was matched against a team of definitive Italian defensive resilience. The Italy coach, Marcello Lippi, looks on as the French players celebrate Zidane’s goal in the final. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Was this a moment of hubris...

Both teams scored early in the first half and held each other at 1-1 going into extra-time and the winner ended up being decided in a penalty shootout that Italy won. However, it was the infamous head-butt incident between the goal scorers that the Berlin final is remembered for even today. The iconic head-butt memory quite possibly overshadowed the tactical battle that took place for 120 minutes in Berlin. A beautiful article by Michael Cox for The Blizzard parallels Marcelo Lippi’s tactics with Lineups Italy: Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Materazzi, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Grosso, Francesco Totti, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Simone Perrotta, Mauro Camoranesi, Luca Toni Subs: Daniele De Rossi, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Alessandro Del Piero, Angelo Peruzzi, Marco Amelia, Alessandro Nesta, Massimo Oddo, Cristian Zaccardo, Andrea Barzagli, Simone Barone, Filippo Inzaghi, Alberto Gilardino France: Fabien Barthez, William Gallas, Eric Abidal, Willy Sagnol, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira, Florent Malouda, Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele, Thierry Henry, Franck Ribéry Subs: Alou Diarra, Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet, Mickaël Landreau, Gregory Coupet, Mikael Silvestre, Jean Alain Boumsong, Gael Givet, Pascal Chimbonda, Vikash Dhorasoo, Sidney Govou “To this day I am not convinced I took the technically best players to Germany,” Lippi told Glenn Moore of The Independent in 2008. “But I was firmly convinced I called the ones that could create a team.” In his autobiograph...

The most prestigious competition in international football, the men’s FIFA World Cup showcases the best international teams in action. With football often considered the world’s most popular sport, the FIFA World Cup spectacularly generates a huge following when it is held every four years. Argentina are the reigning world champions, having won the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The 2022 edition was the first World Cup in history to be organised in winter so that players could escape the soaring high temperatures during summer in Qatar. It was also the first FIFA World Cup to be held in the middle of the club football season. FIFA, the international governing body of football, was formed in 1904 and it organised the football competition at the Antwerp 1920 Olympics, which was recognised as an inter-continental competition. This paved the way for the first-ever FIFA World Cup to be held in 1930. Uruguay were hosts as they celebrated 100 years of independence and had also won gold at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. Uruguay also went on to lift the trophy at home, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final to be crowned the first FIFA World Cup champions. Italy then won the next two FIFA World Cups - in 1934 and 1938 - and became the first nation to defend their title. Uruguay won their second title in 1950 and West Germany lifted their first FIFA World Cup trophy in 1954. Brazil are the most successful team at the FIFA World Cup, having won the title five times. They are also the only co...

• Home • About Us Menu Toggle • Contact Us • Our Editorial Team • Our Mission • Privacy Policy • Terms of Service • People Menu Toggle • Asian • European Menu Toggle • English • German • Italian • Spanish • North American • South American Menu Toggle • Argentinian • Brazilian • Clubs • Facts Menu Toggle • World Cup Facts • FA Cup • Soccer Equipment • Development Of The Game Menu Toggle • World Cup • Variations • Women’s Soccer 20 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team World Cup 2006 Facts Date: June 9 – July 9, 2006 2006 World Cup Winner: Italy – France 5-3 (penalties) 3rd place: Germany – Portugal 3-1 Teams: 32 Stadiums: 12 Host cities: 12 Matches played: 64 Goals: 147 Attendance: 3,359,439 Top scorer: Miroslav Klose (Germany) (5 goals) 2006 World Cup Background Five countries initially showed interest in hosting the 18th FIFA World Cup. Germany, South Africa, England, Morocco, and Brazil were the countries. In the end, only four countries placed their bid since Brazil withdrew. As a result, three voting rounds were needed before the winner was announced, which was a first. Both England and Morocco were eliminated with 0 votes. The winner would be Germany or South Africa. On July 6, 2000, in Zurich, FIFA announced Germany would host the 2006 World Cup. Germany (12 votes) received one vote more than South Africa (11 votes). However, South Africa was considered the favorite, and it was believed that bribery was involved in Germany’s choice. New Zealand member Charlie Dempsey was...

Both teams scored early in the first half and held each other at 1-1 going into extra-time and the winner ended up being decided in a penalty shootout that Italy won. However, it was the infamous head-butt incident between the goal scorers that the Berlin final is remembered for even today. The iconic head-butt memory quite possibly overshadowed the tactical battle that took place for 120 minutes in Berlin. A beautiful article by Michael Cox for The Blizzard parallels Marcelo Lippi’s tactics with Lineups Italy: Gianluigi Buffon, Marco Materazzi, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Grosso, Francesco Totti, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Simone Perrotta, Mauro Camoranesi, Luca Toni Subs: Daniele De Rossi, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Alessandro Del Piero, Angelo Peruzzi, Marco Amelia, Alessandro Nesta, Massimo Oddo, Cristian Zaccardo, Andrea Barzagli, Simone Barone, Filippo Inzaghi, Alberto Gilardino France: Fabien Barthez, William Gallas, Eric Abidal, Willy Sagnol, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira, Florent Malouda, Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele, Thierry Henry, Franck Ribéry Subs: Alou Diarra, Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet, Mickaël Landreau, Gregory Coupet, Mikael Silvestre, Jean Alain Boumsong, Gael Givet, Pascal Chimbonda, Vikash Dhorasoo, Sidney Govou “To this day I am not convinced I took the technically best players to Germany,” Lippi told Glenn Moore of The Independent in 2008. “But I was firmly convinced I called the ones that could create a team.” In his autobiograph...

It is difficult to imagine a more pressure-filled situation in professional football than a penalty shootout to decide a World Cup final. Prior to Qatar 2022, it had only happened on two previous occasions in the history of FIFA's men's tournament. Argentina and France, however, added their name to this list after a thrilling finish to the 2022 final. The Sporting News looks at how penalty shootouts in World Cup finals have panned out. MORE: World Cup final penalty shootouts Italy and France have both been involved in two World Cup final penalty shootouts with Les Bleus losing on both occasions. Brazil and Argentina have only featured once to date but triumphed when forced to go to the spot Edition Final score Penscore Winner 2022 Argentina 3-3 France (a.e.t.) 4-2 Argentina 2006 Brazil 0-0 Italy (a.e.t) 3-2 Brazil 1994 Italy 1-1 France (a.e.t) 5-3 Italy World Cup finals decided on penalties Here's a breakdown of how the three penalty shootouts went. 2022: Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 pens) Argentina (4) • Messi (scored) • Dybala (scored) • Paredes (scored) • Montiel (scored) France (2) • Mbappe (scored) • Coman (saved) • Tchouameni (missed) • Kolo (scored) There when it matters most 🇦🇷 Emi Martinez takes the 2006: Italy 1-1 France (5-3 pens) Italy (5) • Pirlo (scored) • Materazzi (scored) • De Rossi (scored) • Del Piero (scored) • Grosso (scored) France (3) • Wiltord (scored) • Trezeguet (hit crossbar) • Abidal (scored) • Sagnol (scored) David Trezeguet: "The last time I crie...

14 Fabio Cannavaro captain Italy to World Cup success The tournament was, unexpectedly, quite brilliant. The hosts were a joy to watch, Brazil’s Ronaldo became the all-time record World Cup scorer by netting his 15th goal in the competition, and Zinedine Zidane enjoyed the finest of swansongs to lead France to the final - before head butting Marco Materazzi in the Berlin showpiece. 14 Zidane was sent off in the final for headbutting Marco Materazzi. It was his final action as a professional football player Credit: Getty Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament, but who else starred in Germany? The World Cup All-Star Team is named to remember the best performers, and you can see who was selected below… 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP Hosts: Germany Champions: Italy Runners-up: France Third place: Germany Fourth place: Portugal Top scorer: Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 5 goals Best Player: Zinedine Zidane (France) Best Young Player: Lukas Podolski (Germany) 14 GOALKEEPER: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the Juventus legend currently looks as though he is heading for one final swansong in France with Paris Saint-Germain. How well he will be accepted by the French remains to be seen. After usurping Francesco Toldo at Euro 2006, Buffon stayed between the sticks for his country until last year, when the Italians were beaten in a play-off by Sweden. After not losing a game at Euro 2004 but failing to ...