1800-WorldCup.com - Italy at Korea-Japan 2002

Index: World Cup Finals: Korea-Japan 2002: Teams: Italy

Italy in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was Italy's 15th appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Winning the trophy three times: Italy 1934, France 1938 and Spain 1982.

Italy in the 2002 World Cup

Group G

Italy vs Ecuador
Ecuador kicked-off but it was Italy who quickly stamped their mark on the game, with Totti and Vieri proving to be a lethal combination.

Italy vs Croatia
France, Portugal, Argentina and now Italy have all suffered defeats at the hands of supposedly lesser teams, to make the 2002 World Cup a delight for fans of the underdog.

Mexico vs Italy
Italy finished second in Group G, after a draw with Mexico in their final group game.

Knockout Stage

South Korea vs Italy (Second Round)
Italy's disappointment with the level of refereeing at the 2002 World Cup continued; as Francesco Totti was given his marching orders, in extra-time, and the Italian team followed shortly after.

Italy World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers:

1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
12 Christian Abbiati (AC Milan)
22 Francesco Toldo (Inter Milan)

Defenders:

2 Christian Panucci (AS Roma)
3 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
4 Francesco Coco (Barcelona)
5 Fabio Cannavaro (Parma)
13 Alessandro Nesta (Lazio)
15 Mark Iuliano (Juventus)
23 Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan)

Midfielders:

6 Cristiano Zanetti (Inter Milan)
8 Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan)
10 Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
11 Christaino Doni (Atalanta)
14 Luigi Di Biagio (Inter Milan)
16 Angelo Di Livio (Fiorentina)
17 Damiano Tommasi (AS Roma)
19 Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus)

Forwards:

7 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
9 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)
18 Marco Delvecchio (AS Roma)
20 Vincenzo Montella (AS Roma)
21 Christian Vieri (Inter Milan)

Trainer:
Giovanni Trapattoni.

Players to watch:
Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini and Christian Vieri.

Destination Italy

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