Italy v Australia, 26 June 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Luis Medina Cantalejo |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16 |
| Venue | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
| Attendance | 46,000 |
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Kick-Off: 17:00 Local (16:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat (France)
Fifth official:
Lionel Dagorne (France)
Man of the Match:
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
This was the first game in the history of the World Cup finals that has been decided by a penalty in the final minute of normal time. Only six other finals games have featured last minute winners from open play.
The only previous meeting between Italy and Australia came in the 2000 Olympics. Italy won 1-0 in Melbourne with a 82nd minute goal from Andrea Pirlo.
1
Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Goals:
| Francesco Totti | penalty | 90 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon
Defender
Fabio Cannavaro
(captain)
Defender
Fabio Grosso
Defender
Marco Materazzi
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Simone Perrotta
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Luca Toni
Substitutions:
| Vincenzo Iaquinta for Alberto Gilardino | 46 |
| Andrea Barzagli for Luca Toni | 56 |
| Francesco Totti for Alessandro Del Piero | 75 |
Cards:
| Fabio Grosso | 29 | Y |
| Marco Materazzi | 51 | R |
| Gennaro Gattuso | 89 | Y |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Massimo Oddo
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Midfielder
Simone Barone
Midfielder
Mauro Camoranesi
Forward
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Forward
Filippo Inzaghi
Forward
Francesco Totti
Comments:
Italy extend their unbeaten run to 22 games - their longest run since 1939.
0
Australia
Manager: Guus Hiddink
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mark Schwarzer
Goalkeeper
Craig Moore
Defender
Scott Chipperfield
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Neill
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Bresciano
Midfielder
Jason Culina
Midfielder
Vince Grella
Midfielder
Luke Wilkshire
Midfielder
Tim Cahill
Midfielder/Forward
Mile Sterjovski
Forward
Mark Viduka
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| John Aloisi for Mile Sterjovski | 81 |
Cards:
| Vince Grella | 23 | Y |
| Tim Cahill | 49 | Y |
| Luke Wilkshire | 61 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ante Covic
Goalkeeper
Zeljko Kalac
Defender
Michael Beauchamp
Defender/Centre back
Tony Popovic
Defender/Midfielder
Mark Milligan
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Josip Skoko
Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kewell
Forward
John Aloisi
Forward
Josh Kennedy
Forward
Archie Thompson