Cyprus v Italy, 06 September 2008
| Score | 2-1 to Italy |
| Referee | Pieter Vink |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 8 |
| Venue | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
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1
Cyprus
Manager: Angelos Anastasiades
Goals:
| Stathis Aloneftis | 28 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Antonis Giorgallides
Defender
Ilias Charalambous
Defender
Paraskevas Christou
Defender
Marios Nikolaou
Midfielder
Constantinos Charalambidis
Midfielder
Constantinos Makrides
Midfielder
Chrysis Michael
Forward
Stathis Aloneftis
Forward
Alexandros Garpozis
Forward
Mihalis Konstantinou
Forward
Yiannakis Okkas
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Dimitris Christofi for Mihalis Konstantinou | 64 |
| Yiasoumi Yiasoumis for Chrysis Michael | 72 |
| Kyriacos Pavlou for Yiannakis Okkas | 74 |
Cards:
| Alexandros Garpozis | 36 | Y |
| Marios Nikolaou | 69 | Y |
| Constantinos Charalambidis | 72 | Y |
| Constantinos Makrides | 92 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Michalis Morfis
Defender
Andreas Constantinou
Defender
Stelios Okkarides
Midfielder
Christos Marangos
Midfielder
Kyriacos Pavlou
Midfielder/Forward
Dimitris Christofi
Forward
Yiasoumi Yiasoumis
2
Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Goals:
| Antonio Di Natale | 8 |
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| Antonio Di Natale | 92 |
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Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
(captain)
Alessandro Gamberini
Defender
Fabio Grosso
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Mauro Camoranesi
Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder
Antonio Di Natale
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Luca Toni
Forward
Substitutions:
| Andrea Barzagli for Alessandro Gamberini | 4 |
| Marco Cassetti for Fabio Grosso | 18 |
| Gennaro Gattuso for Luca Toni | 46 |
Cards:
| Luca Toni | 34 | Y |
| Marco Cassetti | 37 | Y |
| Mauro Camoranesi | 85 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Morgan De Sanctis
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender/Midfielder
Marco Cassetti
Midfielder
Alberto Aquilani
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Vincenzo Iaquinta