Czech Republic v Italy, 22 June 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Benito Archundia |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | AOL Arena, Hamburg |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
View Czech Republic v Italy head to head
Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
José Navia (Colombia)
Man of the Match:
Marco Materazzi (Italy)
Italy won both the previous meetings with the former Czechoslavakia in the World Cup finals when both the tournaments were held in Italy, and both games were played in Rome. In the 1934 Final in Rome, they won 2-1 after extra time while in Italia '90, they won a Group A game 2-0.
0
Czech Republic
Manager: Karel Bruckner
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Petr Čech
Defender
Zdeněk Grygera
Defender
Marek Jankulovski
Defender
Radoslav Kováč
Defender
David Rozehnal
Midfielder
Pavel Nedvěd
(captain)
Midfielder
Jaroslav Plašil
Midfielder
Karel Poborský
Midfielder
Jan Polák
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Forward
Milan Baroš
Substitutions:
| Jiří Stajner for Karel Poborský | 46 |
| David Jarolím for Milan Baroš | 64 |
| Marek Heinz for Radoslav Kováč | 78 |
Cards:
| Jan Polák | 35 | Y |
| Jan Polák | 45 | Y |
| Jan Polák | 45 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jaromir Blažek
Goalkeeper
Antonín Kinský
Defender
Martin Jiránek
Defender
Tomáš Ujfaluši
Midfielder
Tomáš Galásek
Midfielder
David Jarolím
Midfielder
Pavel Mares
Midfielder
Libor Sionko
Forward
Marek Heinz
Forward
Jan Koller
Forward
Vratislav Lokvenc
Forward
Jiří Stajner
Comments:
Czech Republic finish third in Group E. Milan Baros made his 50th appearance for Czech Republic. Jan Polak's red card was the sixth for a player from the Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia at the World Cup and the second at this tournament following Tomas Ujfalusi's dismissal against Ghana. The Czech Republic have failed to survive the group phase of a World Cup for the fifth time in nine tries.
2
Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Goals:
| Marco Materazzi | 26 |
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| Filippo Inzaghi | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
(captain)
Fabio Grosso
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Mauro Camoranesi
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Simone Perrotta
Midfielder
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Francesco Totti
Forward
Substitutions:
| Marco Materazzi for Alessandro Nesta | 17 |
| Filippo Inzaghi for Alberto Gilardino | 60 |
| Simone Barone for Mauro Camoranesi | 74 |
Cards:
| Gennaro Gattuso | 31 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Marco Materazzi
Defender
Massimo Oddo
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Midfielder
Simone Barone
Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Forward
Filippo Inzaghi
Forward
Luca Toni