Italy v Ukraine, 30 June 2006
| Score | 3-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Frank De Bleeckere |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Quarter-final |
| Venue | AWD-Arena, Hannover |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
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Kick-Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Man of the Match:
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)
Italy will meet Germany in the World Cup semi-finals as they beat Ukraine to extend their unbeaten run to 23 games.
Ukraine adopted a policy of containment but were behind after six minutes when keeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy was unable to keep out Gianluca Zambrotta's shot.
Italy extended their lead when Luca Toni guided home a 59th minute header.
Maxim Kalinichenko twice hit the woodwork for Ukraine either side of Italy's second, before Toni sealed the win as he converted Zambrotta's cross.
Italy were well worth their win, with Gianluigi Buffon superb in goal.
3
Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Goals:
| Gianluca Zambrotta | 6 |
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| Luca Toni | 59 |
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| Luca Toni | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Fabio Cannavaro
(captain)
Defender
Fabio Grosso
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Midfielder
Mauro Camoranesi
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Simone Perrotta
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Luca Toni
Forward
Francesco Totti
Substitutions:
| Simone Barone for Andrea Pirlo | 68 |
| Massimo Oddo for Mauro Camoranesi | 68 |
| Cristian Zaccardo for Gennaro Gattuso | 77 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Marco Materazzi
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Massimo Oddo
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Midfielder
Simone Barone
Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Forward
Filippo Inzaghi
Comments:
Italy have now reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the seventh time. It's their first time in the last four since 1994. Italy have only ever won one World Cup finals game by a margin of more than three goals - a 7-1 victory against USA in Rome in 1934.
0
Ukraine
Manager: Oleh Blokhin
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Goalkeeper
Andriy Nesmachnyi
Defender
Andriy Rusol
Defender
Vyacheslav Sviderskyi
Defender
Andrey Husin
Midfielder
Oleg Husyev
Midfielder
Maxim Kalinichenko
Midfielder
Oleg Shelayev
Midfielder
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Midfielder
Artem Milevskyi
Forward
Andriy Shevchenko
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Andrey Vorobei for Vyacheslav Sviderskyi | 20 |
| Vladislav Vashchuk for Andriy Rusol | 45 |
| Oleksii Belik for Artem Milevskyi | 72 |
Cards:
| Vyacheslav Sviderskyi | 16 | Y |
| Maxim Kalinichenko | 21 | Y |
| Artem Milevskyi | 68 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andrey Pyatov
Goalkeeper
Bogdan Shust
Defender
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
Defender
Volodymyr Ezerskyi
Defender
Vladislav Vashchuk
Defender
Oleksandar Yatsenko
Midfielder
Serhiy Nazarenko
Midfielder
Ruslan Rotan
Forward
Oleksii Belik
Forward
Sergei Rebrov
Forward
Andrey Vorobei
Forward
Andrej Voronin