Italy v USA, 17 June 2006
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Jorge Larrionda |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
| Attendance | 46,000 |
Kick-Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)
Man of the Match:
Kasey Keller (United States)
Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi was sent off in the 28th minute after elbowing U.S. striker Brian McBride in a rash challenge that left the American with blood all over his face and requiring three stitches under his left eye. FIFA banned De Rossi for four matches (allowing him to return in the final) and fined him 10,000 CHF (£4,500).
This was the fourth World Cup finals game where three players have been sent-off.
The most recent occurence was on 18 June 1998 when Denmark had two sent-off (Miklos Molnar and Morten Wieghorst) and South Africa one (Alfred Phiri) in a Group A meeting at Toulouse. All three players were subs who were on the field for a combined playing time of 35 minutes. That game also ended 1-1.
1
Italy
Manager: Marcello Lippi
Goals:
| Alberto Gilardino | 22 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon
Defender
Fabio Cannavaro
(captain)
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder
Simone Perrotta
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Luca Toni
Forward
Francesco Totti
Substitutions:
| Gennaro Gattuso for Francesco Totti | 35 |
| Alessandro Del Piero for Cristian Zaccardo | 54 |
| Vincenzo Iaquinta for Luca Toni | 61 |
Cards:
| Francesco Totti | 5 | Y |
| Daniele De Rossi | 28 | R |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | 70 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Fabio Grosso
Defender
Marco Materazzi
Defender
Massimo Oddo
Midfielder
Simone Barone
Midfielder
Mauro Camoranesi
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Forward
Filippo Inzaghi
Comments:
Italy are now unbeaten in 20 internationals - their longest unbeaten sequence since 1939.
1
USA
Manager: Bruce Arena
Goals:
| Cristian Zaccardo | own goal | 27 |
|
Starting lineup:
Kasey Keller
Goalkeeper
Oguchi Onyewu
Defender
Eddie Pope
Defender
Carlos Bocanegra
Defender/Centre back
Steve Cherundolo
Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Convey
Midfielder
Landon Donovan
Midfielder
Pablo Mastroeni
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
(captain)
Clint Dempsey
Midfielder/Forward
Brian McBride
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jimmy Conrad for Bobby Convey | 52 |
| DaMarcus Beasley for Clint Dempsey | 62 |
Cards:
| Eddie Pope | 21 | Y |
| Pablo Mastroeni | 45 | R |
| Eddie Pope | 47 | Y |
| Eddie Pope | 47 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann
Goalkeeper
Tim Howard
Defender
Chris Albright
Defender
Jimmy Conrad
Defender/Centre back
Gregg Berhalter
Midfielder
DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder
Eddie Lewis
Midfielder
John O'Brien
Midfielder
Ben Olsen
Forward
Brian Ching
Forward
Eddie Johnson
Forward
Josh Wolff