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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

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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

1 USA

Manager: Bruce Arena

Goals:

Alberto Gilardino

Goals:

Cristian Zaccardo

own goal

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

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:

Gennaro Gattuso for Francesco Totti	35
Alessandro Del Piero for Cristian Zaccardo	54
Vincenzo Iaquinta for Luca Toni	61

Substitutions:

Jimmy Conrad for Bobby Convey	52
DaMarcus Beasley for Clint Dempsey	62

Cards:

Francesco Totti	5	Y
Daniele De Rossi	28	R
Gianluca Zambrotta	70	Y

Cards:

Eddie Pope	21	Y
Pablo Mastroeni	45	R
Eddie Pope	47	Y
Eddie Pope	47	R

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

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

Comments:

Italy are now unbeaten in 20 internationals - their longest unbeaten sequence since 1939.

Comments:

USA have yet to record a win against Italy at 'A' international level. The United States have now conceded 49 goals in World Cup finals. Italy is the main contributor with nine goals in three matches. America's record against teams from Europe in the World Cup is now three wins, two draws and 11 defeats. On the day that he made his 50th appearance for USA, Pablo Mastroeni was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Andrea Pirlo.