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World Cup 2006
Italians celebrate World Cup victory
ROME - Air force planes decorated the sky with colorful smoke as Italy's triumphant World Cup squad returned home Monday evening to celebrate with its jubilant fans.
Jul 10, 2006, 22:19

World Cup 2006
ITALY-FRANCE: Coaches' Quotes
Marcello LIPPI (ITA)
The further we progressed in this tournament, the more we realised we could win it. Our confidence grew from match to match, especially when we beat Germany in a stadium that couldn't have been more perfect for them.
Jul 10, 2006, 08:26

World Cup 2006
Italy basks in glory of fourth World Cup
ROME - Italians basked in the glory of their team's fourth and hard-fought World Cup victory on Monday — a welcome distraction from the match-fixing scandal that has tainted Italian soccer.
Jul 10, 2006, 08:00

World Cup 2006
'It was a real tactical contest'
TSG analysis by Jozef VENGLOS (SVK)
The Final was a very tight game between two excellent teams. It was a real tactical contest and the key to the match was without doubt the duel between Andrea Pirlo and Zinedine Zidane.
Jul 10, 2006, 07:53

World Cup 2006
Italy hold their nerve to claim fourth crown
THE FINAL DAY REPLAYED: Fabio Cannavaro, a player who has belied his diminutive stature with some giant performances this past month, fittingly closed the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ by holding the biggest prize in football aloft. Fireworks proclaiming a fourth FIFA World Cup for Italy exploded into the black skies above the Olympiastadion as the Azzurri party began, leaving France – and a disconsolate Zinedine Zidane – to their own thoughts.
Jul 10, 2006, 07:26