Italia it is !!

Italy won their Fourth World Cup Title when they beat France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 deadlock.

• Fabio Grosso scored the winning penalty for the Azzuri, while David Trezeguet was the unfortunate frenchman whose penalty hit the crossbar.
• Zidane had earlier scored the opening goal in the 7th minute from the penalty spot after a clear dive by Madoula in the italian penalty box.
• Another Italian defender Materazzi then equalised in the 19th minute with a powerful header from a Pirlo corner.
• One of the bizarre events of the world cup took place after 110 minutes of paly when Zinedine Zidane decided to end his glittering career in a disgraceful way by Headbutting Materazzi out of nowhere, he was sent off rightfully.

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Photo : Defender Materazzi points to the sky as he is surrounded by his team-mates after levelling the scores in Berlin


Photo : Fabio Grosso takes the decisive penalty and coolly slots home past Fabian Barthez to win the World Cup for Italy


Photo : Grosso's winning spot-kick sends his team-mates into a frenzy as Italy win the World Cup for the first time since 1982

Photo : Italian captain and also the Man of the Tournament Fabio Cannavaro for me lifts the trophy for the Italians. They were worthy winners !

Photo : The 2006 FIFA World Cup Winners Italian Team . Congratulations to them !!