Italy claim World Cup crown for fourth time

Italy won the World Cup on penalties as Zinedine Zidane ended his wonderful career with a red card for a shameful headbutt.

Italy claim World Cup crown for fourth time
Sun, 09 Jul, 2006 - 22:42
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Italy 1 France 1 (AET: Italy win 5-3 on penalties)

Italy won the World Cup on penalties as Zinedine Zidane ended his wonderful career with a red card for a shameful headbutt.

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