World champions crash out after five-goal thriller

Slovakia 3 Italy 2

World champions crash out after five-goal thriller
Thu, 24 Jun, 2010 - 18:03

Slovakia 3 Italy 2

Champions Italy crashed out of the World Cup as first-time qualifiers Slovakia booked a surprising place in the last 16, with English referee Howard Webb and his assistants denying the Azzurri an equaliser with the tightest of offside decisions.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup 2010Place: MontolivoPerson: Howard WebbPerson: AzzurriPerson: Robert VittekPerson: Antonio Di NatalePerson: Fabio QuagliarellaPerson: Kamil KopunekPerson: QuagliarellaPerson: Di NatalePerson: Jan MuchaPerson: Vincenzo IaquintaPerson: Marek HamsikPerson: VittekPerson: IaquintaPerson: WebbPerson: Jan DuricaPerson: Zdenko StrbaPerson: Gennaro GattusoPerson: Daniele De RossiPerson: Juraj KuckaPerson: Federico MarchettiPerson: StrbaPerson: MarchettiPerson: Riccardo MontolivoPerson: Martin SkrtelPerson: GattusoPerson: KuckaPerson: Christian MaggioPerson: Domenico CriscitoPerson: Simone PepePerson: MaggioPerson: MuchaPerson: Andrea PirloPerson: PepePerson: SkrtelPerson: Miroslav StochPerson: HamsikPerson: Giorgio ChielliniPerson: Peter PekarikPerson: KopunekOrganisation: SlovakiaOrganisation: ItalyOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: NapoliOrganisation: JuventusOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: AC MilanOrganisation: Serie AOrganisation: Udinese
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