Player facts of Italy
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-08 10:35:55

    BERLIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Italy will meet France in the 2006 World Cup final here on Sunday. Following are the player facts of Italy.

    Daniele De Rossi will be eligible to play for Italy in the final, after having served a four match suspension.

    Goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon and defender Fabio Cannavaro are the only players to have figured in every minute of Italy's 2006 World Cup campaign.

    Skipper Fabio Cannavaro is set to collect his 100th cap and become the third Italian player to reach this milestone, joining Paolo Maldini (126) and Dino Zoff (112).

    Cannavaro made his international debut on 22 January 1997 in a 2-0 friendly victory over Northern Ireland. Enditem

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