How strong will the Italian team be at the 2006 World Cup?

Of course, Italy in 2006 was star-studded in terms of staffing, and it was okay to belong to the first seeded team, but if Italy was strong enough to have the absolute dominance of Brazil in 2002, I don't think it was far from it.

In fact, the 2006 Italy team is not the best in terms of age structure, I personally think that the 2002 Italy team is stronger, but the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup is too chaotic, France, Argentina and other traditional strong teams have fallen one after another, it can be said that the unpopular one after another, and Italy can not escape the doom. The performance of the Ecuadorian referee has been infuriated to this day, and to a large extent South Korea's win over Italy was an anomaly.

In 2006, although the Italian veterans like Vieri and Maldini have disappeared, Italy has obtained a better fate, and the World Cup is often not based on strength alone, but also depends on luck.

Take the match between Italy and Australia in the knockout round, the Kangaroos can be said to have left Italy at a loss and played quite aggrieved in the whole game, in fact, this game is the most reflective of the current situation of the Italian striker's weakness. Faced with an opponent with a bucket formation, Italy obviously has not many options.

Seeing that Australia's hope of dragging Italy into a penalty shootout has become a reality, Huang Jianxiang's voice pierced the night sky and woke up all the Chinese fans who had slept on the sofa.

Looking back at the penalty kick that Grosso created, it was obviously still controversial, after the opponent stretched out his legs, Gross almost tripped the leg of the opposing defender with the ball. So much so that many today believe that it was a penalty that Grosso touched porcelain, or at least that goal was awardable or not. Switching to a timid referee might be the trick.

Next, Italy won all the way to Germany and other giants to win the championship, and almost all of them relied on traditional chain defense. However, it was this Italy team that was eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup four years later without exiting.

I think there are a few reasons why this Italy team can win the championship:

1: It does have a certain strength, although the players are older, but they have a lot of experience.

2: Luck does play a big role, such as the penalty kick against Australia, and the red card of Zidane in the final, and the final penalty shootout.

3: The law of the World Cup has always been that the heat must die, and Italy's state is late.

4: In a stage like the World Cup, conservative teams are more likely to go far, and teams that rely on defense are more promising.

In the 2006 World Cup, the Italian national team led by Lippi was at its peak, and the team can be said to be star-studded, with famous stars such as Maldini, Totti, and Cannavaro eliminating many strong opponents in the World Cup, and it can be said that there is no opponent.

Very strong. The Italian team that year was full of strength and could beat the opposing team on the field.

At that time, the Italian team was very strong and beat all the teams.

No. 5 Cannavaro, No. 13 Nesta, No. 17 Zambrotta, No. 9 Inzaghi, No. 20 Totti, No. 18 Fiore, No. 12 Toldo, No. 3 Maldini, No. 4 Albertini, No. 11 Pesoto, No. 8 Conte;

No. 15 Iuliano, No. 10 Piero, No. 7 Di Rivio, No. 16 Ambrosini, No. 19 Montella, No. 1 Abbiati, No. 6 Paolonegro, No. 21 Del Vecchio, No. 14 Di Biagio, No. 22 Francesco Antonio, No. 2 Ferrara.

At Euro 2000, Italy made it to the final. In the final against France on 3 July 2000, Italy led France 1-0 thanks to a goal from Delvecchio on 55 minutes. In the 90th minute, Italy's goal was broken by Wiltord and the two teams went into extra-time 1-1.

In the 13th minute of extra time, France's Trezeguet scored to give France a 2-1 lead, and the score remained until the end of the game, with Italy missing out on the title.

2006 World Cup Italy National Team 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: 1 - Buffon (Juventus), Peruzzi (Lazio), 14 - Amelia (Livorno).

Defenders: Materazzi (Inter Milan), Cannavaro (Juventus), Zambrotta (Juventus), Zacardo (Palermo), Grosso (Inter Milan), Bazagli (Palermo), Nesta (AC Milan), Odd (Lazio).

Midfielders: Camoranesi (Juventus), Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Barone (Palermo), De Rossi (Roma), Perrotta (Roma).

Forwards: Totti (Roma), Toney (Fiorentina), Piero (Juventus), Gilardino (AC Milan), Inzaghi (AC Milan), Iaquinta (Udinese).