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ITALY vs. CROATIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Ibaraki Kashima

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ITALY
1 – 2
CROATIA
✦ REFEREE: Graham Poll
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 24' •
  • 56' ⚽ Christian Vieri
  • 57' •
  • 63' •
  • 73' ⚽ Ivica Olic
  • 77' ⚽ Milan Rapajc
  • 79' •
  • 79' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ITA 45% POSSESSION 55% CRO
ITA 9 SHOTS 10 CRO
ITA 6 SHOTS ON TARGET 7 CRO
ITA 26 FOULS 21 CRO
ITA 5 SAVES 4 CRO
ITA 0 RED CARDS 0 CRO
▶ LINE-UPS
ITALY
STARTING XI
  1. GKGianluigi Buffon
  2. DFFabio Cannavaro
  3. DFPaolo Maldini
  4. DFAlessandro Nesta
  5. DFChristian Panucci
  6. MFChristaino Doni
  7. MFDamiano Tommasi
  8. MFGianluca Zambrotta
  9. MFCristiano Zanetti
  10. FWFrancesco Totti
  11. FWChristian Vieri⚽
SUBSTITUTES
  • Marco Materazzi▲ 24'
  • Filippo Inzaghi▲ 79'
CROATIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKStipe Pletikosa
  2. DFRobert Jarni
  3. DFRobert Kovac
  4. DFDanijel Saric
  5. DFJosip Simunic
  6. DFStejpan Tomas
  7. MFNico Kovac
  8. MFMilan Rapajc⚽
  9. MFZvonimir Soldo
  10. MFDavor Vugrinec
  11. FWAlen Boksic
SUBSTITUTES
  • Dario Simic▲ 79'
  • Jurica Vranjes▲ 63'
  • Ivica Olic▲ 57'⚽

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ITALY
Gli Azzurri
EST. 1898
VS
CROATIA
The Blazers (Vatreni)
EST. 1912
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ITALY
▶ CROATIA
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