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ITALY vs. GHANA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Heinz von Heiden-Arena

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ITALY
2 – 0
GHANA
✦ REFEREE: Carlos Eugenio Simon
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 40' ⚽ Andrea Pirlo
  • 45' •
  • 56' •
  • 64' •
  • 68' •
  • 82' •
  • 83' ⚽ Vincenzo Iaquinta
  • 89' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ITA 48% POSSESSION 52% GHA
ITA 18 SHOTS 21 GHA
ITA 13 SHOTS ON TARGET 8 GHA
ITA 8 FOULS 20 GHA
ITA 7 SAVES 15 GHA
ITA 0 RED CARDS 0 GHA
▶ LINE-UPS
ITALY
STARTING XI
  1. GKGianluigi Buffon
  2. DFCristian Zaccardo
  3. DFAlessandro Nesta
  4. DFFabio Cannavaro
  5. DFFabio Grosso
  6. MFFrancesco Totti
  7. MFSimone Perrotta
  8. MFAndrea Pirlo⚽
  9. MFDaniele De Rossi
  10. FWLuca Toni
  11. FWAlberto Gilardino
SUBSTITUTES
  • Mauro Camoranesi▲ 56'
  • Alessandro Del Piero▲ 82'
  • Vincenzo Iaquinta▲ 64'⚽
GHANA
STARTING XI
  1. GKRichard Kingson
  2. DFJohn Pantsil
  3. DFSamuel Kuffour
  4. DFJohn Mensah
  5. DFEmmanuel Pappoe
  6. MFSulley Muntari
  7. MFMichael Essien
  8. MFStephen Appiah
  9. MFEric Addo
  10. FWAsamoah Gyan
  11. FWMatthew Amoah
SUBSTITUTES
  • Illiasu Shilla▲ 45'
  • Razak Pimpong▲ 68'
  • Alex Tachie-Mensah▲ 89'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ITALY
Gli Azzurri
EST. 1898
VS
GHANA
The Black Stars
EST. 1957
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ITALY
▶ GHANA
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