Fabio Grosso's 50 days as a phenomenon during Italy's 2006 World Cup win

Nov 24, 2022 334

BY: Mark Doyle

Few people are lucky enough to enjoy one iconic moment at a World Cup - Fabio Grosso still can't believe he had two. Berlin, 2006, the World Cup final, and Italy coach Marcello Lippi must select five men for the penalty shootout.

Andrea Pirlo, Marco Materazzi, Daniele De Rossi, Alessandro Del Piero and one other... Strikers Luca Toni and Vincenzo Iaquinta are the obvious options, while there's also captain Fabio Cannavaro, a centre-back, but a man having the year of his life.

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SOURCE: https://www.goal.com

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