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~italy~ World Champion
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The two teams line up to sing their national anthems as the tension builds at the Olympiastadion in Berlin
Florent Malouda causes problems in the Italian penalty area and goes down under the challenge of Marco Materazzi
Zinedine Zidane opts to chip the seventh-minute penalty, which hits the bar, crosses the line and bounces out
Zidane, who becomes the fourth player to score in two World Cup finals, celebrates with Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery
Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty by powerfully heading home Andrea Pirlo's corner on 18 minutes
Defender Materazzi points to the sky as he is surrounded by his team-mates after levelling the scores in Berlin
The sun sets over the Olympiastadion in Berlin as neither side can find a breakthrough and the game goes into extra-time
Zidane loses his cool with only 10 minutes left to play and charges at Materazzi and headbutts him in the chest
It's a sad end to Zidane's footballing career as referee Horacio Elizondo has no choice but to send off France's captain
The game goes to penalties and Pirlo, Wiltord and Materazzi all score before David Trezuguet's spot-kick hits the
Fabio Grosso takes the decisive penalty and coolly slots home past Fabian Barthez to win the World Cup for Italy
Grosso's winning spot-kick sends his team-mates into a frenzy as Italy win the World Cup for the first time since 1982
On the occasion of winning his 100th cap Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro lifts the World Cup trophy above his head
Coach Marcello Lippi celebrates with his players after leading Italy to their fourth World Cup win in their history
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