Italian 'keeper Gianluigi Buffon tipped Zinedine Zidane's overtime header over the bar to preserve a 1-1 draw and send the World Cup Final to pks.
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Italy outlasts France, captures 4th World Cup
Italy outlasted France in penalty kicks to win its fourth World Cup title Sunday night. The Italians captured the penalty-kick shootout, 5-3, after playing to a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes of regulation and extra time in front of a sellout crowd of 69,000 at Olympic Stadium.
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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE Zidane has seen red before
French captain Zinedine Zidane has been there before, getting red-carded at the most inopportune times in an otherwise star-studded career.
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It was a World Cup to forget
The World Cup was supposed to be soccer's great showpiece? You've got to be kidding me. Complete
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Fabio Cannavaro earned his 100th cap as Italy won its fourth World Cup championship on Sunday.
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