Marco Materazzi is then sent off for a tackle on Marco Bresciano. 46 mins: Italy get the second half under way and they will be looking for an early goal to settle the nerves. [37], Following months of confusion over who would be managing the African debutants Togo, Otto Pfister was only confirmed in the job the day before their opening match against South Korea. The Everton man should have done better. 90+ mins: Fabio Grosso is brought down by Lucas Neill and Italy are awarded a penalty. The deciding game for the Group F runners-up place, Croatia vs. Australia, saw the English referee Graham Poll mistakenly issue three yellow cards to Croatian Josip Šimunić before sending him off. Chris Waddle, Radio Five Live. "[23] Barthez said that he'd like to see more referees with "one in each half, and one behind each goal. Hiddink said he believed it was an obvious foul, but also that Schwarzer "can defend himself even more" against such incidents. I blame the referee, it was a clear red card. The penalty was Italy's ninth spot kick in World Cup history. Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Grosso, Del Piero (Totti 75), Perrotta, Gattuso, Pirlo, Gilardino (Iaquinta 45), Toni (Barzagli 55). A FIFA spokesperson, Markus Siegler, ruled out the short term likelihood saying that "its introduction depends on a system being developed that is 100 percent reliable". 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The call was somewhat controversial—as it was put by an Associated Press report posted in the ESPN website "Malouda stumbled – many might say dived – in the penalty area and Elizondo immediately signaled a penalty kick". The court heard that the fan found guilty also had a letter J on his arm, believed to be a slight to Jews, but claimed not to know its meaning. 88 mins: Gennaro Gattuso is booked for a foul on Scott Chipperfield. Very un-Italian. Luca Toni had earlier missed Italy's best chances, before Marco Materazzi's red card for a foul on Marco Bresciano. Van Bommel said of the decision, "Figo head butted me and that is not a yellow card. He wasn't the last man, it wasn't that bad a foul - and yet the referee has shown the red card. Disgusting." According to German police, neo-Nazi hate crime was on the rise and had increased significantly over the preceding few months. Some Dutch fans were forced to take off their trousers branded with the logo of Bavaria beer, as Budweiser was the official beer of the tournament. 90+ mins: GOAL Italy 1-0 AustraliaFrancesco Totti puts his penalty away and Italy go through to the last eight. Po… "[24], Ivanov criticized both teams, reportedly saying, "They are known for time wasting and hitting from behind. Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. 1557 BST: The anthems are sung and it's almost time for kick-off. Police officials from several cities quoted prostitutes saying that business actually decreased.[56]. Australia skipper Mark Viduka looks pretty relaxed, but also pretty intense - if that's at all possible. Toni, who could have had a hatful by now, is having a bit of a mare. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage.The top two teams from each group (16 total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. This was only the seventh match in World Cup history to be decided by a goal in the last minute of normal time, and the first last minute deciding goal to be scored from the penalty spot. "An absolutely astounding decision. They're going for it - but there's no way Italy won't score today if it stays this open." Totti celebrates after snatching a dramatic last-gasp win for Italy, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. 29 mins: Scott Chipperfield has the best chance of the game so far for Australia, pouncing on a loose ball in the Italian box and shooting straight at Gianluigi Buffon from close range. 63 mins: Gennaro Gattuso breaks and has Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero to aim for in the box, but his cross misses both of them. 68 mins: The last time Italy had a man sent off in the second round of the World Cup, Francesco Totti against South Korea in 2002, they went on to lose. There was no fair play,"[citation needed] while the Netherlands' Marco van Basten responded, "If you talk about fair play, you should watch yourself first... [Portugal was] a bit more experienced with all these tricks and all this time wasting. "[27], Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring in the 7th minute by converting a controversial penalty spot kick, which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal. Italy 1-0 Australia. Perhaps they've been watching videos of England? [3], Questions were raised as to why Poll's assistants Phil Sharp and Glenn Turner, and the fourth official Kevin Stott, had also failed to realise the error. 5 mins: A spiky start by Australia and it's bubbling up quite nicely. However, during the World Cup, Germany suspended its rules granting passport-free travel to EU citizens. 27 mins: Fabio Grosso is booked for a foul on Mile Sterjovski. French coach Raymond Domenech believed that France "scored a second time, but the referee did not recognize that. [47][48], Two human rights organizations, the Africa Council, based in Berlin, and the International League of Human Rights advised black and Asian fans to avoid certain areas of eastern Germany during the World Cup. Šimunić was shown a yellow card by Poll in the 61st minute for a foul on Harry Kewell. "[31] Likewise, after going down to Brazil in their second round match, Ghana's head coach Ratomir Dujković stated that "the referee might as well have been wearing a yellow shirt under his own". [24] FIFA president Sepp Blatter said of Ivanov, "I consider that today the referee was not at the same level as the participants, the players. International Herald Tribune writer Rob Hughes wrote that he had not seen "a more cynical and brutal attempt to kick a player out of a match than what [Boulahrouz] did to [Ronaldo]," and that he should have been red carded on two occasions, but only received a yellow card. 20 mins: Andrea Pirlo plays a searching ball through to Luca Toni and the Italian striker swivels and shoots - but the shot is saved by Mark Schwarzer's foot and Alberto Gilardino cannot put the follow-up header away.