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Victory for Canna
The Italian captain walked tall at the just-concluded World Cup.
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Italy salutes its champions
WC Final: France vs Italy

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  • Zinedine Yazid Zidane, nicknamed Zizou, is a French football player of Kabyle Algerian descent.

  • Zidane received a red card in the 1998 World Cup for stamping on a Saudi player.

  • Zidane calls himself a 'non-practicing Muslim.'

  • Zidane is exactly four years older than his teammate Patrick Vieira, who was born on June 23, 1976.

  • Zidane is retiring from both club and international football after the 2006 World Cup.

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    Design: Imran Shaikh
    July 20, 2006
    Zidane, Materazzi banned and fined
    Zidane was given a three-match ban and a 7,500 Swiss franc fine for head-butting Marco Materazzi in this month's World Cup final in Berlin.

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    Schedule
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    FRIDAY 30 JUNE
    QF: Germany v Argentina4-2 (1-1) | Pics
    SATURDAY 1 JULY
    QF: Italy vs Ukraine3-0 | Pics
    QF: Portugal vs England3-1 (0-0) | Pics
    SUNDAY 2 JULY
    QF: France vs Brazil1-0 | Pics
    WEDNESDAY 5 JULY
    Semi-Final 1: Italy vs Germany2-0 (ET) | Pics
    THURSDAY 6 JULY
    Semi-Final 2: France vs Portugal1-0 | Pics
    SUNDAY 9 JULY
    3-4th place: Germany vs Portugal3-1 | Pics
    FINAL:Italy vs France5-3 (1-1) | Pics

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    World Cup history

    2002 World Cup: Brazil won a record fifth World Cup as Ronaldo erased the memory of his nightmare in the 1998 final by scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Germany in the final.

    His goals settled the first ever World Cup match between the two most successful teams in the tournament's history... more

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    Results
    FINAL: Italy bt France  5-3 (1-1)

    3/4th: Germany bt Portugal 3-1

    SF1: Italy bt Germany 2-0 (ET)

    SF2: France bt Portugal 1-0

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