World Cup Germany 2006 - Italy vs. Ukraine - Hamburg

Jul, 2006

World Cup Germany 2006 organized by FIFA took place June 9 to July 9. This page shows a few of the scenes from the game in Hamburg - quarterfinal where newcomers Ukraine made a great showing in their first Cup. But they did not match up to eventual Champions Italy on this night.

Celebrazio in Germany

Trip itinerary: June 23-24: Amsterdam; June 25 Brussels; June 26-27 Cologne (day trip: Dortmund) for matches 54 and 55. June 28-29 Rhineland; June 30 Hamburg (match 58); July 1-4 Cologne / Rhine area; July 2 Krombacher brewery tour; July 4 Dortmund (match 61). July 5-7 Stuttgart area.
Amsterdam Visit Documented: World Cup Celebrazio Amsterdam pages are up.
Switzerland v. Ukraine match, Cologne: Round of 16 match photo page is here.
Brazil v. Ghana match, Dortmund: Round of 16 match photos posted.
Germany Sights and Scenes: Summer in Germany photos completed and posted.
Group Photos and other fans pics are up: sharing some of the fun with you.
Hamburg featured a Soccer theme in their local history museum which provided these classics.
Historic, Fantastic Semi-final: Germany vs. Italy match from Dortmund, July 4th was spectacular: 2-0 overtime victory puts Italy through to the Final.

Introducing the Azzurri: coached by Marcelo Lippi, captained by veteran Fabio Cannavaro, this is the team that won it all this year. Cannavaro went on to win the Golden Ball for 2006. Goalkeeper Buffon earned accolades for best Goalkeeper of the tournament, the Lev Yashin Award.

Position	Player	Goals (World Cup 2006)	Jersey Number	Club
Goalkeeper	Gianluigi Buffon	0	1	Juventus
Goalkeeper	Angelo Peruzzi	0	12	S.S. Lazio
Goalkeeper	Marco Amelia	0	14	Livorno
Defender	Alessandro Nesta	0	13	A.C. Milan
Defender	Fabio Cannavaro	0	5	Juventus
Defender	Gianluca Zambrotta	1	19	Juventus
Defender	Marco Materazzi	2	23	Inter Milan
Defender	Fabio Grosso	1	3	Palermo
Defender	Cristian Zaccardo	0	2	Palermo
Defender	Massimo Oddo	0	22	S.S. Lazio
Defender	Andrea Barzagli	0	6	Palermo
Midfielder	Andrea Pirlo	1	21	A.C. Milan
Midfielder	Gennaro Gattuso	0	8	A.C. Milan
Midfielder	Daniele De Rossi	0	4	A.S. Roma
Midfielder	Mauro Camoranesi	0	16	Juventus
Midfielder	Simone Perrotta	0	20	A.S. Roma
Midfielder	Simone Barone	0	17	Palermo
Forward	Luca Toni	2	9	Fiorentina
Forward	Alessandro Del Piero	1	7	Juventus
Forward	Francesco Totti	1	10	A.S. Roma
Forward	Alberto Gilardino	1	11	A.C. Milan
Forward	Filippo Inzaghi	1	18	A.C. Milan
Forward	Vincenzo Iaquinta	1	15	Udinese

Daytime was very long in northern Germany. The beautiful night sky could be seen clearly here from inside the stadium at game time.

Italy and Ukraine stand for singing of their national anthems.

Action with Luca Toni receiving a long pass on the Italy attack. Italy featured 11 different goal scorers, a World Cup record.

Totti shoots on goal, but too close to the keeper. Zambrotta opened the scoring for Italy with a long shot from a darting run. Toni closed in the second half with a brace: Italy 3-0 to advance to the semifinal.