World Cup 2010: Italy v New Zealand

Italy; present. New Zealand; present. Item one; 90 minutes of football between the reigning world champions and the tournament's minnows ...
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Italy's Il Tricolore is flown proudly in the stadium. They'll be expecting a considerable victory today
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But what a start! Shane Smeltz gives the All Whites the lead after seven minutes, poking the ball beyond Federico Marchetti (albeit from an offside position) following a deep, diagonal free-kick
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Smeltz, who was actually born in Germany, runs off in bewildered celebration. Sadly, though, no sign of him doing the robo-boogie
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New Zealand's Winston Reid flings himself at Italy's Alberto Gilardino
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Giorgio Chiellini rolls around on the turf after being caught in the face
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Italian pressure builds and Kiwi goalkeeper Mark Paston is forced into a smart save
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New Zealand have buckled at last. Rather, Italy's Daniele De Rossi has buckled, earning a soft penalty for the Azzuri. There's no doubt Tommy Smith was guilty of shirt-tugging as the cross came over, but De Rossi's histrionics have drawn the referee in ...
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Vincenzo Iaquinta comfortably beats Paston from the spot as the keeper commits himself too early. Surely this will be the first of many for Italy
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Curious celebration, this one ... Iaquinta points to his unmissably large nose, prompting De Rossi to blow it as if it's a vuvuzela
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Ryan Nelsen is at the heart of a seemingly impermeable All Whites defence in the second half – the Blackburn defender using both his experience and sizable frame to thwart numerous Italian attacks
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The Italian coach Marcello Lippi grows increasingly frustrated by his team's inability to score
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In the closing stages, Chris Wood almost snatches a winner for New Zealand with a shot which flashes across the goalmouth. Both sets of players are clearly jaded as this absorbing clash draws to a conclusion
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It ends 1-1. What a result for New Zealand. What a result for Ricki Herbert. That's as valorous a display as you'll see at the World Cup and, inconceivably, it means Italy may yet fail to qualify for the last 16
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