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ITALY MAKE ZIDANE PAY THE PENALTY

Italy beat France on penalties in the World Cup final after Zinedine Zidane was sent off.

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		DELIGHTED LIPPI HAILS HIS PLAYERS Post-match reaction from the Italy camp after their victory over France in the World Cup final.

		DOMENECH RUES ZIDANE DISMISSAL Post-match reaction from the France camp after their defeat by Italy in the World Cup final.

		ITALY v FRANCE PLAYER RATINGS A look at how the players rated in the World Cup final between Italy and France.

ZINEDINE ZIDANE CLOCKWATCH A look at how Zinedine Zidane played in the 2006 World Cup final.

HURST - FRANCE NEED HENRY'S BEST Sir Geoff Hurst says Thierry Henry must prove he is the world's best player for France to win the World Cup.

ZZ WILL LET BOOTS DO TALKING - DOMENECH Raymond Domenech claims France will do his talking on the pitch against Italy.

SAGNOL: ZIZOU CAN UNLOCK ITALY Willy Sagnol says Zinedine Zidane can unlock Italy's vaunted defence on Sunday night.

ZIDANE FAREWELL COULD BE A FAIRYTALE Tom Ross reports from Berlin on a story that could turn into a fairytale for Zinedine Zidane and France.

KLINSMANN: ZZ DESERVES FINAL FLING Jurgen Klinsmann says World Cup victory would be a fitting end to Zinedine Zidane's career.

LES BLEUS TOGETHER NOW - SIDNEY Sidney Govou insists that a siege mentality has helped France reach the World Cup final.

SAGNOL JUMPS TO FRANCE'S DEFENCE Willy Sagnol has hit back at criticism that France and Italy have built success on defensive football.

GOVOU AIMS TO GATECRASH FINAL France's Sidney Govou is now hoping for a role in Sunday's final with Italy.

DOMENECH - WE CAN TRIUMPH Raymond Domenech believes his ageing team can shrug off fatigue and defeat Italy.

ABIDAL AWE-STRUCK BY IDOL THURAM France defender Eric Abidal still overwhelmed by the ability of Lilian Thuram.

THE WORLD'S A STAGE FOR DOMENECH A profile of France coach Raymond Domenech ahead of Sunday's World Cup final.

WORLD CUP FINAL - PLAYERS TO WATCH A look at the 'lower-profile' players to watch ahead of the World Cup final between Italy and France.

FRENCH FLOCK TO WATCH LES BLEUS France's World Cup semi-final victory over Portugal drew the highest audience in French TV history.

WORLD CUP FINAL - KEY BATTLES A look at key battles ahead of the World Cup final between Italy and France.

WORLD CUP FINAL - MANAGERS HEAD TO HEAD A comparison of the respective managers ahead of the World Cup final between Italy and France.

World Cup 2006 fixtures & results header

Date	Match				Grp/Rnd

13/06/06		France	0 - 0	Switzerland	G
18/06/06		France	1 - 1	S Korea	G
23/06/06		France	2 - 0	Togo	G
27/06/06		France	3 - 1	Spain	R2
1/07/06		France	1 - 0	Brazil	QF
05/07/06		France	1 - 0	Portugal	SF
09/07/06		France	1 - 1 (3-5)	Italy	F

Group G
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	4	0	7
France	3	1	2	0	3	1	5
South Korea	3	1	1	1	3	4	4
Togo	3	0	0	3	1	6	0

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