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In 2002 the Republic of Korea and Japan hosted the 17th World Cup Tournament. When the dust had settled Brazil had claimed their 5th title defeating Germany. The format for the event was the same as in 1998. The field consisted of 32 teams. The teams were divided into 8 groups of 4. Only the top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage. In the first round Italy was placed in Group G with Croatia, Ecuador and Mexico. Italy finished second in Group G with a 1-1-1 record and qualified for the knockout stage. In the round of 16 Italy was defeated by Korea Republic on a golden goal in the 117' of play. Below is list of the players that participated in the tournament, goals they scored and the results of each match the team played.
| No. | Name | Position | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fabio Cannavaro | Defender | |
| 4 | Francesco Coco | Defender | |
| 7 | Alessandro Del Piero | Forward | 1 |
| 18 | Marco Delvecchio | Forward | |
| 14 | Luigi Di Biagio | Midfielder | |
| 16 | Angelo Di Livio | Midfielder | |
| 11 | Cristiano Doni | Midfielder | |
| 8 | Gennaro Gattuso | Midfielder | |
| 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | Forward | |
| 15 | Mark Iuliano | Defender | |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | Defender | |
| 23 | Marco Materazzi | Defender | |
| 20 | Vincenzo Montella | Forward | |
| 13 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender | |
| 2 | Christian Panucci | Defender | |
| 17 | Damiano Tommasi | Midfielder | |
| 10 | Francesco Totti | Forward | |
| 21 | Christian Vieri | Forward | 4 |
| 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Midfielder | |
| 6 | Cristiano Zanetti | Midfielder | |
| Goal Keepers | |||
| No. | Name | Record (W - D - L) | Goals Allowed |
| 12 | Christian Abbiati | ||
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 1 - 1 - 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Francesco Toldo | ||
| Coach - Giovanni Trapattoni | |||
| Match Results | ||
| Group G | ||
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 - 0 | Ecuador |
| Christian Vieri 7', 27' | Goals Scored | |
| Italy | 1 - 2 | Croatia |
| Christian Vieri 55' | Goals Scored | Ivica Olić 73' Milan Rapaić 76' |
| Italy | 1 - 1 | Mexico |
| Alessandro Del Piero 85' | Goals Scored | Jared Borgetti 34' |
| Knockout Stage - Round of 16 | ||
| Italy | 1 - 2 | Korea Republic |
| Christian Vieri 18' | Goals Scored | Seol Ki-Hyeon 88' Ahn Jung-Hwan 117' |
| 12th Place Finish | ||
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