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National teams/Italy

World Cup squad

Italy 2006

88 attack · 95 defence

Marcello Lippi·4-3-1-2

  • World Cup
92OVR

Lippi's 2006 Italy. Buffon, Cannavaro and a midfield of Pirlo and Gattuso. A World Cup won in Berlin after a night that became folklore.

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Same club, other years in the database: 2026, 2021, 1994.

Tags on the page — defensive mastery, pirlo tempo, counter attack — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.

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Key Players

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  • 01Gianluigi BuffonGK · IT94PEAK
    DIV93HAN90KIC74REF94SPD67POS93
  • 02Fabio CannavaroCB · IT93PEAK
    PAC75SHO57PAS83DRI71DEF95PHY85
  • 03Andrea PirloCM · IT93PEAK
    PAC87SHO78PAS97DRI93DEF81PHY85
  • 04Francesco TottiCAM · IT91PEAK
    PAC85SHO85PAS90DRI95DEF68PHY81
  • 05Alessandro Del PieroST · IT88PEAK
    PAC86SHO88PAS79DRI90DEF56PHY82
  • 06Gianluca ZambrottaRB · IT87PEAK
    PAC89SHO68PAS81DRI79DEF84PHY84
Formation 4-3-1-2Marcello Lippi
TONI
86
DEL PIERO
88
TOTTI
91
PERROTTA
82
PIRLO
93
GATTUSO
86
GROSSO
82
MATERAZZI
84
CANNAVARO
93
ZAMBROTTA
87
BUFFON
94

Starting XI

  1. STLuca Toni86
  2. STAlessandro Del Piero88
  3. CAMFrancesco Totti91
  4. CMSimone Perrotta82
  5. CMAndrea Pirlo93
  6. CMGennaro Gattuso86
  7. LBFabio Grosso82
  8. CBMarco Materazzi84
  9. CBFabio Cannavaro93
  10. RBGianluca Zambrotta87
  11. GKGianluigi Buffon94

Bench

  1. RMMauro Camoranesi84
  2. STAlberto Gilardino84
  3. STVincenzo Iaquinta80
  4. CMDaniele De Rossi84
  5. RBMassimo Oddo80
  6. CBAndrea Barzagli82
  7. LBGianluca Pessotto76
  8. GKAngelo Peruzzi80
  9. STFilippo Inzaghi82

Ratings

Attack88
Midfield92
Defence95
Goalkeeping94
Chemistry96
Overall92

Not a vibe — ratings

They will ask a question at set pieces (aerial 82). Defence 95 is the thing the model respects most. Possession sits at 58, not a religion.

Style

Defensive MasteryPirlo TempoCounter AttackSet-Piece ThreatExperience

Achievements

  • FIFA World Cup winners
  • Cannavaro as the defensive symbol
  • Final vs France — won on penalties after Zidane's red card

Matchups

Italy
2006·Marcello Lippi
BUFFON · CANNAVARO · PIRLO
ATK 88MID 92DEF 95
Defensive MasteryPirlo Tempo
  • World Cup
92OVR
France
2018·Didier Deschamps
MBAPPE · KANTE · VARANE
ATK 94MID 90DEF 90
Vertical CounterAthletic Midfield
  • World Cup
91OVR
Italy
2006·Marcello Lippi
BUFFON · CANNAVARO · PIRLO
ATK 88MID 92DEF 95
Defensive MasteryPirlo Tempo
  • World Cup
92OVR
Brazil
2002·Luiz Felipe Scolari
RONALDO · RIVALDO · R.CARLOS
ATK 97MID 90DEF 88
Three ForwardsWing-Back Overlap
  • World Cup
91OVR
Italy
2006·Marcello Lippi
BUFFON · CANNAVARO · PIRLO
ATK 88MID 92DEF 95
Defensive MasteryPirlo Tempo
  • World Cup
92OVR
Manchester City
2017/18·Pep Guardiola
DE BRUYNE · SILVA · AGUERO
ATK 94MID 95DEF 88
Positional PlayWide Forwards
  • League
  • Cup
92OVR
Italy
2006·Marcello Lippi
BUFFON · CANNAVARO · PIRLO
ATK 88MID 92DEF 95
Defensive MasteryPirlo Tempo
  • World Cup
92OVR
Paris Saint-Germain
2022/23·Christophe Galtier
MBAPPE · MESSI · NEYMAR
ATK 96MID 86DEF 84
Star ForwardsIndividual Brilliance
  • League
88OVR
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