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Italy Win Their Openers Against Ghana

Italy got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a deserved victory over Ghana in Hanover.

They won their 1st. Group Match beating Ghana 2 - 0.

Teams :

Italy

  • 01 G Buffon
  • 02 C Zaccardo
  • 13 A Nesta
  • 05 F Cannavaro
  • 03 F Grosso
  • 10 F Totti (56 M Camoranesi )
  • 20 S Perrotta
  • 21 A Pirlo
  • 04 D De Rossi
  • 9 L Toni (82 A Del Piero )
  • 11 A Gilardino (64 V Iaquinta )

Ghana

  • 22 R Kingston
  • 15 J Pantsil
  • 04 S Kuffour
  • 05 J Mensah
  • 06 E Pappoe (45 I Shilla )
  • 11 S Muntari
  • 08 M Essien
  • 10 S Appiah
  • 18 E Addo
  • 03 A Gyan (89 A Tachie-Mensah )
  • 14 M Amoah (68 R Pimpong )
Ref: Carlos Eugenio Simon

Goals :
Italy :
Pirlo 40, Iaquinta 83.
Ghana : none.