Italy vs New Zealand Fifa World Cup Live Streams and TV Channels

Italy vs New Zealand Live Stream

Date : 20-06-2010

Game Start Time : 16:00

FIFA World Cup 2010

Venue: Nelspruit

World Cup 2010: Italy will play against New Zealand on 20/06 16:00 in Nelspruit

The World Cup 2010 Italy vs. New Zealand with Italy in prospective. Italy the Defending champions will of course be one of the top contenders to be leading at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ South Africa. They are the only country aside from Brazil to have won the tournament twice in a row. The players of Marcello Lippi will be competing to match the showing of their predecessors during the 1934 and 1938.

In their way to South Africa, the Azzurri emerged the first in Group 8 thanks to their pragmatism and efficiency, even after failing to set the continent alight along the way. They managed to record a total of seven wins and three draws, throwing 18 goals and giving up seven.

This team set the pace since the start of the opening game with a win over Cyprus 2-1. After that game they remained on top. It took them until the last game to seal their way. The previous that claimed the world title in 1982 and 2006 also sealed their way with still a game to spare. The top scorer for Lippi’s team was Alberto Gilardino with four strikes to his belt that included a great hat-trick in about 15 minutes to go and beat Cyprus 3-2 in their last game.

The star players of Italy include Gianluigi Buffon who remains one of the two towers of strength for the Italian defense. His great reflexes to stay clear of Zinedine Zidane during the extension period on the 2006 Finals exemplify just why he is undisputed to claim the gloves.

Evergreen captain Fabio Cannavaro is the other pillar at the back Fabio Cannavaro. He is the player of the year 2006 FIFA who still contribute his great positioning sense and the wide experience of his 130 caps. Gennaro Gattuso is a midfield who contributes tireless tackler that needs no introduction. He is 31-year-old and is still the battler, motor and all-round talent at the center of the Azzurri line-up, the man that does not accept defeat and whose hunger of winning inspires the entire team.

An absolute ruler in the turf of coaching, Marcello Lippi is a 61-year-old expert at altering yield results with not less than five of the 12 goals Italy made at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany from being a substitute. The man has won all in his career that is why he is called on his first time as Italy trainer on July 12, 2006, after clinching the global crown. After the Azzurri splash at UEFA EURO 2008, but it did not need a lot of influence to return to the role and he instantly set about rebuilding the defense, remodeling the midfield and test a fresh group of forwards. Watch how they will fare in the World Cup 2010 Italy vs. New Zealand match.