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• July 9: Italy's players celebrate after defeating France 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the final game of the 2006 World Cup.
• July 9: Italy's Marco Materazzi, right, scores against Italy's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in the final game of the World Cup.
• July 9: Italian soccer fans invade Rome's historic Trevi Fountain after watching Italy defeat France in the World Cup.
• July 9: France's Zineidine Zidane scores a penalty kick against Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in the World Cup final.
• July 9: Italian soccer fans invade Rome's historic Trevi Fountain after watching Italy defeat France in the 2006 World Cup.
• July 9: France's team captain Zinedine Zidane grimaces during the final game of World Cup between Italy and France in Berlin.
• July 9: France's William Gallas (5) battles for the ball with Italy's Luca Toni in the final of game of the World Cup.
• July 9: France's goalkeeper Fabien Barthez jumps high to collect the ball in the final game of the World Cup.
• July 9: Soccer fans watching the World Cup on a giant screen in the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris react as France scores.
• July 9: A French soccer fan gets a kiss from a pair of Italian fans outside the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
• July 9: Italian soccer fans wave flags in Rome's ancient Circus Maximus where giant video screens show the World Cup final.