Preview Line Up Formation Italy vs New Zealand Predictions
These teams have only met once, when Italy won 4-3 in 2009, despite having trailed three times during the game.There were three braces scored in this match: Alberto Gilardino and Vincenzo Iaquinta for Italy and Chris Killen for New Zealand.
In their opening game of the World Cup against Paraguay, neither Gilardino nor Iaquinta managed a single shot on target in the whole 90 minutes.The Azzurri are still without a win in four games in 2010 (three draws and a defeat), and have managed only one win in their last six games.10 of Italy's last 15 goals in World Cup finals have come from set-pieces, including Daniele De Rossi's equaliser in their debut against Paraguay.Italy have lost only one of their last 21 meetings against non-European sides in World Cup finals (2-1 against South Korea in 2002).
Winston Reid's stoppage time goal against Slovakia ended New Zealand's streak of three straight defeats in the World Cup.New Zealand have conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game in World Cup finals, and scored only one in their last three.
The Azzurri's second choice keeper Federico Marchetti, who replaced injured Buffon against Paraguay, has kept four clean sheets in six caps so far.
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