We wanted to stay here and play Italy.

And now the hard part, playing Italy in Rome.

The United States was scheduled to play Italy in a late game yesterday.

Australia first played Italy on their way home from European tours in the 1970s, though they were not given full international status.

They also played Italy and Germany in 1937, losing both games.

Portugal played Italy for the first time in 1967, losing 6-3.

Another similarity is that both teams ended up playing Italy in the final.

I read that some German players were saying they wanted to play Italy in the semifinal.

My footballing nation, Scotland, is playing Italy, the world champions.

"It's tough to come to the World Cup first like this and play Italy off the bat."