Italy vs Ghana — FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupWorld Cup 2006
Mon 12 Jun··Matchday 1·Group E·Neutral venue·Italy won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 12Corners4
- 3Cards2
- 17Shots19
- 10Shots on target4
- 8Fouls21
- 22Throw-ins23
- 3Offsides3
- 14Goal kicks7
- 4Saves8
- 21Tackles14
- 9Interceptions7
- 8Dribbles8
Period
Match statistics
| Italy | Statistic | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 12 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 17 | Total shots | 19 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 21 |
| 22 | Throw-ins | 23 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 14 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 45 | Ball possession | 55 |
| 5 | Big chances | 0 |
| 385 | Passes | 471 |
| 21 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 294 | Accurate passes | 399 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 13 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 12 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 4 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 26 | Touches in penalty area | 14 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 22 | Throw-ins | 23 |
| 5 | Accurate crosses | 6 |
| 36 | Accurate long balls | 39 |
| 62 | Final third entries | 72 |
| Duels | ||
| 59% | Duels won (%) | 41% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 14 |
| 8 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 49% | Ground duels (%) | 30% |
| 23% | Aerial duels (%) | 21% |
| Defending | ||
| 13% | Tackles won (%) | 12% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Clearances | 28 |
| 57 | Ball recoveries | 72 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 4 | Saves | 8 |
| 14 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 0 | High claims | 2 |
| Italy | Statistic | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 11 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 11 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 2 | Fouls | 12 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 213 | Passes | 188 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 2 |
| 165 | Accurate passes | 152 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 2 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 13 | Throw-ins | 14 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Accurate long balls | 17 |
| 33 | Final third entries | 32 |
| Duels | ||
| 58% | Duels won (%) | 42% |
| 1 | Dispossessed | 8 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 25% | Ground duels (%) | 15% |
| 14% | Aerial duels (%) | 13% |
| Defending | ||
| 7% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 2 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 11 | Clearances | 19 |
| 25 | Ball recoveries | 38 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| Italy | Statistic | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 1 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 6 | Total shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 9 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 38 | Ball possession | 62 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 172 | Passes | 283 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 6 |
| 129 | Accurate passes | 247 |
| Shots | ||
| 1 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 0 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 2 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| 9 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Accurate long balls | 22 |
| 29 | Final third entries | 40 |
| Duels | ||
| 59% | Duels won (%) | 41% |
| 4 | Dispossessed | 6 |
| 5 | Dribbles | 3 |
| 24% | Ground duels (%) | 15% |
| 9% | Aerial duels (%) | 8% |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 18 | Clearances | 9 |
| 32 | Ball recoveries | 34 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 3 |
Line-ups
Italy4-3-1-2
Bench
Player ratings
Italy14 rated
Ghana13 rated
Player statistics
Italy
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea PirloMidfielder | 90′ | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 58/73 | 5 | 10/15 | 6 | ||||
| Alessandro NestaDefender | 90′ | 7.9 | 34/41 | 6/9 | 2 | |||||||
| Daniele De RossiMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 45/51 | 1 | 4/6 | 1 | |||||
| Cristian ZaccardoDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 24/32 | 1 | 8/12 | 4 | ||||||
| Fabio GrossoDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 21/28 | 4/7 | 3 | ||||||
| Gianluigi BuffonGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.3 | 15/23 | 4 | ||||||||
| Simone PerrottaMidfielder | 90′ | 7.2 | 3 | 23/31 | 1 | 7/10 | 3 | |||||
| Fabio CannavaroDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 17/23 | 8/12 | |||||||
| Luca ToniForward | 82′ | 6.7 | 4 | 10/17 | 11/24 | 1 | ||||||
| Alberto GilardinoForward | 64′ | 7.1 | 1 | 11/15 | 2 | 5/11 | ||||||
| Francesco TottiMidfielder | 56′ | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | 23/34 | 3 | 2/4 | |||||
| Mauro CamoranesiMidfielder | 34′ | 6.7 | 9/11 | 2 | 5/7 | 1 | ||||||
| Vincenzo IaquintaForward | 26′ | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 2/5 | ||||||
| Alessandro Del PieroForward | 8′ | 6.3 | 2/2 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| Andrea BarzagliDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Angelo PeruzziGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Filippo InzaghiForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Gennaro GattusoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Gianluca ZambrottaDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marco AmeliaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marco MaterazziDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Massimo OddoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Simone BaroneMidfielder | — | — |
Ghana
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael EssienMidfielder | 90′ | 8.5 | 9 | 67/69 | 3 | 6/14 | ||||||
| Richard KingsonGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.2 | 12/20 | 2/3 | 8 | |||||||
| Stephen AppiahMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 4 | 73/85 | 4 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||
| Eric AddoMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 47/56 | 2/4 | 2 | |||||||
| John MensahDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 26/29 | 10/15 | 2 | |||||||
| John PaintsilDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 39/45 | 2 | 3/9 | 1 | ||||||
| Samuel KuffourDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 30/31 | 9/15 | 5 | |||||||
| Sulley MuntariMidfielder | 90′ | 6.3 | 1 | 34/48 | 2 | 4/15 | ||||||
| Asamoah GyanForward | 89′ | 6.8 | 2 | 9/16 | 1 | 8/22 | 1 | |||||
| Matthew AmoahForward | 68′ | 6.4 | 2 | 9/11 | 1 | 1/7 | ||||||
| Emmanuel PappoeDefender | 45′ | 6.4 | 1 | 21/25 | 2/6 | 2 | ||||||
| Illiasu AlhassanDefender | 45′ | 6.3 | 28/32 | 1/3 | ||||||||
| Razak PimpongForward | 22′ | 6.6 | 3/3 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| Alex Tachie-MensahForward | 1′ | — | 1/1 | |||||||||
| Daniel QuayeDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Derek BoatengMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Draman HaminuForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| George OwuGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Habib MohamedDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Hans SarpeiDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Issah AhmedDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Otto AddoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Sammy AdjeiGoalkeeper | — | — |