Dark Horses: Italy's World Cup Triumph

Fresh from a string of poor pre-tournament performances, Italy kickstart the 2006 World Cup out of favour, but advance from the group stage with relative ease.

Italy face Australia, coached by Guus Hiddink, the manager who eliminated them in the previous World Cup, before receiving some shocking news ahead of the quarter-final.

It's heartbreak for World Cup hosts Germany as Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero score deep into extra-time to secure Italy a spot in the final in dramatic fashion.

Italy get their hands on the World Cup trophy for a fourth time as they see off France in a nerve-shredding penalty shootout following Zinedine Zidane's now infamous headbutt.