I don't know if Materazzi made contact with Malouda.
Cheeky chip from Zidane.
Camoranesi has been on the ball a lot.
I couldn't blame Barthez for Italy's goal. It would have been foolhardy to come out on that type of corner - Materazzi did a terric job with his header.
Italy is having the better of the play.
France is having trouble defendin corners from the right side - everytime one comes in it is causing problems.
Makelele is neutralizing Totti but Pirlo is a different problem. He plays so deep that he is difficult to mark.
Totti and Toni have taken to exchanging positions to try and disrupt French marking.
A good first half - here's hoping that France and Italy can keep it up.
I will be working on the match tracker but will return with half time thoughts.
By the way Milan Baros has passed a fitness test as in the Czech line up. Italy has Luca Toni on the bench and Camoranesi is in. Looks like Totti and Gilardino up top.
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