French and Italian players have totally opposite reactions, as you might expect, of course: French players said nothing.

Budweiser Man of the Match, Andrea PIRLO (ITA)
It’s an overwhelming joy, but it will take time to fully sink in. I cannot believe we are the World Champions! About Zidane, the referee reacted butt. But we must not forget that he’s still a huge champion. It was a hard game, but we knew it would be. We fought hard until the match finished. Thankfully, the lottery of the penalty shoot-out went our way.

Gennaro GATTUSO (ITA)
We’ve come to the end of our World Cup adventure and I’d like to thank the German people. Everyone I’ve met during the past month has been very polite, respectful and well-behaved. Now we’re going back to Duisburg to party all night.

Fabio GROSSO (ITA)
It’s a moment of overwhelming joy and my thoughts are with my nearest and dearest. I’d like to dedicate this victory to my wife and family. The penalty shoot-out was incredibly tough, but we wanted to win this World Cup more than anything else in the world and we managed to come through in the end.

Mauro CAMORANESI (ITA)
Tonight’s result is fantastic. We were made to suffer, but we stood up and were counted tonight. We gave our all on the pitch. I promised I’d get my hair cut if we won, so they cut it for me in the dressing room. I’ll let it grow again though…

Luca TONI (ITA)
Fantastic! We’re the World Champions, I still can’t believe it. I can’t think straight at the moment but it’s a wonderful feeling. Who cares about hitting the bar, the important thing was to win. Now we want to celebrate with the Italy fans when we get back to Rome. We’re going to party all summer. I hope (Marcello) Lippi stays on, but it’s his decision and he’ll make it in his own time.

Vincenzo IAQUINTA (ITA)
The sixth penalty taker was going to be either me or Luca Toni. I felt very good. This year I’ve taken penalties and hit them well. Luckily I wasn’t needed in the end. France showed they’re stronger than Germany. I found it very hard to contribute in attack when I came on because I had to worry more about defending.

Francesco TOTTI (ITA)
This win is very important because it’ll go down in history. I can’t describe how overjoyed I am, I still can’t believe it. I’m happy with my performance, although the most important thing this evening was the team. France played very well with a system similar to ours. They made us suffer but we won in the end.

Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)
I still can’t believe it. It’s as if we’ve won some other trophy. It’ll be different tomorrow when I’ve had some time to think about what’s happened. I definitely would’ve saved the fifth penalty, but my team-mates were good enough to make sure it didn’t come to that.

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