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Italy at Euro 2008 Trivia Quiz

Think you know about the Italian team at the 2008 European Championships? Take the quiz to find out.

A multiple-choice quiz by dj888. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Italy were dealt with a serious blow before the championships began when one of their star players was injured. Can you name him? Hint

Alessandro Del Piero

Gennaro Gattuso

Massimo Materazzi

Fabio Cannavaro

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who took the captains armband after Fabio Cannavaro had suffered from an ankle injury? Hint

Christian Panucci

Paulo Maldini

Andrea Pirlo

Gianluigi Buffon

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Question 3 of 10

3. Italy were in Group C with France, The Netherlands, and which other team? Hint

Romania

Austria

Russia

Czech Republic

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Italians kicked off their campaign against the Netherlands, and this match saw Italy being thumped by the Dutch. What was the score line of the match? Hint

1-0 To The Dutch

3-0 To The Dutch

2-0 To The Dutch

4-0 To The Dutch

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Italian coach at EURO 2008? Hint

Johan Cryff

Marcello Lippi

Roberto Donadoni

Sven Goran Eriksson

6. Italy surprisingly drew their second group game against Romania 1-1. Romania opened the scoring in the 2nd half by Adrian Mutu's strike, but can you state which Italian player scored the equalizer goal and at when during the match? Hint

Luca Toni & 80th Minute

Daniela De Rossi & 60th Minute

Christian Panucci & 56th Minute

Mauro Camoranesi & 49th Minute

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Question 7 of 10

7. Italy met France in their last group stage match in a must win situation. The French team saw one off their main player injured, and one off their players sent off for a professional foul in the first 24 minutes of the match. Who were they? Hint

Ribery & Abidal

Benzema & Gallas

Govou & Viera

Henry & Evra

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Question 8 of 10

8. Italy missed three of their main players due to suspensions and injuries for the quarterfinal match. Who were they? Hint

Pirlo, Materazzi & Toni

Pirlo, Gattuso & Panucci

Pirlo, Gattuso & Materazzi

Pirlo, Del Piero & Ambrosini

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Question 9 of 10

9. Italy had their quarterfinal clash against which team? Hint

Germany

Croatia

Portugal

Spain

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Question 10 of 10

10. Eventually, Italy lost their quarterfinal against Spain on a penalty shootout. Can you name two players which missed 2 penalties, and also state the score line of the shootout? Hint

Fabio Grosso, Gianluca Zambrotta & 1-0

Luca Toni, Maurio Camronesi & 3-1

Antonio de Natale, Daniela De Rossi & 4-2

Alberto Aquilani, Antonio Cassano & 3-0

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Italy were dealt with a serious blow before the championships began when one of their star players was injured. Can you name him?

Answer: Fabio Cannavaro

Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the EURO 2008 after suffering an injury during a training session.

2. Who took the captains armband after Fabio Cannavaro had suffered from an ankle injury?

Answer: Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon, the Italian goalkeeper, the most experienced Italian player after Fabio Cannavaro took on the captains armband for the Italian team.

3. Italy were in Group C with France, The Netherlands, and which other team?

Answer: Romania

Romania ranked 12th in the world were in Group C with France, Italy, and the Netherlands. This group was called "The Group Of Death", the toughest off all groups at the championships. Russia was in group D, Austira in Group B, and the Czech Republic in Group A.

4. The Italians kicked off their campaign against the Netherlands, and this match saw Italy being thumped by the Dutch. What was the score line of the match?

Answer: 3-0 To The Dutch

The Dutch scored 3 goals from Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Wesley Sneijder, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the 26th minute, 31st minute, and in the 79th minute respectively.

5. Who was the Italian coach at EURO 2008?

Answer: Roberto Donadoni

Roberto Donandoni, a former AC Milan midfielder, took over the coaching duties for Italy after Marcello Lippi's successful triumph at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Answer: Christian Panucci & 56th Minute

Adrian Mutu gave Romania the lead in the 55th minute, but the Italian team responded with a equalizing goal just a minute later when Panucci scored from 3 yards out from a corner kick.

Answer: Ribery & Abidal

Frank Ribery injured himself in the 10th minute that was substituted by Samir Nasri, and then in the 24th minute Abidal was sent off for a foul in the box which awarded Italy a penalty and their first goal of the game.

8. Italy missed three of their main players due to suspensions and injuries for the quarterfinal match. Who were they?

Answer: Pirlo, Gattuso & Materazzi

Andrea Pirlo and Genaro Gattuso received two yellow cards each in the group stage which ruled them out of the quarterfinal. While on the other hand, Materazzi was missing due to an injury.

9. Italy had their quarterfinal clash against which team?

Answer: Spain

Spain who came 1st in group D, were poised against the mighty Italians who came 2nd in their group.

10. Eventually, Italy lost their quarterfinal against Spain on a penalty shootout. Can you name two players which missed 2 penalties, and also state the score line of the shootout?

Answer: Antonio de Natale, Daniela De Rossi & 4-2

Daniela De Rossi and Antonio de Natale missed penalties for Italy, whereas Spain scored 4 of theirs which gave Spain a semi-final clash with the Russians.

Source: Author dj888

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