Having won the FIFA World Cup four times, only Germany and Brazil have better footballing history than the Italians. Italians have been playing excellent football under their coach Cesare Prandelli. Italy are led by their outstanding goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon for the FIFA World Cup 2014.
Despite being a young side, they have plenty of star value in the form of their enigmatic striker Mario Balotelli, midfielder Daniele de Rossi and the brains of the team, Andrea Pirlo, another midfielder. Despite their talent, Italians are in the ‘group of death’ which include England and Uruguay.
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