Cyprus

...out his chewing gum, then he let rip with his anger. Marcello Lippi was entitled to smile after Alberto Gilardino gave his team a comeback win over Cyprus in Parma on Wednesday night. Instead, he was anything but happy. The source of his...

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And still they Mexican wave." 2042: World Cup Danny senses drama: "Tense finish in Parma. Alberto Gilardino makes it Italy 1-2 Cyprus. Twelve minutes to go." 2041: Northern Ireland striker Niall McGinn is growing in confidence as...

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...Champions League now and Juve-Inter at the beginning of December," Buffon said. Buffon will sit out Italy's match against Cyprus in Parma on Wednesday. The Azzurri qualified for the World Cup with a 2-2 draw in Ireland on Saturday.

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...gave Russia a 13th minute lead. Meanwhile, Alberto Gilardino scored a hat-trick in the last 13 minutes to cap a remarkable turnaround for Italy, as the world champions beat Cyprus 3-2 in Parma. Gilardino, whose last-gasp equalizer...

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...the Azzurri. Cyprus captain Ioannis Okkas had put the visitors in front in the 12th minute to briefly silence the crowd at the Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma, beating reserve 'keeper Federico Marchetti with an angled shot. Chrysostomos...

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...just three minutes left. Croke Park erupted. Suddenly, a victory against Montenegro on Wednesday, combined with Italy's failure to beat Cyprus in Parma, would send Ireland to the World Cup. But the dream lasted three minutes. Ireland's...

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Gilardino late show rescues Italy Alberto Gilardino scored a late hat-trick to rescue world champions Italy as they came back from 2-0 down to beat Cyprus 3-2 in Parma on Wednesday. For 78 minutes the visitors looked likely to pull off an...

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...rallying defending champion Italy (7-0-3) over Cyprus 3-2. Cyprus had built a 2-0 lead on goals by Ioannis Okkas in the 12th minute and Chrysostomos Michail in the 48th. At Hamburg, Lukas Podolski scored in the 90th minute, giving...

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The world champions go into Saturday's showdown four points clear of Ireland at the top of Group Eight, needing only a draw to assure themselves of a place in next year's finals. Italy end their qualifying campaign in Parma against Cyprus.

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