break; Italy 3 – 0 Wales: Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni: Alessandro Del Piero 1 ' Fabrizio Ravanelli 49 ' Pierluigi Casiraghi 76 ' Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Guy Goethals 24 Apr 1996 Friendly: Switzerland 2 – 0 Wales: Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano: Chris Coleman 31 ' (og.) Hughes' men still have a chance of automatic qualification, but they are now almost certainly aiming to qualify for next summer's showpiece via the play-offs. } u = u.replace(/\/[12]\//, '/'); // ]]>, Israel demands soccer sex scandal inquiry. And Giggs gave the Italians another scare on the half-hour when he rounded Gianluigi Buffon, but the angle was too tight and he was forced to find Hartson, who shot over. if (u.match(/\/(sport2|2|ifs)\//)) { Christian Vieiri then set up Inzaghi, who blazed a great chance over the top. Kubilay Türkyilmaz 41 ' (pen) Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Loris Stafoggia 2 Jun 1996 1998 World Cup qual. Craig Bellamy sank Italy and sealed a famous Wales victory with a second-half winner at the Millennium Stadium. The home side had Robbie Savage on the bench in disgrace after being thrown out of the team hotel by boss Bobby Gould because of a row over a television interview. var part = path[i]; function prod_name(c) {return c.replace(/^(.+?)\.. ]+$/, '' ); But the upheaval didn't look to have affected Wales' spirit, and roared on by a big Anfield crowd they did enough to trouble Italy. The woodwork came to Wales' rescue 10 minutes after the break when Cristiano Zanetti hit the post from 12 yards. new Image().src=n:j.write('

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