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Everything you need to know ahead of international fixture
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Ross Byrne and Craig Casey will start for Ireland as Paolo Garbisi returns for Italy
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Italy named an initial 26-man squad for the tournament on 18 May 2000. [1] Midfielders Dino Baggio and Diego Fuser , and defender Giuseppe Pancaro did not make the cut for the final 22, while forward Christian Vieri was ruled out through injury. [ 2 ]
Italy (right) line-up ahead of the UEFA Euro 2000 Final against France. Two years later, at the Euro 2000, with four consecutive victories the team led by former captain Dino Zoff made it all the way to the semifinals, facing another penalty shoot-out but emerging victorious over the co-hosts, the Netherlands. [61]
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Italy (along with Spain) is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with five Championships won (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2004). Italy has also been twice runner-up of the competition, in 1986 and 2013 .