June 29 – The last time the current European Champions, Italy, graced the Olympic Stadion in Berlin, they ruled the world after beating France on penalty kicks to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. That match is best remembered for Zindine Zidane’s outrageous ‘Panenka’ penalty and of course, his headbutt into the chest of Marco Materazzi.
On a sun-baked Berlin evening with temperatures in the high 80s, the round of 16 kicked off with Switzerland attempting to achieve something they hadn’t managed in 31 years,
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