The italian played incredibly well in the first half, that's how they were able to tie the score after such a short time... After that, they were dominated during the rest of the game. It's true that France did not win, but penalty kicks never determin who the better team is, it just shows who the luckiest team is. Now, Materazzi is starting to admit that he insulted Zidane... If racial comments have been made, that is really really sad.