Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Temperature: 12°C Clouds: Broken Clouds
Maribor, Slovenia.
Temperature: 12°C Clouds: Cloud and Visibility OK
Portoroz, Slovenia.
Temperature: 16°C Clouds: Clear Skies
“Francesco Totti is determined to redeem himself after his shameful exit from Euro 2004 by helping Italy qualify for the World Cup in Germany. The Roma captain returns to the Azzurri line-up for Saturday’s 2006 World Cup qualifier here against Slovenia having completed a three-match ban for spitting in the face of Danish defender Christian Poulsen.” (AFP)
“The gulf in class between the teams is shown by the fact that Slovenia are 43rd in FIFA’s world rankings … while Italy are eighth.” (Reuters)
“Slovenia’s hopes of earning a point against group leaders Italy in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday have been hit by the loss of captain and key defender Aleksander Knavs who has a knee injury.” (Reuters)
“PREDICTION: Italy to gain a hard-fought 2-1 win over the brave Slovenians.” (Goal.com)
“A header by substitute defender Bostjan Cesar eight minutes from time gave Slovenia a famous 1-0 win over Italy in their World Cup Group Five qualifier on Saturday.” (Reuters UK)
“Slovenia stun Italy.” (The Telegraph)
“It was Italy’s first defeat in a World Cup qualifier since May 1993.” (Reuters UK)