BERLIN -- Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties to win the World Cup final on Sunday night after Zinedine Zidane was sensationally sent off in his last game.
The match ended 1-1 after extra time, which meant a shootout, and in front of 69,000 fans at Olympic Stadium, Fabio Grosso fired his spot-kick past Fabien Barthez to give Italy the victory after David Trezeguet had hit France's second penalty against the bar.
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