It's a celebration: Italy players run to congratulate Andrea Pirlo

There was no discernable racism but Croatia will face sanctions for three flares thrown on to the pitch.

Pirlo stepped up and bent the ball over the wall, past Pletikosa’s right hand. Croatia were anonymous, Modric had done nothing. He would say afterwards: ‘They told me not to say anything,’ when asked about Tottenham and Harry Redknapp.

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