Video: Del Piero ‘more than sorry’ for Italy goal against Germany in 2006

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·16 June 2024

Video: Del Piero ‘more than sorry’ for Italy goal against Germany in 2006

Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero joked with a German TV that he was ‘more than sorry’ for scoring a goal against their national team in the 2006 World Cup semis.

Del Piero returned to the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund on Saturday for Italy’s opening EURO 2024 match against Albania.

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It was the same stadium where he had scored in a 2-0 win over Germany in the 2006 World Cup semifinal, so a German TV station jokingly asked the former striker to apologise for his goal almost 20 years later.

“Yeah, I’m more than sorry; I’m really sorry, guys,” Del Piero said, smiling.

Italy progressed to the Final that year and eventually lifted the trophy beating France on penalties.

Alessandro #DelPiero läuft Alexander Bommes vor die Linse, woraufhin dieser die italienische Legende auffordert, sich für 2006 zu entschuldigen. 😂 Deutschland verlor damals gegen Italien und schied bei der Heim-WM aus. Del Piero war einer der Torschützen. #EURO2024 #ITAALB pic.twitter.com/O5INJsPLRx

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