When the World Watched | Gianluigi Buffon 🇮🇹

It's not a bad effort from Michael Essien. And Jean-Louis Dubufford is able to push it away. But again, it will just lift the spirits a little of Ghana. Maybe trying to steal a goal, but that's a decent ball in again. The USA were to beat Ghana, three countries could finish on three points. Here's a chance, sliced into his own goal. Surely it's an own goal by Zaccardo. And he cannot believe it. There's always a faint smile on his face. How extraordinary, Zaccardo seems to lose concentration almost. Momentum going forward. Here's Nedved, good run by Nedved, no Fonsei. Nedved on the left foot. It's a wonderful strike, but it was a good, solid save. And they're improving minute by minute. It is Chipperfield, beaten away by the fists of Buffon. Australia giving it a real go here. And this must be Buffon's ball, it is. Smashed it in, it was just too straight. And the world's costliest goalkeeper, Buffon, is down to meet it. There's an opportunity for a Ukraine equaliser here. Brilliantly saved, still a chance there. How amazing, how did that stay out? They still cannot believe that they haven't got an equaliser here. A double save here, first of all from Buffon. And there's the first effort beaten away, the shot from Gusev. Podolski. Klosser. Miroslav Klosser, the top scorer at the World Cup finals, going all the way. Might break here to K.O., but... The other end is a great run by Klosser. It wasn't a penalty, the German players appealed for it, but in the end, good defending. Schneider. Podolski, beaten by Buffon, and then... ...Wiedrich clears the crossbar. By France. Good ball in, Zidane! What a header! And what a save by Buffon. Great ball in, wonderful header. What a moment, and what a goal that would have been. To get the hand up and turn it over was wonderful.