The photo above of Pablo Osvaldo was taken during a friendly game against Brazil five days before the
2-0 win over Malta, Italy's fifth World Cup Qualifying game.
2014 World Cup Qualifying Matches. FIFA Campionato del Mondo 2014 qualifica.
ITALY 2:0 MALTA. (DESTRO 5m, PELUSO 90 + 2m) ) Alberto Braglia, Moderna, Italy. 11th. September 2012.
ITALY:
1. Gianluigi BUFFON (GK)(C), 3. Federico PELUSO, 5. Mattia
CASSANI, 8. Claudio MARCHISIO, 9. Pablo OSVALDO (11.Giampaolo PAZZINI
69 min)
15. Andrea BARZAGLI, 19. Leonardo BONUCCI, 20. Mattia DESTRO (10. Sebastian GIOVINCO 82 min), 21. Andrea PIRLO,
22. Alessandro DIAMANTI (17. Lorenzo INSIGNE 46 min), 23. Antonio NOCERINO.
ARMENIA 1: 3 ITALY. ( PIRLO 11m, DE ROSSI 64m, OSVALDO 82m) Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia. 12th. October 2012.
ITALY:
1. Gianluigi BUFFON (GK)(C), 2. Christian Maggio, 4. Domenico Criscito, 8. Claudio Marchisco,
10. Sebastian Giovinco (14. Stephan EL Shaarawy 60 min), 15. Andrea Barzagli, 17. Pablo Osvaldo,
18. Riccardo MONTOLIVO (9. Antonio Candreva 88 min), 19. Leonardo BONUCCI, 21. Andrea PIRLO (13. Emanuele Giaccherini 74 min),
ITALY 3:1 DENMARK. (MONTOLIVO 34m, De ROSSI 37m, BALOTELLI 54m) Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy. 16th. October 2012.
ITALY:
1.Morgan DE SANCTIS (GK), 3. Giorgio CHIELLINI, 6. Federico BALZARETTI, 7. Ignazio ABATE,
8. Claudio MARCHISIO (10. Antonio CANDREVA 75 min), 9. Mario BALOTELLI (20. Mattia DESTRO 89 min), 15. Andrea BARZAGLI,
16. Daniele DE ROSSI, 17. Pablo OSVALDO, 18. Riccardo MONTOLIVO (13. Emanuele GIACCHERINI 85 min), 21. Andrea PIRLO (C).
ITALY 2:1 CZECH REPUBLIC. (CHIELLINI 51m, BALOTELLI 54m). Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy. 10th. September 2013.
ITALY:
1. Gianluigi BUFFON (GK)(C), 2. Christian MAGGIO, 3. Giorgio CHIELLINI, 6. Antonio CANDREVA, 9. Mario BALOTELLI ,
15. Manuel PASQUAL (5. Angelo OGBONNA 78 min), 16. Daniele DE ROSSI, 18. Riccardo MONTOLIVO (8. THIAGO MOTTA 86min ),
19. Leonardo BONUCCI, 21. Andrea PIRLO, 22. Emanuele GIACCHERIN (17. Pablo OSVALDOI 46 min).
DENMARK 2:2 ITALY. (OSVALDO 28m, BENDTNER 46m, 79m, AQUILANI 91m) Parken Stadium, Copenhagen. 11th. October 2013.
ITALY:
1. Gianluigi BUFFON (GK)(C), 2. Lorenzo DE SILVESTRI, 3. Giorgio CHIELLINI, 5, THIAGO MOTTA , 6. Federico BALZARETTI,
8. Claudio MARCHISIO (7. Alberto AQUILANI 68 min), 9. Antonio CANDREVA, 10. Pablo OSVALDOI, 15. Andrea RANOCCHIA,
18. Riccardo MONTOLIVO (11. Alberto GILARDINO 82 min), 23 Alessandro DIAMANTI (17. Alessio CERCI 77 min)
ITALY 2:2 ARMENIA. (FLORENZI 24m, BALOTELLI 76m). San Paolo, Naples, Italy. 15th. October 2013.
ITALY:
13. Federico MARCHETTI (GK), 2. Ignazio ABATE, 4. Davide ASTORI, 7. Alberto AQUILANI (20. Giuseppe ROSSI 73 min)
10. Pablo OSVALDO (9. Mario BALOTELLI 54 min), 14. Manuel PASQUAL, 16. Alessandro FLORENZI (8. Antonio CANDREVA 60 min),
17. Lorenzo INSIGNE, 18. Riccardo MONTOLIVO, 19. Leonardo BONUCCI, 20. Andrea PIRLO,
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Points |
Italy |
10 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
19 |
9 |
+10 |
22 |
Denmark |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
17 |
12 |
+5 |
16
|
Czech Republic
|
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
9 |
+4 |
15
|
Bulgaria |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
9 |
+5 |
13
|
Armenia |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
-1 |
13
|
Malta |
10 |
1 |
0 |
9
|
5
|
28
|
-23
|
3
|