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===Euro 2000 Final, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004===
At [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], under manager [[Dino Zoff]], Cannavaro had a strong tournament, playing as centre-back alongside either Alessandro Nesta, [[Mark Iuliano]] or Paolo Maldini in [[Formation (association football)#3–5–2|3–5–2 formation]]. The Italian defence only conceded two goals ''en route'' to the [[UEFA Euro 2000 final|final]]: one against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], and one against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], both in the group stage, keeping three clean sheets in total. The ''Azzurri'' reached the final after defeating the Netherlands on penalties following a goalless draw in regulation time. Italy led the then-world champions France 1–0 going into injury time. However, [[Sylvain Wiltord]] equalised in the final minute of injury time, and an extra-time [[golden goal]] from [[David Trezeguet]] gave France the title. Cannavaro was elected as part of the Team of the Tournament for his performances.<ref name="Storie di Calcio: Fabio Cannavaro"/>
At the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], under manager [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], Cannavaro was credited with holding the defence together almost single-handedly after his usual defensive partner Alessandro Nesta was injured against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]. This injury, alongside several errors by match officials, dealt a severe blow to Italy's chances of winning the World Cup, the side having relied heavily on the Cannavaro–Nesta partnership in central defence. [[Marco Materazzi]], who deputised for Nesta, put in performances that were below his usual standards. Cannavaro picked up two yellow card during the group stage and was suspended for the round of 16 match, meaning Italy would be left without their two starting centre-backs.<ref name="The tragic tale of Byron Moreno">{{cite news|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/the-tragic-tale-of-byron-moreno-the-worst-referee-ever/article19110587/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&|title=The tragic tale of Byron Moreno, "the worst referee, ever"|work=The Globe and Mail|first=John|last=Doyle|date=10 June 2014|access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="25 stunning moments">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/01/world-cup-25-stunning-moments-italy-south-korea|title=World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No21: Italy lose to South Korea in 2002|work=The Guardian|first=Paolo|last=Bandini|date=1 June 2014|access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> Italy went out controversially in the second round, losing to co-hosts and eventual semi-finalists [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], once again to a golden goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wldcup.com/euro/2004/players_present/393_fabio_cannavaro.html |title=Cannavaro profile |work=Wldcup.com |access-date=5 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607115224/http://www.wldcup.com/euro/2004/players_present/393_fabio_cannavaro.html |archive-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/italia-corea-2002-complotto.html|title=Italia, Corea e Byron Moreno: COMPLOTTO?|trans-title=Italy, Korea and Byron Moreno: CONSPIRACY?|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
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