World Cup 2010: Slovakia v Italy team news

Venue Ellis Park, Johannesburg, Thursday 3pm Referee H Webb (England) TV ITV1 Radio BBC 5 Live Slovakia Manager Vladimir Weiss Fifa ranking 34 Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Italy Manager Marcello Lippi Fifa ranking 5 Doubtful Pirlo (calf) Injured Buffon (back) Suspended None Match pointers • The last four goals Italy have conceded at the World Cup finals have come from set pieces • Slovakia have managed only three shots on target in their first two games • Italy have conceded two goals from the only two shots on target against them at this World Cup. • The last time Italy failed to make it out of the group stage at the World Cup was in 1974