Andrea PIRLO (ITA)
I took the first penalty because they asked me to and I did it without thinking. I want to dedicate this victory to my family - this is an amazing feeling, you can't get better than this and we still don't quite understand what we've done... perhaps tomorrow or the day after. It was a very difficult match, very even and France were strong. But we deserved it and now we're going to celebrate. This is a dream I've had since I was a boy and now it's come true. Our secret has been the group and our desire to go all the way.

Gennaro GATTUSO (ITA)
We've come to the end of our World Cup adventure and I'd like to thank the German people. Everyone I've met during the past month has been very polite, respectful and well-behaved. Now we're going back to Duisburg to party all night.

Fabio GROSSO (ITA)
For the penalty I'd already decided where to put it. I can't describe my happiness and right now I am thinking of the people closest to me - my wife and my family and I want to dedicate this win to them. The penalties were a really tough moment but we wanted to win this Cup so much and in the end we managed it. I can't wait to go and celebrate in Italy. I started out at the bottom as a player and now I've got to the very top, and this is hard to believe. We've had a great World Cup.

Mauro CAMORANESI (ITA)
Tonight's result is fantastic. We were made to suffer, but we stood up and were counted tonight. We gave our all on the pitch. I promised I'd get my hair cut if we won, so they cut it for me in the dressing room. I'll let it grow again though.

Luca TONI (ITA)
Fantastic! We’re the world champions, I still can’t believe it. I can’t think straight at the moment but it’s a wonderful feeling. Who cares about hitting the bar, the important thing was to win. Now we want to celebrate with the Italy fans when we get back to Rome. We’re going to party all summer. I hope (Marcello) Lippi stays on, but it’s his decision and he’ll make it in his own time.

Vincenzo IAQUINTA (ITA)
The sixth penalty-taker was going to be either me or Luca Toni. I felt very good. This year I’ve taken penalties and hit them well. Luckily I wasn’t needed in the end. France showed they’re stronger than Germany. I found it very hard to contribute in attack when I came on because I had to worry more about defending.

Francesco TOTTI (ITA)
This win is very important because it’ll go down in history. I can’t describe how overjoyed I am, I still can’t believe it. I’m happy with my performance, although the most important thing this evening was the team. France played very well with a system similar to ours. They made us suffer but we won in the end.

Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)
I still can’t believe it. It’s as if we’ve won some other Trophy. It’ll be different tomorrow when I’ve had some time to think about what’s happened. I definitely would’ve saved the fifth penalty, but my team-mates were good enough to make sure it didn’t come to that.