 Complete the following phrase:  He won his first senior international cap for Italy on 17 November 2004, in 10 friendly home win against Finland under Italian coach Marcello Lippi. He was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and, while not expecting to play at all, was deployed as a substitute in a 10 victory against Australia in the second round, following Marco Materazzis sending-off. He subsequently appeared again, starting in his sides 30 victory over Ukraine in the quarter-finals following Materazzis suspension and Alessandro Nestas injury; he appeared for the full 90 minutes in this fixture, and kept clean sheets in both matches. Italy went on to win the World Cup 