Italy, France named unchanged teams for final

BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) Italy and France avoided any last minute surprises as they named unchanged teams for tday's World Cup final.

Italy defender Alessandro Nesta was ruled out with the groin injury that has sidelined him for all their games in the knockout stages.

Marco Materazzi therefore again deputises in the centre of defence alongside captain Fabio Cannavaro.

France coach Raymond Domenech kept faith in the team that started their last three matches.

He again named a compact formation with Zinedine Zidane -- playing the last match of his career -- in a playmaking role and Thierry Henry on his own up front.

Before the tournament, Domenech had never fielded the same team in successive matches.

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