Italy finally got themselves a win during their World Cup warm up as Cesare Prandelli's men defeated local Brazilian club, Fluminense on Sunday. Already arriving in Brazil, Gli Azzurri took the time to do another friendly match instead of just embarking on regular training session.

Italy's disappointing results in their World Cup preparation continue as this past midweek they were surprisingly held by minnows, Luxembourg. Playing in front of their home crowd, Azzurri made a bright start on that encounter as they already got themselves in front after only nine minutes through Claudio Marchisio.

The exclusion of Giuseppe Rossi from Italy's 23-men squad for World Cup  caused a bit of controversy as many Azzurri fans were questioning that decision since the Fiorentina striker did put in a positive performance last season, despite suffering a quite long injury period.

An interesting statement was revealed by Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, as he publicly backed Italy as his strong candidate in winning the upcoming World Cup 2014, or at least reaching the final.

The World Cup 2014 is just days away with all teams gearing up their final preparation before starting their intense footballing journey in Brazil. One of those international sides that always attract many attention are England and this year, things can get really tough from early on.

Following the absence of Riccardo Montolivo because of his recent injury, another famous name has been left out of Italy's squad as Cesare Prandelli announced his final 23-men pick which didn't include Fiorentina man, Giuseppe Rossi.

Italy's World Cup 2014 preparation suddenly turned rather bleak after their weekend friendly match against Ireland, not because the Azzurri's failure to win but because of the injury to Riccardo Montolivo.

Getting closer to World Cup 2014 opening day, a troubling news arrived for Italian national team as their preparation for the major tournament turned rather messy with the injury for their midfielder, Riccardo Montolivo.

Having been troubled with slight injury issues in his current World Cup 2014 preparation, England defender, Phil Jagielka is sharing a positive news for Three Lions fans as he is getting match fit and hoping to be ready for the opening fixture against Italy.

Receiving a surprise call up for Italy's World Cup provisional squad, Matteo Darmian isn't hiding his dream to achieve bigger goal, which is securing a spot for Azzurri's final 23-men that will battle it out in Brazil this summer.

As the World Cup Brazil 2014 is getting closer to its opening stage, it should be much more interesting for football lovers to travel back in time and check out what happened four years ago in South Africa.

Failing to shine in his last few international fixtures with England still isn't stopping Wayne Rooney being heralded as Three Lions' main player especially for the upcoming World Cup 2014 in Brazil.