Marcello Lippi believes his Italy side did not have 'any luck' following an embarrassing 1-1 draw with the underdogs New Zealand in Group F. Coach Lippi refused to be critical of his Azzurri side, taking the positives from a largely disappointing display.

He told Rai TV: "We're just sorry we didn't win a match we could have.

"If we didn't win against New Zealand it's our fault. Once again the opponent scored on their first chance. We were able to control the game after that, but this was a match we should have won."

"They weren't as lucid or as enterprising as they should have been," Lippi said of his players.

"Again we were very unfortunate. It's not like we didn't do great things, although you always need to do more."