Okay, so I wanted to figure out the exact lineup for the Italian World Cup team in 2014. It’s surprisingly hard to just find a simple, definitive list sometimes! Here’s how I went about it.
First, I started with a basic Google search. You know, just typed in “Italian World Cup team 2014”. I got a bunch of articles, some news stuff, and a few Wikipedia pages. Lots of reading, but not exactly what I wanted.
Then, I dug a bit deeper into the Wikipedia results. They usually have decent squad lists, but it was still mixed in with a lot of other tournament information. I had to scroll through a bunch of stuff to find the actual player names, and even then, it wasn’t super clear about who played in which match.
My Little Experiment
I decided I needed a more focused approach. I started looking specifically for match reports from the 2014 World Cup. I figured those would have the starting lineups for each game, right?
- I found a few sites that had detailed match summaries.
- I checked a couple of different sources, just to make sure they matched up. It’s always good to double-check!
- I started writing down the names of the players who started each match. Lots of familiar faces, of course!
It was a bit of a manual process, but I basically created my own little database of the Italian players and which games they appeared in. It took some time, but it was kind of fun, like being a football detective!
Finally, I put together a simple list of all the players who got playing time during the tournament. It wasn’t just about the big names, I wanted to see everyone who actually got on the field.
I realized that finding simple facts need a lot of works!
