Italy Champion Beanie Baby Hang Tag Reads: Founded in 1898, Italy is one of the three countries known as one of the FIFA World Cup tournaments most honored nations. The other two countries are Brazil and Germany. Country Info: Full country name:Italian Republic Area: 301,250 sq km (117,487 sq mi) Population: 57.6 million Capital city:Rome (pop 3.8 million) People: Italian Language:standard Italian and numerous dialects, German, French, Slovene Government:Republic Major industries:tourism, engineering, textiles, chemicals, food processing, motor vehicles, clothing & footwear

On day 4 of the games, June 03, 2002 Italy won against Ecuador, 0 to 2!
On June 08, 2002 Italy lost to Croatia 1 to 2, this caused the Italy Champion Beanie to be retired!
On June 13, 2002 Italy tied 1 to 1 against Mexico!
On June 18, 2002 Italy lost 1 to 2 against Korea.