Italy Boots Germany 2-0 to Reach Final

DORTMUND, Germany - For nearly two hours, Germany probed, Italy held firm and penalty kicks seemed inevitable. Then with two stunningly swift strikes in the last two minutes, Italy unraveled it all - the tension, the match, the Germans' dream of lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin.

First came the left-footed shot that Fabio Grosso twisted into the far side of the net in the 119th minute. Then Alessandro Del Piero clinched the 2-0 win a minute later with a counterattacking goal as the Germans pressed frantically to equalize.

"Italy deserved to win," Italy coach Marcello Lippi said. "We controlled the play more than Germany did and, in the end, we got these two great …