Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final 22 .
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally suffered a broken hand in a warm - up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000 ; he was replaced in the squad by Milan 's Christian Abbiati .
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final 22 , but suffered a broken hand in a warm - up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000 ; he was replaced in the squad by Milan 's Christian Abbiati .