[b]National team[/b]
Totti
first came into international prominence while playing in the UEFA
youth tournaments and won the UEFA under-21 championships in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_UEFA_European_Under-21_Football_Championship]1996[/url]. After starring with the [i]Azzurrini[/i] in Italy's Under-19 and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_under-21_football_team]Under-21[/url] sides, he earned his first cap for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team]Italy[/url] during a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2000]Euro 2000[/url] qualifying victory against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_national_football_team]Switzerland[/url] on 10 October 1998.otti first[b]Euro 2000[/b]
Italy went to Euro 2000 with and Totti was in excellent form. He
scored 2 goals during the tournament. The first goal against co-host
nations [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team]Belgium[/url] in the first round and the second goal against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_national_football_team]Romania[/url] in the quarter-finals. Though Italy lost to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team]France[/url] in the final, Totti was named the man of the match[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-8][/url][/sup] and he was selected for the 22-man [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2000#UEFA_Team_of_the_Tournament]All-Star Team[/url].[b]2002 World Cup[/b]
Disappointment followed at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup]2002 World Cup[/url], with Totti failing to make a significant impact and then being [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misconduct_%28football%29]sent off[/url] during Italy's second-round loss to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Republic_national_football_team]South Korea[/url] after being handed a controversial second yellow card by [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Moreno]Byron Moreno[/url] for an alleged dive in the penalty area.[b]Euro 2004[/b]
Totti acquired a measure of infamy at [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2004]Euro 2004[/url] after he spat at [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_national_football_team]Danish[/url] midfielder [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Poulsen]Christian Poulsen[/url]
in a goalless draw on 14 June 2004. He was subsequently banned until
the semifinals, but never made it back to action and finished the
competition scoreless due to Italy's elimination in the first round.[b]2006 World Cup[/b]
Though Totti recovered in time to join the national team for the
2006 World Cup, he was not completely in game shape after three months
on the sidelines following his injury against Empoli, and played with
metal plates in his ankle that had yet to be removed. He nonetheless
was a regular fixture in the side, notably scoring the lone goal via a
penalty in Italy's 1-0 win over [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_football_team]Australia[/url]
on 26 June, and starting in the final against France until being
substituted in the 61st minute. Italy went on to win the World Cup, and
Totti was selected for the 23-man [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup#All_star_team]All-Star Team[/url].[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti#cite_note-9][/url][/sup] During the tournament he played behind the lone striker [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Toni]Luca Toni[/url] rather than as a pairing.
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