WRAP Italian and German fans watch Azurri win semi-final

(5 Jul 2006) Berlin, Germany 1. Wide of crowd of fans watching the Italy vs Germany match on a huge screen 2. Mid of crowd of fans Dortmund, Germany 3. Various of fans watching the match on a huge screen Rome, Italy 4. Wide of crowd of fans watching the match on a huge screen 5. Wide of fans waving hands 6. Wide of fans Berlin, Germany 7. Wide top shot of crowd of fans Dortmund, Germany 8. Wide of fans Rome, Italy ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 9. Wide of fans Berlin, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 10. Top shot of fans applauding Dortmund, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 11. Wide of fans Rome, Italy ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 12. Wide of fans Berlin, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 13. Top shot of fans Rome, Italy ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 14. Pull-out of fans (FIRST RUN 2130 NEWS UPDATE - 4 JULY 2006) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Rome, Italy 12. Italy fans cheering and waving flags during first half of extra time Berlin, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 13. Wide of crowd 14. Close-up of crowd Dortmund, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 15. Crowd raise arms in response to free kick Rome, Italy ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 16. Fans showing disappointment Berlin, Germany ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 17. Fans react to near miss during second half of extra time Rome, Italy ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 18. Fans celebrate goal Dortmund, Germany 19. Fans respond to Italian goal Berlin, Germany 20. Fans respond to Italian goal Rome, Italy 21. Fans celebrating after second goal STORYLINE: Thousands of Italian football fans celebrated on the streets of Rome on Tuesday night following their team's 2-0 win over Germany in the first semi-final of the World Cup, in Dortmund. Crowds of football fans in Dortmund, Berlin and Rome were glued to huge screens to watch the match. Hundreds of thousands of fans in the German capital watched the match from the "fan mile," while thousands gathered in the Italian capital's Circus Maximus. The match went to extra time after the score remained 0-0 after 90 minutes. Germany had more of the chances at the stadium in Dortmund, where the national team has 13 wins and one draw. Both sides had good opportunities to break the deadlock in extra time. But it was Italy who started to dominate. They twice hit the post before Fabio Grosso finally found the back of the net. Grosso curled a left-footed shot past German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the 119th minute, prompting mass celebrations in Rome. A minute later, Alessandro Del Piero made it 2-0, securing Italy's place in Sunday's World Cup final. Italy will be playing in the World Cup final for the sixth time. They have won the tournament three times. Keyword-world Cup 2006 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...