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Gianluigi Buffon, who became a world champion with the Italian team, also won a personal title at these World Championships - the 28-year-old goalkeeper was selected as the best goalkeeper of the championship and received the legendary Lev Yashin award.
The Italian national team, whose goal Buffon defended in all championship matches, conceded only two goals in these championships during seven matches - one goal Italians scored against themselves in a match against the USA team, and the other one they conceded in the final, when Buffon was beaten from the penalty spot by Zinedine Zidane.
Buffon made his debut in the "Serie A" championship at the age of just 17 years and 9 months, but immediately proved himself as one of the best Italian goalkeepers and attracted the attention of the country's football giant "Juventus" and was invited to the national team.
In previous World Championships, the Lev Yashin awards were won by goalkeepers such as German Oliver Kahn in 2002, French Fabien Barthez in 1998, and Belgian Michel Preud'Homme in 1994.
