Iuliano picks his returns to form and favour perfectly.

He was on the fringes of the Italian side ahead of Euro 2000 with Gianluca Pessotto the favoured player.

However, he worked his way into the side following an injury to Pessotto only to be left with a runners-up medal in the final.

This time around he was overlooked in qualifying, making just one appearance, before finally squeezing into Giovanni Trapattoni's World Cup squad.

A solid, dependable centre-back, he rarely puts a foot wrong and gets on with the job at hand.