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Italy's players, from left, Andrea Pirlo, Osvaldo, Mario Balotelli, and Stephan El Shaarawy attend a press conference by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli at the national team's Coverciano training complex in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, where 42 players were called up for World Cup fitness tests. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli speaks during a press conference at the national team's Coverciano training complex in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, where 42 players were called up for World Cup fitness tests. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli stands in front of a poster showing players, from left, Andrea Pirlo, Mario Balotelli, and Daniele De Rossi during a press conference at the national team's Coverciano training complex in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, where 42 players were called up for World Cup fitness tests. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, right, speaks to goalie Pierluigi Buffon during a press conference at the national team's Coverciano training complex in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, where 42 players were called up for World Cup fitness tests. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

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From left, Brazil's Ambassador to the US Mauro L.I. Vieira, Vice President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State John Kerry, look at the FIFA World Cup trophy, the actual trophy that will be awarded to the winner of this year’s World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil, Monday, April 14,2014, during an unveiling ceremony at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)