Italian defender Fabio Grosso said in Berlin Sunday night that words can hardly describe his feeling after Italy won the World Cup trophy.

Grosso struck the winning penalty in the shoot-out after a thrilling 1-1 draw with France in the final fulltime.

Grosso said: "It's incredibly emotional, words can hardly describe it.

"Maybe we still don't realize what we have achieved. We really wanted to win and in the end we made it." he added.

Grosso also scored a goal with just one minute to go in the extra time of Italy-Germany semifinal on Tuesday.