International Career
Tommasi played for the Italian U-21 team that won the 1996 UEFA European Championship, also being picked for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He made his first senior side appearance for the Azzurri on 18 November 1998, against Spain, but did not become a regular until 2001.
Picked for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Tommasi played in all four of Italy's matches, in a round-of-16 exit. In the match against South Korea, he came close to scoring twice: first when Roma team mate Francesco Totti played him in only to have his shot blocked by Lee Woon-Jae; during extra time, Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno disallowed him a goal due to a controversial offside.
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