Complex sentence: Italy's campaign in the tournament hosted by Germany was accompanied by open pessimism due to the controversy caused by the 2006 Serie A scandal, however these negative predictions were then refuted, as the "Azzurri" eventually won their fourth World Cup.
Split into simpler sentences: Italy's campaign in the tournament hosted by Germany was accompanied by open pessimism due to the controversy caused by the 2006 Serie A scandal. These negative predictions were then refuted, as the "Azzurri" eventually won their fourth World Cup.