Complex sentence: Doni played seven times for Italy, the first arriving on 7 November 2001, as he found the net in a 1--1 friendly with Japan; subsequently, he was picked for the squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, appearing against Ecuador and Croatia.
Split into simpler sentences: Doni played seven times for Italy, the first arriving on 7 November 2001, as he found the net in a 1--1 friendly with Japan. Subsequently, he was picked for the squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, appearing against Ecuador and Croatia.