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Italy national football team
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Italy
Nickname(s)
Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Association
Italian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Gian Piero Ventura
Captain
Gianluigi Buffon
Most caps
Gianluigi Buffon (173)
Top scorer
Luigi Riva (35)
FIFA code
ITA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
15 2 (16 October 2017)
Highest
1 (November 1993, February 2007, April–June 2007, September 2007)
Lowest
17 (July 2015, October 2015, September 2017)
Elo ranking
Current
8 (6 September 2017)
Highest
1 (June 1934 – March 1940, December 1940 – November 1945, July–August 2006)
Lowest
21 (November 1959)
First international
Italy 6–2 France
(Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910)
Biggest win
Italy 9–0 United States
(Brentford, England; 2 August 1948)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 7–1 Italy
(Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924)
World Cup
Appearances
18 (first in 1934)
Best result
Champions, 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006
European Championship
Appearances
9 (first in 1968)
Best result
Champions, 1968
Confederations Cup
Appearances
2 (first in 2009)
Best result
Third place, 2013
Medal record[show]
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Team
1936 Berlin Team
2004 Athens Team
The Italian national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio italiana) represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy.
Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and appearing in two finals (1970, 1994), reaching a third place (1990) and a fourth place (1978). In 1938, they became the first team to defend their previous World Cup tournament victory and due to the outbreak of World War II retained the title for a record 16 years. They have also won a European Championship (1968), as well as appearing in two other finals (2000, 2012), one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups. Italy's highest finish at the FIFA Confederations Cup was in 2013, when the squad achieved a third-place finish.
The national football team is known as Gli Azzurri from the traditional colour of Italian national teams and athletes representing Italy. In its first two matches, the Italian national team wore white shirts with shorts from the club of each player; the azure shirts were introduced in the third match; (azzurro, in Italian) comes from the "Azzurro Savoia" (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian President.
The primary training ground is at the FIGC headquarters in Coverciano, Florence, and the team plays their home matches at various stadiums throughout Italy.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 1910–1938: Origins and first two World Cups
1.2 1946–1966: Post-World War II
1.3 1968–1976: European champions and World Cup runners-up
1.4 1978–1986: The third World Cup generation
1.5 1988–2000: World Cup and European Championship runners-up
1.6 2000–2004: Trapattoni Era
1.7 2006: Fourth World Cup title
1.8 2006–2010: Post World Cup and Lippi's second term
1.9 2010–2014: European Championship runners-up
1.10 2014–2016: Euro 2016 campaign
1.11 2016–present: 2018 World Cup campaign
2 Competitive record
2.1 FIFA World Cup
2.2 UEFA European Championship
2.3 FIFA Confederations Cup
3 Kit history
4 Honours
4.1 Trophies
5 Coaching staff
6 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
6.1 2017
6.2 2018
7 Players
7.1 Current squad
7.2 Recent call-ups
7.3 Previous squads
8 Records
8.1 Most capped players
8.2 Top goalscorers
8.3 Captains
8.4 Hat-tricks
9 Head to head records
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 External links
History[edit]
Main article: History of the Italy national football team
1910–1938: Origins and first two World Cups[edit]
The squad celebrating its first FIFA World Cup in 1934.
Giuseppe Meazza played from 1930 to 1939 in the national team.
The team's first match was held in Milan on 15 May 1910. Italy defeated France by a score of 6–2, with Italy's first goal scored by Pietro Lana.[1][2][3] Some turmoil kept the players of Pro Vercelli, who were the best team in the league, out of the game. At the end of the match, the players received some cigarette packets thrown by the 4,000 spectators as a prize.[4] The Italian team played with a (2–3–5) system and consisted of: De Simoni; Varisco, Calì; Trerè, Fossati, Capello; Debernardi, Rizzi, Cevenini I, Lana, Boiocchi. First captain of the team was Francesco Calì.[5]
The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. After losing the semi-final against Uruguay, an 11–3 victory against Egypt secured third place in the competition. In the 1927–30 and 1933–35 Central European International Cup, Italy achieved the first place out of five Central European teams, topping the group with 11 points in both editions of the tournament.[6][7]
After declining to participate in the first World Cup (1930, in Uruguay) the Italian national team won two consecutive editions of the tournament in 1934 and 1938, under the direction of coach Vittorio Pozzo and the performance of Giuseppe Meazza, who is considered one of the best Italian football players of all time by some.[8][9] Other stars of that era included Luis Monti, Giovanni Ferrari, Giuseppe Ruffino and Virginio Rosetta. The hosts, Azzurri, defeated Czechoslovakia 2–1 in extra time in Rome, with goals by Raimundo Orsi and Angelo Schiavio to achieve their first World cup title in 1934. They achieved their second title in a 4–2 defeat of Hungary, with two goals by Gino Colaussi and two goals by Silvio Piola in the World Cup that followed.
1946–1966: Post-World War II[edit]
In 1949, 10 of the 11 players in the team's initial line-up were killed in the Superga air disaster that affected Torino, winners of the previous five Serie A titles. Italy did not advance further than the first round of the 1950 World Cup, as they were weakened severely due to the air disaster. The team had travelled by boat rather than by plane, fearing another accident.[10]
In the World Cup finals of 1954 and the 1962 that followed, Italy failed to progress past the first round, and did not qualify for the 1958 World Cup. Italy did not take part in the first edition of the European Championship in 1960 (then known as the European Nations Cup), and was knocked out by the Soviet Union in the round of 16 of the 1964 European Championship.
Their participation in the 1966 World Cup was ended by a 0–1 defeat at the hands of North Korea. Despite being the tournament favourites, the Azzurri, whose 1966 squad included Gianni Rivera and Giacomo Bulgarelli, were eliminated in the first round by the semi-professional North Koreans. The Italian team was bitterly condemned upon their return home, while North Korean scorer Pak Doo-ik was celebrated as the David who killed Goliath.[11]
1968–1976: European champions and World Cup runners-up[edit]
In 1968, the Azzurri won their first major competition since the 1938 World Cup, beating Yugoslavia in Rome for the European Championship title. The match holds the distinction of being the only European Championship or World Cup final to go to a replay.[12] After extra time the final ended in a 1–1 draw, and in the days before penalty shootouts, the rules required the match to be replayed a few days later. Italy won the replay 2–0 (with goals from Luigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi) to take the trophy.
In the 1970 World Cup, exploiting the performances of European champions' players like Giacinto Facchetti, Gianni Rivera and Luigi Riva and with a new center-forward Roberto Boninsegna, the team were able to come back to a World Cup final match after 32 years. They reached this result after one of the most famous matches in football history: Italy vs. West Germany 4–3, which is known as the "Game of the Century".[13] They were defeated by Brazil in the final. The cycle of international successes ended in the 1974 World Cup, when the team was eliminated by Grzegorz Lato's Polish team in the first round.
1978–1986: The third World Cup generation[edit]
Italy's line up, before the match against France in a group stage game at the 1978 FIFA World Cup at Estadio José María Minella (Mar del Plata, Argentina – 2 June 1978)
In the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, a new generation of Italian players, the most famous being Paolo Rossi, came to the international stage. Italy were the only team in the tournament to beat the eventual champions and host team Argentina. Second-round games against West Germany (0–0), Austria (1–0) and Netherlands (1–2) led Italy to the third-place final, where the team was defeated by Brazil 2–1. In the match that eliminated Italy from the tournament against the Netherlands, Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff was beaten by a long-distance shot from Arie Haan, and Zoff was criticized for the defeat.[14] Italy hosted the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship, the first edition to be held between eight teams instead of four,[15] automatically qualifying for the finals as hosts. After two draws with Spain and Belgium and a narrow 1–0 win over England, Italy were beaten by Czechoslovakia in the third-place match on penalties 9–8 after Fulvio Collovati missed his kick.
Italy's starting line-up, before the match against Argentina in a group stage game at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
One of the widely remembered pictures of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Italian President Sandro Pertini playing scopone with Dino Zoff, Franco Causio and coach Bearzot.
After a scandal in Serie A where some National team players such as Paolo Rossi[16] were prosecuted and suspended for match fixing and illegal betting. The Azzurri qualified for the second round of the 1982 World Cup after three uninspiring draws against Poland, Peru and Cameroon. Having been loudly criticized, the Italian team decided on a press black-out from then on, with only coach Enzo Bearzot and captain Dino Zoff appointed to speak to the press.
Italy's regrouped in the second round group, a group of death with Argentina and Brazil. In the opener, Italy prevailed 2–1 over Argentina, with Italy's goals, both left-footed strikes, were scored by Marco Tardelli and Antonio Cabrini. After Brazil defeated Argentina 3–1, Italy needed to win in order to advance to the semi-finals. Twice Italy went in the lead with Paolo Rossi's goals, and twice Brazil came back. When Falcão scored to make it 2–2, Brazil would have been through on goal difference, but in the 74th minute Rossi scored the winning goal, for a hat-trick, in a crowded penalty area to send Italy to the semifinals after one of the greatest games in World Cup history.[17][18][19] Italy then progressed to the semi final where they defeated Poland with two goals from Rossi.
In the final, Italy met West Germany, who had advanced by a penalty shootout victory against France. The first half ended scoreless, after Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty awarded for a Hans-Peter Briegel foul on Bruno Conti. In the second half Paolo Rossi again scored the first goal, and while the Germans were pushing forward in search of an equaliser, Marco Tardelli and substitute Alessandro Altobelli finalised two contropiede counterattacks to make it 3–0. Paul Breitner scored home West Germany's consolation goal seven minutes from the end.
Tardelli's cry, "Gol! Gol!" was one of the defining images of Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph.[20] Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot with six goals as well as the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament,[21] and 40-year-old captain-goalkeeper Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.[22]
However, Italy failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championship.[23][24] Italy then entered as reigning champions in the 1986 World Cup[25][26][27] but were eliminated by reigning European Champions, France, in the round of 16.[28]
1988–2000: World Cup and European Championship runners-up[edit]
1986 also led to Bearzot's departure, with Azeglio Vicini appointed in his place.[29] New coach conceded a chance to young players, such as Ciro Ferrara and Gianluca Vialli:[30] Sampdoria striker scored goals that gave Italy 1988 European Championship pass.[31] He was also shown like Altobelli's possibly successor, having his same goal attitude.[32] Both forwards stroke the target in Germany, where Soviet Union defeated azzurri in semi-finals.[33]
Italy hosted the World Cup for the second time in 1990. The Italian attack featured talented forwards Salvatore Schillaci and a young Roberto Baggio. Despite being favourites[34] to win, playing nearly all of their matches in Rome and not conceding a goal in their first five matches, Italy lost in the semi-final to defending champion Argentina in Naples, losing 4–3 on penalty kicks following a 1–1 draw after extra time, Schillaci's first half opener having been equalised in the second half by Claudio Caniggia's header for Argentina. Aldo Serena missed the final penalty kick (with Roberto Donadoni also having his penalty saved by goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea). Italy went on to defeat England 2–1 in the third place match in Bari, with Schillaci scoring the winning goal on a penalty to become the tournament's top scorer with six goals. Italy then failed to qualify for the 1992 European Championship.
At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy lost the opening match against Ireland 0–1 at the Giants Stadium near New York City. After a 1–0 win against Norway in New York City and a 1–1 draw with Mexico at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., Italy advanced from Group E based on goals scored among the four teams tied on points. During their round of 16 match at the Foxboro Stadium near Boston, Italy was down 0–1 late against Nigeria, but Baggio rescued Italy with an equaliser in the 88th minute and a penalty in extra time to take the win.[35] Baggio scored another late goal against Spain at their quarter-final match in Boston to seal a 2–1 win and two goals against Bulgaria in their semi-final match in New York City for another 2–1 win.[36][37]
In the final, which took place in Los Angeles's Rose Bowl stadium 2,700 miles (4,320 km) and three time zones away from the Atlantic Northeast part of the United States where they had played all their previous matches, Italy, who had 24 hours less rest than Brazil, played 120 minutes of scoreless football, taking the match to a penalty shootout. Italy lost the subsequent shootout 3–2 after Baggio, who had been playing with the aid of a pain-killer injection[38] and a heavily bandaged hamstring,[39][40] missed the final penalty kick of the match, shooting over the crossbar.[41][42]
Italy (right) lineup ahead of the UEFA Euro 2000 Final against France
Italy did not progress beyond the group stage at the finals of Euro 1996. Having defeated Russia 2–1 but losing to the Czech Republic by the same score, Italy required a win to be sure of progressing. Gianfranco Zola failed to convert a decisive penalty in a 0–0 draw against Germany,[43] who eventually won the tournament. Then, during the qualifying campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Azzurri beat England at Wembley Stadium for the second time, with Zola scoring the only goal. In the final tournament, Italy found themselves in another critical shootout for the third World Cup in a row. The Italian side, where Alessandro Del Piero and Baggio renewed the controversial staffetta ("relay") between Mazzola and Rivera from 1970, held the eventual World Champions and host team France to a 0–0 draw after extra time in the quarter-finals, but lost 4–3 in the shootout. With two goals scored in this tournament, Baggio is still the only Italian player to have scored in three different FIFA World Cup editions.[44]
In the Euro 2000, another shootout decided Italy's fate but this time in their favour when defeating the co-hosts the Netherlands in the semi final. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo saved one penalty during the match and two in the shootout, while the Dutch players missed one other penalty during the match and one during the shootout with a rate of one penalty scored out of six attempts. Emerging star Francesco Totti scored his penalty with a cucchiaio ("spoon") chip. Italy finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 against France (to a golden goal in extra time) after conceding les Bleus equalising goal just 30 seconds before the expected end of injury time (93rd minute). After the defeat, coach Dino Zoff resigned in protest after being criticized by Milan club president and politician Silvio Berlusconi.[45]
2000–2004: Trapattoni Era[edit]
In the 2002 World Cup, a 2–0 victory against Ecuador with two Christian Vieri goals was followed by a series of controversial matches. During the match against Croatia, two goals were disallowed resulting in a 2–1 defeat for Italy. Despite two goals being ruled for borderline offsides, a late headed goal from Alessandro Del Piero helped Italy to a 1–1 draw with Mexico proving enough to advance to the knockout stages. However, co-host country South Korea eliminated Italy in the Round of 16 by a score of 2–1. The game was highly controversial with members of the Italian team, most notably striker Francesco Totti and coach Giovanni Trapattoni, suggesting a conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition.[46] Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament.[47] The most contentious decisions were an early penalty awarded to South Korea (saved by Buffon), a golden goal by Damiano Tommasi ruled offside, and the sending off of Totti after presented with a second yellow card for an alleged dive in the penalty area, all ruled by the referee Byron Moreno.[48] FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that the linesmen had been a "disaster" and admitted that Italy suffered from bad offside calls from the group matches, but he denied conspiracy allegations. While ruling Totti's sending off by Moreno, Blatter refused to blame Italy's loss on Moreno but stated: "Italy's elimination is not only down to referees and linesmen who made human not premeditated errors ... Italy made mistakes both in defense and in attack."[49]
A three-way five point tie in the group stage of the 2004 European Championship left Italy as the "odd man out", as they failed to qualify for the quarter finals after finishing behind Denmark and Sweden on the basis of number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams. Italy's winning goal scored during stoppage time giving them a 2–1 victory over Bulgaria by Antonio Cassano proved futile, ending the team's tournament.
2006: Fourth World Cup title[edit]
Within the crowd in the Circus Maximus in Rome, after the Italian team scored against France.
Italian President Napolitano congratulates coach Lippi and captain Cannavaro after the final match against France. Berlin, 9 July 2006.
The summer of 2004 marked the choice, by FIGC, to appoint Marcello Lippi for Italy's bench.[50] He made his debut in an upset 2–0 defeat in Iceland[51] but then managed to qualify for 2006 World Cup.[52][53] Italy's campaign in the tournament hosted by Germany was accompanied by open pessimism[54] 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.
Italy won their opening game against Ghana 2–0, with goals from Andrea Pirlo (40th minute) and substitute Vincenzo Iaquinta (83rd minute). The team performance was judged the best among the opening games by FIFA President Sepp Blatter.[55]
The second match was a less convincing 1–1 draw with United States, with Alberto Gilardino's diving header equalized by a Cristian Zaccardo own goal. After the equaliser, midfielder Daniele De Rossi and the United States's Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope were sent off, leaving only nine men on the field for nearly the entirety of the second half, but the score remained unchanged despite a controversial decision when Gennaro Gattuso's shot was deflected in but disallowed because of an offside ruling. The same happened at the other end when U.S. winger DaMarcus Beasley's goal was not given due to teammate Brian McBride being ruled offside. De Rossi was suspended for four matches for elbowing McBride in the face and would only return for the final match.
Italy finished first in Group E with a 2–0 win against the Czech Republic, with goals from defender Marco Materazzi (26th minute) and striker Filippo Inzaghi (87th minute), advancing to the Round of 16 in the knockout stages, where they faced Australia. In this match, Materazzi was controversially sent off early in the second half (53rd minute) after an attempted two-footed tackle on Australian midfielder Marco Bresciano. In stoppage time a controversial penalty kick was awarded to the Azzurri when referee Luis Medina Cantalejo ruled that Lucas Neill fouled Fabio Grosso. Francesco Totti converted into an upper corner of the goal past Mark Schwarzer for a 1–0 win.[56]
In the quarterfinals Italy beat Ukraine 3–0. Gianluca Zambrotta opened the scoring early (in the sixth minute) with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area after a quick exchange with Totti created enough space. Luca Toni added two more goals in the second half (59th and 69th minute), as Ukraine pressed forward but were not able to score, hitting the crossbar and requiring several saves from Gianluigi Buffon and a goal-line clearance from Zambrotta. Afterwards, manager Marcello Lippi dedicated the victory to former Italian international Gianluca Pessotto, who was in the hospital recovering from an apparent suicide attempt.[57]
In the semi-finals, Italy beat hosts Germany 2–0 with the two goals coming in the last two minutes of extra time. After a back-and-forth half-hour of extra time during which Alberto Gilardino and Gianluca Zambrotta struck the post and the crossbar respectively, Fabio Grosso scored in the 119th minute after a disguised Andrea Pirlo pass found him open in the penalty area for a bending left-footed shot into the far corner past German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's dive. Substitute striker Alessandro Del Piero then sealed the victory by scoring with the last kick of the game at the end of a swift counterattack by Cannavaro, Totti and Gilardino.[58]
The Azzurri won their fourth World Cup, defeating their long-time rivals France in Berlin, on 9 July, 5–3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time in the final. French captain Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a chipped penalty kick, awarded for a controversial foul by Materazzi on Florent Malouda. Twelve minutes later, a header by Materazzi from a corner kick by Pirlo brought Italy even. In the second half, a potential winning goal by Toni was disallowed for a very close offside call by linesman Luc La Rossa. In the 110th minute, Zidane (playing in the last match of his career) was sent off by referee Horacio Elizondo for headbutting Materazzi in the chest after a verbal exchange;[59] Italy then won the penalty shootout 5–3; the crucial penalty miss being David Trezeguet's, the same player who scored the golden goal for France in the Euro 2000. Trezeguet's attempt hit the crossbar, then shot down after its impact, and just stayed ahead of the line.[60]
Ten different players scored for Italy in the tournament, and five goals out of twelve were scored by substitutes, while four goals were scored by defenders. Seven players — Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso, Francesco Totti and Luca Toni — were named to the 23-man tournament All Star Team.[61] Buffon also won the Lev Yashin Award, given to the best goalkeeper of the tournament; he conceded only two goals in the tournament's seven matches, the first an own goal by Zaccardo and the second from Zidane's penalty kick in the final, and remained unbeaten for 460 consecutive minutes.[62] In honour of Italy winning the FIFA World Cup for a fourth time, all members of the World Cup-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere Ufficiale.[63][64]
2006–2010: Post World Cup and Lippi's second term[edit]
After the Italian triumph in the World Cup, 1994 World Cup star Roberto Donadoni was announced the new coach of the Azzurri. He replaced Marcello Lippi, who had announced his resignation before the World Cup's start.[65] Italy played in the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B, along with France. Italy won the group, with France being the runner-up. On 14 February 2007, FIFA ranked Italy first in the FIFA World Rankings, with a total of 1,488 points, 37 points ahead of second ranked Argentina. This moved them up one from their previous rank, second. The Azzurri had not received such an honour since 1993.[66]
In Euro 2008, the Azzurri lost 0–3 to the Netherlands. The following game against Romania ended 1–1, with a goal by Christian Panucci that came only one minute after Romania's Adrian Mutu capitalized on a mistake by Gianluca Zambrotta to give Romania the lead.[67] The result was preserved by Gianluigi Buffon who saved a penalty kick from Mutu in the 80th minute.[67]
The final group game against France, a rematch of the 2006 World Cup Final, was a 2–0 Italy win. Andrea Pirlo scored from the penalty spot after a foul and red card for France defender Éric Abidal, and later a free kick by Daniele De Rossi took a deflection resulting Italy's second goal. Romania, entering the day a point ahead of the Italians in Group C, lost to the Netherlands 2–0, allowing Italy to pass into the quarter finals against eventual champions Spain, where they lost 2–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after 120 minutes. Within a week after the game, Roberto Donadoni's contract was terminated and Marcello Lippi was rehired as coach.[68]
By virtue of winning the World Cup, Italy qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, held in South Africa in June 2009. They won their opening match 3–1 against the United States, but subsequent defeats to Egypt (0–1) and Brazil (0–3) meant that they only finished third in the group on goals scored, and were eliminated.
The national football team of Italy qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after playing home games at Stadio Friuli, Stadio Via del Mare, Stadio San Nicola, Stadio Olimpico di Torino and Stadio Ennio Tardini. In October 2009, they achieved qualification after drawing with the Republic of Ireland 2–2. On 4 December 2009, the draw for the World Cup was made: Italy would be in Group F alongside three underdog teams: Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia.
At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, reigning champions Italy were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, finishing last place in their group. After being held to 1–1 draws by Paraguay and New Zealand, they suffered a 3–2 loss to Slovakia.[69] It was the first time Italy failed to win a single game at a World Cup finals tournament, and in doing so became the third nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown, the first one being Brazil in 1966 and the second France in 2002.[70] Spain would become the fourth at the 2014 World Cup.[71] Coincidentally, France who had been Italy's adversaries and the losing finalist in the 2006 World Cup, were also eliminated without winning a game in the first round in South Africa, making it the first time ever that neither finalist of the previous edition were able to reach the second round.[72]
2010–2014: European Championship runners-up[edit]
The national football team of Italy before the UEFA Euro 2012 Final, Olympic Stadium, Kiev, 1 July 2012.
Marcello Lippi stepped down after Italy's World Cup campaign and was replaced by Cesare Prandelli, although Lippi's successor had already been announced before the tournament.[73] Italy began their campaign with Prandelli with a disappointing 0–1 loss to the Ivory Coast in a friendly match.[74] Then, during a Euro 2012 qualifier, Italy came back from behind to defeat Estonia 2–1. In the next Euro qualifier, Italy dominated the Faroe Islands 5–0. Italy then tied 0–0 with Northern Ireland. Five days later, Italy played Serbia; however, Serbian fans in Stadio Luigi Ferraris began to riot, throwing flares and shooting fireworks onto the pitch, subsequently causing the abandonment of the game.[75] Upon UEFA Disciplinary Review, Italy was awarded a 3–0 victory that propelled them to the top of their group.[76] In their first match of 2011, Italy drew 1–1 a friendly with Germany at Dortmund, in the same stadium where they beat Germany 2–0 to advance to the final of the 2006 World Cup. In March 2011, Italy won 1–0 over Slovenia to again secure its spot at the top of the qualification table. They then defeated Ukraine 2–0 in a friendly, despite being reduced to ten men for the late stages of the match. With their 3–0 defeat of Estonia in another Euro 2012 qualifier, Prandelli's Italy secured the table lead and also achieved 9 undefeated games in a row since their initial debacle. The streak was ended on 7 June 2011 by Trapattoni's current charges, the Republic of Ireland, with Italy losing 0–2 in a friendly in Liège.
At the beginning of the second season under coach Prandelli, on 10 August 2011, Italy defeated the reigning world champions Spain for 2–1 in a friendly match played in Bari's Stadio San Nicola, but lost in a friendly to the United States, 1–0, on home soil on 29 February 2012.[77]
Italy started their Euro 2012 campaign with a 1–1 draw to current reigning European and world champions Spain. Following this they met Croatia and were also held to a 1–1 draw. They finished second in their group behind Spain by beating the Republic of Ireland 2–0, which earned them a quarter final match against the winners of group D, England. After a mostly one-sided affair in which Italy failed to take their chances, they managed to best England on penalty kicks, even though they were down early in the shootout. A save by goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon put them ahead after a chip shot from Andrea Pirlo. Prandelli's side won the shootout 4–2.[78][79]
In their next game, the first semi-final of the competition, they faced Germany team who were tipped by many to be the next European champions.[80][81][82][83][84] However, two first-half goals by Mario Balotelli saw Germany sent home, and the Italians went through to the finals to face the title defenders Spain.
In the final, however, they were unable to repeat their earlier performance against Spain, falling 4–0 to lose the championship. Prandelli's men were further undone by the string of injuries which left them playing with ten men for the last half-hour, as substitute Thiago Motta was forced to go off after all three substitutions had been made.[85]
During the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil, Italy started in a group with Mexico, Japan and Brazil. After beating Mexico 2–1 and Japan 4–3, Italy eventually lost their final group game against tournament hosts Brazil 4–2. Italy then faced Spain in the semi-finals, in a rematch of the Euro 2012 final. Italy lost 7–6 (0–0 after extra time) in a penalty shoot-out after Leonardo Bonucci failed to score his kick.[86] Prandelli was praised for his tactics against the current World Cup and European champions.[87] Italy was then able to win the match for the third place by defeating Uruguay with the penalty score of 5–4 (2–2 after extra time).
Italy was drawn in UEFA Group B for the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign. They won the qualifying group without losing a match. Despite this successful run they were not seeded in pot 1 for the final seeding. In December 2013, Italy was drawn in Group D against Costa Rica, England and Uruguay. In its first match, Italy defeated England 2–1. However, in the second group stage match, underdogs Costa Rica beat the Italians 1–0.[88] In Italy's last group match, they were knocked out by Uruguay 1–0, due in part to two controversial calls from referee Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico): in the 59th minute, midfielder Claudio Marchisio was sent off for a questionable tackle.[89][90] Later in the 80th minute, with the teams knotted at 0–0 which would have sent Italy to the next round, Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez bit defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder but was not sent off.[91][92] Uruguay went on to score moments later in the 81st minute with a Diego Godín header from a corner kick, winning the game 1–0 and eliminating Italy. This marked Italy's second consecutive failure to reach the round of 16 at the World Cup finals. Shortly after this loss, coach Cesare Prandelli resigned.[93]
2014–2016: Euro 2016 campaign[edit]
The successful former Juventus manager Antonio Conte was selected to replace Cesare Prandelli as coach after the 2014 World Cup. Conte's debut as manager was against 2014 World Cup semi-finalists the Netherlands, in which Italy won 2–0. Italy's first defeat under Conte came ten games in to his empowerment from a 1–0 international friendly loss against Portugal on 16 June 2015.[94] On 10 October 2015, Italy qualified for Euro 2016, courtesy of a 3–1 win over Azerbaijan;[95] the result meant that Italy had managed to go 50 games unbeaten in European qualifiers.[96] Three days later, with a 2–1 win over Norway, Italy topped their Euro 2016 qualifying group with 24 points; four points clear of second placed Croatia.[97] However, with a similar fate to the 2014 World Cup group stage draw, Italy were not top seeded into the first pot. This had Italy see a draw with Belgium, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland in Group E.[98]
On 4 April 2016, it was announced that Antonio Conte would step down as Italy coach after Euro 2016 to become head coach of English club Chelsea at the start of the 2016–17 Premier League season.[99] The 23-man squad saw notable absences with Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco controversially left out[100] and Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti omitted due to injury.[101][102] Italy opened Euro 2016 with a 2–0 victory over Belgium on 13 June.[103] Italy qualified for the round of 16 with one game to spare on 17 June with a lone goal by Éder for the victory against Sweden; the first time they won the second group game in a major international tournament since Euro 2000.[104] Italy also finished top of the group for the first time in a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup.[105] Italy defeated reigning European champions Spain 2–0 in the round of 16 match on 27 June.[106] Italy then faced off against the reigning World champions, rivals Germany, in the quarter-finals. Mesut Özil opened the scoring in the 65th minute for Germany, before Leonardo Bonucci converted a penalty in the 78th minute for Italy. The score remained 1–1 after extra time and Germany beat Italy 6–5 in the ensuing penalty shoot-out. It was the first time Germany overcame Italy in a major tournament.[107][108]
2016–present: 2018 World Cup campaign[edit]
After Conte's departure, Gian Piero Ventura took over as manager for the team, on 18 July 2016, signing a two-year contract.[109] His first match at the helm was a friendly against France, held at the Stadio San Nicola on 1 September, which ended in a 3–1 loss.[110] Four days later, he won his first competitive match in charge of Italy, the team's opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Israel, at Haifa which ended in a 3–1 victory for Italy.[111]
Competitive record[edit]
For the all-time record, see Italy national football team all-time record.
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA World Cup[edit]
Main article: Italy at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D*
L
GF
GA
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
1934 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 12 3 1 1 0 0 4 0
1938 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 5 Qualified as defending champions
1950 Group Stage 7th 2 1 0 1 4 3 Qualified as defending champions
1954 10th 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 7 2
1958 Did Not Qualify 4 2 0 2 5 5
1962 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 10 2
1966 9th 3 1 0 2 2 2 6 4 1 1 17 3
1970 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 10 8 4 3 1 0 10 3
1974 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 5 4 6 4 2 0 12 0
1978 Fourth Place 4th 7 4 1 2 9 6 6 5 0 1 18 4
1982 Champions 1st 7 4 3 0 12 6 8 5 2 1 12 5
1986 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 6 Qualified as defending champions
1990 Third Place 3rd 7 6 1 0 10 2 Qualified as hosts
1994 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 8 5 10 7 2 1 22 7
1998 Quarter Final 5th 5 3 2 0 8 3 10 6 4 0 13 2
2002 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5 8 6 2 0 16 3
2006 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 12 2 10 7 2 1 17 8
2010 Group Stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5 10 7 3 0 18 7
2014 22nd 3 1 0 2 2 3 10 6 4 0 19 9
2018 TBD 10 7 2 1 21 8
2022
Total
4 Titles
18/20
83
45
21
17
128
77
107
74
25
8
221
68
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
[show]Italy's World Cup record
First Match
Italy 7–1 United States
(27 May 1934; Rome, Italy)
Biggest Win
Italy 7–1 United States
(27 May 1934; Rome, Italy)
Biggest Defeat
Switzerland 4–1 Italy
(23 June 1954; Basel, Switzerland)
Brazil 4–1 Italy
(21 June 1970; Mexico City, Mexico)
Best Result
Champions at the 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006 World Cups
Worst Result
Group Stage at the 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1974, 2010 and 2014 World Cups
UEFA European Championship[edit]
Main article: Italy at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D*
L
GF
GA
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1960 Did Not Enter
1964 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 8 3
1968 Champions 1st 3 1 2 0 3 1 8 6 1 1 21 6
1972 Did Not Qualify 6 4 3 1 13 6
1976 6 2 3 1 3 3
1980 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 3 0 2 1 Qualified as hosts
1984 Did Not Qualify 8 1 3 4 6 12
1988 Semi Final 3rd 4 2 1 1 4 3 8 6 1 1 16 4
1992 Did Not Qualify 8 3 4 1 12 5
1996 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3 10 7 2 1 20 6
2000 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 4 8 4 3 1 13 5
2004 Group Stage 9th 3 1 2 0 3 2 8 5 2 1 17 4
2008 Quarter Final 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 12 9 2 1 22 9
2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 6 7 10 8 2 0 20 2
2016 Quarter Final 5th 5 3 1 1 6 2 10 7 3 0 16 7
2020 TBD
Total
1 Title
9/15
38
16
16
6
39
27
106
64
30
14
187
72
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
[show]Italy's European Championship record
First Match
Italy 0–0 Soviet Union
(5 June 1968; Napoli, Italy)
Biggest Win
8 games at 2–0
Biggest Defeat
Spain 4–0 Italy
(1 July 2012; Kiev, Ukraine)
Best Result
Champions at the UEFA Euro 1968
Worst Result
Group Stage at the UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2004
FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D*
L
GF
GA
Squad
1992 No European team participated
1995 Did Not Qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003 Did Not Enter[112]
2005 Did Not Qualify
2009 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
2013 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 10 10 Squad
2017 Did Not Qualify
Total
Third Place
2/10
8
3
2
3
13
15
-
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
[show]Italy's Confederations Cup record
First Match
Italy 3–1 United States
(15 June 2009; Pretoria, South Africa)
Biggest Win
Italy 3–1 United States
(15 June 2009; Pretoria, South Africa)
Biggest Defeat
Brazil 3–0 Italy
(21 June 2009; Pretoria, South Africa)
Best Result
Third Place at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Worst Result
Group Stage at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Kit history[edit]
For Italy's kit history, see Italy national football team kit history.
Honours[edit]
This is a list of honours for the senior Italian national team
FIFA World Cup
Winner (4): 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Runner-up (2): 1970, 1994
Third place (1): 1990
Fourth place (1): 1978
UEFA European Championship
Winner (1): 1968
Runner-up (2): 2000, 2012
Fourth place (1): 1980
Semi-finals (1): 1988
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place (1): 2013
Olympic football tournament
Gold Medal (1): 1936
Bronze Medal (2): 1928, 2004
Central European International Cup
Winner (2): 1927–30, 1933–35
Runner-up (2): 1931–32, 1936–38[nb 1]
Trophies[edit]
Competition
01 !
02 !
03 !
Total
World Cup 4 2 1 7
Olympic Games 1 0 2 3
European Championship 1 2 1 4
Confederations Cup 0 0 1 1
Central European International Cup 2 2 0 4
Total
8
6
5
19
Coaching staff[edit]
Main article: List of Italy national football team managers
During the earliest days of Italian nation football, it was common for a Technical Commission to be appointed. The Commission took the role that a standard coach would currently play. Ever since 1967, the national team has been controlled by the coaches only.
For this reason, the coach of the Italian national team is still called Technical Commissioner (Commissario tecnico or CT, the use of this denomination has since then expanded into other team sports in Italy).
Technical Commission (1910–1912)
Vittorio Pozzo (1912)
Technical Commission (1912–1924)
Vittorio Pozzo (1924)
Technical Commission (1924–1925)
Augusto Rangone (1925–1928) — Central European International Cup Champions 1927–30, Third Place Summer Olympics 1928
Carlo Carcano (1928–1929)
Vittorio Pozzo (1929–1948) — Central European International Cup Champions 1927–30, Central European International Cup Champions 1933–35, World Champions 1934, First Place Summer Olympics 1936, World Champions 1938, Runners-Up Central European International Cup 1931–32, Central European International Cup 1936–38[nb 1]
Ferruccio Novo (1949–1950) — as Technical Commission Chairman
Technical Commission (1951)
Carlino Beretta (1952–1953)
Technical Commission (1953–1959)
Giuseppe Viani (1960)
Giovanni Ferrari (1960–1961)
Technical Commission (1962)
Edmondo Fabbri (1962–1966)
Technical Commission (1966–1967)
Ferruccio Valcareggi (1967–1974) — European Champions 1968, Runners-Up World Cup 1970
Fulvio Bernardini (1974–1975)
Enzo Bearzot (1975–1986) — World Champions 1982, 4th Place World Cup 1978, 4th Place European Championship 1980
Azeglio Vicini (1986–1991) — Semifinalist European Championship 1988, Third Place World Cup 1990
Arrigo Sacchi (1991–1996) — Runners-Up World Cup 1994
Cesare Maldini (1997–1998)
Dino Zoff (1998–2000) — Runners-Up European Championship 2000
Giovanni Trapattoni (2000–2004)
Marcello Lippi (2004–2006) — World Champions 2006
Roberto Donadoni (2006–2008)
Marcello Lippi (2008–2010)
Cesare Prandelli (2010–2014) — Runners-Up European Championship 2012, Third Place Confederations Cup 2013
Antonio Conte (2014–2016)
Gian Piero Ventura (2016–)
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[edit]
Main article: Italy national football team results (2010–29)
Win Draw Loss
2017[edit]
Italy v Albania
24 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy 2–0 Albania
[show]Palermo, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Rossi 12' (pen.)
Immobile 71' Report Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 33,136
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Netherlands v Italy
28 March 2017 Friendly Netherlands 1–2 Italy
[show]Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Romagnoli 10' (o.g.) Report Éder 11'
Bonucci 32' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Italy v Uruguay
7 June 2017 Friendly Italy 3–0 Uruguay
[show]Nice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Giménez 7' (o.g.)
Éder 82'
De Rossi 90+3' (pen.) Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Italy v Liechtenstein
11 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy 5–0 Liechtenstein
[show]Udine, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Insigne 35'
Belotti 52'
Éder 75'
Bernardeschi 83'
Gabbiadini 90+1' Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,514
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Spain v Italy
2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Spain 3–0 Italy
[show]Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Isco 13', 40'
Morata 77' Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 66,328
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Italy v Israel
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy 1–0 Israel
[show]Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Immobile 53' Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Italy v Macedonia
6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy 1–1 Macedonia
[show]Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiellini 40' Report Trajkovski 77' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Albania v Italy
9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania 0–1 Italy
[show]Shkodër, Albania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Candreva 73' Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Sweden v Italy
10 November 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden v Italy
[show]Solna, Sweden
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Friends Arena

Italy v Sweden
13 November 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy v Sweden
[show]Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: San Siro

2018[edit]
Italy v Argentina
23 March 2018 Friendly Italy v Argentina
[show]Naples, Italy
CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

England v Italy
27 March 2018 Friendly England v Italy
[show]TBD, England
CEST (UTC+02:00)

Players[edit]
Main article: List of Italy international footballers
Current squad[edit]
The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Macedonia on 6 October 2017 and Albania on 9 October 2017.[113] [114]
Caps and goals as of 9 October 2017, after the match against Albania.
0#0
Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
1 1GK
Gianluigi Buffon (captain)
(1978-01-28) 28 January 1978 (age 39) 173 0 Juventus
12 1GK
Gianluigi Donnarumma
(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 18) 4 0 Milan
15 1GK
Mattia Perin
(1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 25) 1 0 Genoa
2 2DF
Davide Zappacosta
(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 25) 7 0 Chelsea
3 2DF
Giorgio Chiellini
(1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 33) 94 8 Juventus
4 2DF
Matteo Darmian
(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 27) 34 1 Manchester United
5 2DF
Daniele Rugani
(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 23) 4 0 Juventus
7 2DF
Leonardo Spinazzola
(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 24) 5 0 Atalanta
13 2DF
Davide Astori
(1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 30) 14 1 Fiorentina
19 2DF
Leonardo Bonucci
(1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 30) 73 5 Milan
21 2DF
Danilo D'Ambrosio
(1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 29) 1 0 Internazionale
2DF
Andrea Barzagli
(1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 36) 71 0 Juventus
6 3MF
Antonio Candreva
(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 30) 50 7 Internazionale
8 3MF
Roberto Gagliardini
(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 23) 3 0 Internazionale
10 3MF
Lorenzo Insigne
(1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 26) 20 3 Napoli
14 3MF
Nicolò Barella
(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 20) 0 0 Cagliari
16 3MF
Bryan Cristante
(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 22) 1 0 Atalanta
18 3MF
Marco Parolo
(1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 32) 32 0 Lazio
20 3MF
Federico Bernardeschi
(1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 23) 12 1 Juventus
22 3MF
Stephan El Shaarawy
(1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 25) 22 3 Roma
3MF
Simone Verdi
(1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 25) 2 0 Bologna
9 4FW
Roberto Inglese
(1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 25) 0 0 Chievo
11 4FW
Ciro Immobile
(1990-02-20) 20 February 1990 (age 27) 28 7 Lazio
17 4FW
Éder
(1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 30) 25 6 Internazionale
23 4FW
Manolo Gabbiadini
(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 25) 10 2 Southampton
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have also been called up to the Italy squad within the last 12 months. Players that have retired from the national team and are not available for selection anymore are not displayed.
Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
Latest call-up
GK
Simone Scuffet
(1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 21) 0 0 Udinese v. Liechtenstein, 11 June 2017
GK
Alex Meret
(1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 20) 0 0 SPAL v. Netherlands, 28 March 2017
DF
Andrea Conti
(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 23) 1 0 Milan v. Israel, 5 September 2017
DF
Alessio Romagnoli
(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 22) 5 0 Milan v. Uruguay, 7 June 2017 INJ
DF
Emerson Palmieri
(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 23) 0 0 Roma v. Uruguay, 7 June 2017 INJ
DF
Mattia Caldara
(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 23) 0 0 Atalanta v. Uruguay, 7 June 2017 PRE
DF
Alex Ferrari
(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 23) 0 0 Verona v. Uruguay, 7 June 2017 PRE
DF
Mattia De Sciglio
(1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 25) 31 0 Juventus v. Netherlands, 28 March 2017
DF
Luca Antonelli
(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 30) 13 0 Milan v. Germany, 15 November 2016
DF
Armando Izzo
(1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 25) 0 0 Genoa v. Germany, 15 November 2016
MF
Daniele De Rossi
(1983-07-24) 24 July 1983 (age 34) 116 21 Roma v. Macedonia, 6 October 2017 INJ
MF
Marco Verratti
(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 24) 23 1 Paris Saint-Germain v. Macedonia, 6 October 2017 INJ
MF
Lorenzo Pellegrini
(1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 21) 1 0 Roma v. Macedonia, 6 October 2017 INJ
MF
Riccardo Montolivo
(1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 32) 66 2 Milan v. Israel, 5 September 2017
MF
Claudio Marchisio
(1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 (age 31) 55 5 Juventus v. Uruguay, 7 June 2017 INJ
MF
Giacomo Bonaventura
(1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 28) 8 0 Milan v. Germany, 15 November 2016
FW
Andrea Belotti
(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 23) 11 4 Torino v. Macedonia, 6 October 2017 INJ
FW
Nicola Sansone
(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 26) 3 0 Villarreal v. Netherlands, 28 March 2017
FW
Andrea Petagna
(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 22) 1 0 Atalanta v. Netherlands, 28 March 2017
FW
Simone Zaza
(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 26) 16 1 Valencia v. Germany, 15 November 2016
FW
Gianluca Lapadula
(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 27) 0 0 Genoa v. Germany, 15 November 2016
FW
Leonardo Pavoletti
(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 28) 0 0 Cagliari v. Germany, 15 November 2016
Previous squads[edit]
Main article: List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads
World Cup
1934 FIFA World Cup squad
1938 FIFA World Cup squad
1950 FIFA World Cup squad
1954 FIFA World Cup squad
1962 FIFA World Cup squad
1966 FIFA World Cup squad
1970 FIFA World Cup squad
1974 FIFA World Cup squad
1978 FIFA World Cup squad
1982 FIFA World Cup squad
1986 FIFA World Cup squad
1990 FIFA World Cup squad
1994 FIFA World Cup squad
1998 FIFA World Cup squad
2002 FIFA World Cup squad
2006 FIFA World Cup squad
2010 FIFA World Cup squad
2014 FIFA World Cup squad
European Championship
UEFA Euro 1968 squad
UEFA Euro 1980 squad
UEFA Euro 1988 squad
UEFA Euro 1996 squad
UEFA Euro 2000 squad
UEFA Euro 2004 squad
UEFA Euro 2008 squad
UEFA Euro 2012 squad
UEFA Euro 2016 squad
Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad
Records[edit]
Main article: Italy national football team records
Most capped players[edit]
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 173 caps.
As of 9 October 2017, the players with the most appearances for Italy are:[115]
#
Player
Period
Caps
Goals
1 Gianluigi Buffon 1997–present 173 0
2 Fabio Cannavaro 1997–2010 136 2
3 Paolo Maldini 1988–2002 126 7
4 Daniele De Rossi 2004–present 116 21
Andrea Pirlo 2002–2015 116 13
6 Dino Zoff 1968–1983 112 0
7 Gianluca Zambrotta 1999–2010 98 2
8 Giorgio Chiellini 2004–present 94 8
Giacinto Facchetti 1963–1977 94 3
10 Alessandro Del Piero 1995–2008 91 27
Players in bold are still active.
Top goalscorers[edit]
Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals.
As of 9 October 2017, the players with the most goals for Italy are:[116]
#
Player
Period
Goals
Caps
Average
1 Luigi Riva (list) 1965–1974 35 42 0.83
2 Giuseppe Meazza 1930–1939 33 53 0.62
3 Silvio Piola 1935–1952 30 34 0.88
4 Roberto Baggio 1988–2004 27 56 0.48
Alessandro Del Piero 1995–2008 27 91 0.30
6 Adolfo Baloncieri 1920–1930 25 47 0.53
Filippo Inzaghi 1997–2007 25 57 0.44
Alessandro Altobelli 1980–1988 25 61 0.41
9 Christian Vieri 1997–2005 23 49 0.47
Francesco Graziani 1975–1983 23 64 0.36
Players in bold are still active.
Captains[edit]
Main article: List of Italy national football team captains
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.[117]
1910 Francesco Calì
1911–1914 Giuseppe Milano
1914–1915 Virgilio Fossati
1920–1925 Renzo De Vecchi
1925–1927 Luigi Cevenini
1927–1930 Adolfo Baloncieri
1931–1934 Umberto Caligaris
1934 Gianpiero Combi
1935–1936 Luigi Allemandi
1937–1939 Giuseppe Meazza
1940–1947 Silvio Piola
1947–1949 Valentino Mazzola
1949–1950 Riccardo Carapellese
1951–1952 Carlo Annovazzi
1952–1960 Giampiero Boniperti
1961–1962 Lorenzo Buffon
1962–1963 Cesare Maldini
1963–1966 Sandro Salvadore
1966–1977 Giacinto Facchetti
1977–1983 Dino Zoff
1983–1985 Marco Tardelli
1985–1986 Gaetano Scirea
1986–1987 Antonio Cabrini
1988–1991 Giuseppe Bergomi
1991–1994 Franco Baresi
1994–2002 Paolo Maldini
2002–2010 Fabio Cannavaro[nb 2]
2010–present Gianluigi Buffon[nb 3]
Hat-tricks[edit]
Main article: List of Italy national football team hat-tricks
Head to head records[edit]
For head to head records against other countries, see Italy national football team head to head.
See also[edit]
Association football portal
Italy portal
Italy women's national football team
Italy national under-21 football team
Italy national under-20 football team
Italy national under-19 football team
Italy national under-17 football team
Italy national beach soccer team
Italy national futsal team
Serie A
Football in Italy
Sport in Italy
List of cultural icons of Italy
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.
Jump up ^ During UEFA Euro 2008, Alessandro Del Piero was named the Italian national team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Gianluigi Buffon was often played as captain as Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[118][119][120]
Jump up ^ Gianluigi Buffon served as second acting captain in UEFA Euro 2008 after Alessandro Del Piero was named the team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[120] Although Buffon was officially named Italy's new captain in 2010,[121] following Fabio Cannavaro's retirement subsequent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Andrea Pirlo was named the Italian national team's acting captain after the tournament (while Daniele De Rossi was named the team's second acting captain),[121][122][123] as Buffon was ruled out until the end of the year due to injury, and only made his first appearance as Italy's official captain on 9 February 2011, in a 1–1 friendly away draw against Germany.[121][124][125][126]
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Jump up ^ "Giuseppe Meazza La favola di Peppin il folbèr" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
Jump up ^ "The inimitable Giuseppe Meazza". FIFA.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
Jump up ^ Lisi (2007), p. 47
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Italy squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title)
GK Cavanna
GK Combi (c)
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DF Allemandi
DF Caligaris
DF Monzeglio
DF Rosetta
MF Bertolini
MF Castellazzi
MF Ferraris
MF Monti
MF Pizziolo
MF Varglien
FW Arcari
FW Borel
FW Demaria
FW Ferrari
FW Guaita
FW Guarisi
FW Meazza
FW Orsi
FW Schiavio
Coach: Pozzo
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Italy squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title)
GK Ceresoli
GK Masetti
GK Olivieri
DF Foni
DF Monzeglio
DF Rava
MF Andreolo
MF Chizzo
MF Donati
MF Genta
MF Locatelli
MF Olmi
MF Perazzolo
MF Serantoni
FW Bertoni
FW Biavati
FW Colaussi
FW Ferrari
FW Ferraris
FW Meazza (c)
FW Pasinati
FW Piola
Coach: Pozzo
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Italy squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup
GK Casari
GK Moro
GK Sentimenti
DF Annovazzi
DF Blason
DF Fattori
DF Furiassi
DF Giovannini
MF Magli
MF Mari
MF Parola
MF Remondini
MF Tognon
FW Amadei
FW Boniperti
FW Campatelli
FW Cappello
FW Caprile
FW Carapellese (c)
FW Lorenzi
FW Muccinelli
FW Pandolfini
Coach: Novo
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Italy squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Ghezzi
2 Vincenzi
3 Giacomazzi
4 Neri
5 Tognon
6 Nesti
7 Muccinelli
8 Pandolfini
9 Galli
10 Cappello
11 Lorenzi
12 Viola
13 Magnini
14 Cervato
15 Mari
16 Ferrario
17 Segato
18 Pivatelli
19 Boniperti (c)
20 Gratton
21 Frignani
22 Costagliola
Coach: Czeizler
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Italy squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
1 Buffon (c)
2 Losi
3 Radice
4 Salvadore
5 Maldini
6 Trapattoni
7 Mora
8 Maschio
9 Altafini
10 Sívori
11 Menichelli
12 Mattrel
13 Albertosi
14 Rivera
15 Sormani
16 Robotti
17 Pascutti
18 David
19 Janich
20 Tumburus
21 Ferrini
22 Bulgarelli
Coach: Mazza & Ferrari
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Italy squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
1 Albertosi
2 Anzolin
3 Barison
4 Bulgarelli
5 Burgnich
6 Facchetti
7 Fogli
8 Guarneri
9 Janich
10 Juliano
11 Landini
12 Leoncini
13 Lodetti
14 Mazzola
15 Meroni
16 Pascutti
17 Perani
18 Pizzaballa
19 Rivera
20 Rizzo
21 Rosato
22 Salvadore (c)
Coach: Fabbri
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Italy squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Albertosi
2 Burgnich
3 Facchetti (c)
4 Poletti
5 Cera
6 Ferrante
7 Niccolai
8 Rosato
9 Puia
10 Bertini
11 Riva
12 Zoff
13 Domenghini
14 Rivera
15 Mazzola
16 De Sisti
17 Vieri
18 Juliano
19 Gori
20 Boninsegna
21 Furino
22 Prati
Coach: Valcareggi
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Italy squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Zoff
2 Spinosi
3 Facchetti (c)
4 Benetti
5 Morini
6 Burgnich
7 Mazzola
8 Capello
9 Chinaglia
10 Rivera
11 Riva
12 Albertosi
13 Sabadini
14 Bellugi
15 Wilson
16 Juliano
17 Re Cecconi
18 Causio
19 Anastasi
20 Boninsegna
21 Pulici
22 Castellini
Coach: Valcareggi
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Italy squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Zoff (c)
2 Bellugi
3 Cabrini
4 Cuccureddu
5 Gentile
6 Maldera
7 Manfredonia
8 Scirea
9 Antognoni
10 Benetti
11 Pecci
12 Conti
13 P. Sala
14 Tardelli
15 Zaccarelli
16 Causio
17 C. Sala
18 Bettega
19 Graziani
20 Pulici
21 Rossi
22 Bordon
Coach: Bearzot
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Italy squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title)
1 Zoff (c)
2 Baresi
3 Bergomi
4 Cabrini
5 Collovati
6 Gentile
7 Scirea
8 Vierchowod
9 Antognoni
10 Dossena
11 Marini
12 Bordon
13 Oriali
14 Tardelli
15 Causio
16 Conti
17 Massaro
18 Altobelli
19 Graziani
20 Rossi
21 Selvaggi
22 Galli
Coach: Bearzot
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Italy squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Galli
2 Bergomi
3 Cabrini
4 Collovati
5 Nela
6 Scirea (c)
7 Tricella
8 Vierchowod
9 Ancelotti
10 Bagni
11 Baresi
12 Tancredi
13 De Napoli
14 Di Gennaro
15 Tardelli
16 Conti
17 Vialli
18 Altobelli
19 Galderisi
20 Rossi
21 Serena
22 Zenga
Coach: Bearzot
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Italy squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Zenga
2 Baresi
3 Bergomi (c)
4 De Agostini
5 Ferrara
6 Ferri
7 Maldini
8 Vierchowod
9 Ancelotti
10 Berti
11 De Napoli
12 Tacconi
13 Giannini
14 Marocchi
15 Baggio
16 Carnevale
17 Donadoni
18 Mancini
19 Schillaci
20 Serena
21 Vialli
22 Pagliuca
Coach: Vicini
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Italy squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Pagliuca
2 Apolloni
3 Benarrivo
4 Costacurta
5 Maldini
6 Baresi (c)
7 Minotti
8 Mussi
9 Tassotti
10 R. Baggio
11 Albertini
12 Marchegiani
13 D. Baggio
14 Berti
15 Conte
16 Donadoni
17 Evani
18 Casiraghi
19 Massaro
20 Signori
21 Zola
22 Bucci
Coach: Sacchi
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Italy squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Toldo
2 Bergomi
3 P. Maldini (c)
4 Cannavaro
5 Costacurta
6 Nesta
7 Pessotto
8 Torricelli
9 Albertini
10 Del Piero
11 D. Baggio
12 Pagliuca
13 Cois
14 Di Biagio
15 Di Livio
16 Di Matteo
17 Moriero
18 R. Baggio
19 Inzaghi
20 Chiesa
21 Vieri
22 Buffon
Coach: C. Maldini
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Italy squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Buffon
2 Panucci
3 Maldini (c)
4 Coco
5 Cannavaro
6 Zanetti
7 Del Piero
8 Gattuso
9 Inzaghi
10 Totti
11 Doni
12 Abbiati
13 Nesta
14 Di Biagio
15 Iuliano
16 Di Livio
17 Tommasi
18 Delvecchio
19 Zambrotta
20 Montella
21 Vieri
22 Toldo
23 Materazzi
Coach: Trapattoni
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Italy squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title)
1 Buffon
2 Zaccardo
3 Grosso
4 De Rossi
5 Cannavaro (c)
6 Barzagli
7 Del Piero
8 Gattuso
9 Toni
10 Totti
11 Gilardino
12 Peruzzi
13 Nesta
14 Amelia
15 Iaquinta
16 Camoranesi
17 Barone
18 Inzaghi
19 Zambrotta
20 Perrotta
21 Pirlo
22 Oddo
23 Materazzi
Coach: Lippi
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Italy squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
1 Buffon
2 Maggio
3 Criscito
4 Chiellini
5 Cannavaro (c)
6 De Rossi
7 Pepe
8 Gattuso
9 Iaquinta
10 Di Natale
11 Gilardino
12 Marchetti
13 Bocchetti
14 De Sanctis
15 Marchisio
16 Camoranesi
17 Palombo
18 Quagliarella
19 Zambrotta
20 Pazzini
21 Pirlo
22 Montolivo
23 Bonucci
Coach: Lippi
[show]
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Italy squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Buffon (c)
2 De Sciglio
3 Chiellini
4 Darmian
5 Motta
6 Candreva
7 Abate
8 Marchisio
9 Balotelli
10 Cassano
11 Cerci
12 Sirigu
13 Perin
14 Aquilani
15 Barzagli
16 De Rossi
17 Immobile
18 Parolo
19 Bonucci
20 Paletta
21 Pirlo
22 Insigne
23 Verratti
Coach: Prandelli
[show]
Italy UEFA Euro squads
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1968 winners (1st title)
1 Albertosi
2 Anastasi
3 Anquilletti
4 Bercellino
5 Burgnich
6 Bulgarelli
7 Castano
8 De Sisti
9 Domenghini
10 Facchetti (c)
11 Ferrini
12 Guarneri
13 Juliano
14 Lodetti
15 Mazzola
16 Prati
17 Riva
18 Rivera
19 Rosato
20 Salvadore
21 Vieri
22 Zoff
Coach: Valcareggi
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1980 Fourth Place
1 Zoff (c)
2 F. Baresi
3 G. Baresi
4 Bellugi
5 Cabrini
6 Collovati
7 Gentile
8 Maldera
9 Scirea
10 Antognoni
11 Benetti
12 Bordon
13 Buriani
14 Oriali
15 Tardelli
16 Zaccarelli
17 Altobelli
18 Bettega
19 Causio
20 Graziani
21 Pruzzo
22 Galli
Coach: Bearzot
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1988 semi-finalists
1 Zenga
2 Baresi
3 Bergomi (c)
4 Cravero
5 Ferrara
6 Ferri
7 Francini
8 Maldini
9 Ancelotti
10 De Agostini
11 De Napoli
12 Tacconi
13 Fusi
14 Giannini
15 Romano
16 Altobelli
17 Donadoni
18 Mancini
19 Rizzitelli
20 Vialli
Coach: Vicini
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 1996
1 Peruzzi
2 Apolloni
3 Maldini (c)
4 Carboni
5 Costacurta
6 Nesta
7 Donadoni
8 Mussi
9 Torricelli
10 Albertini
11 Baggio
12 Toldo
13 Rossitto
14 Del Piero
15 Di Livio
16 Di Matteo
17 Fuser
18 Casiraghi
19 Chiesa
20 Ravanelli
21 Zola
22 Bucci
Coach: Sacchi
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2000 runners-up
1 Abbiati
2 Ferrara
3 Maldini (c)
4 Albertini
5 Cannavaro
6 Negro
7 Di Livio
8 Conte
9 Inzaghi
10 Del Piero
11 Pessotto
12 Toldo
13 Nesta
14 Di Biagio
15 Iuliano
16 Ambrosini
17 Zambrotta
18 Fiore
19 Montella
20 Totti
21 Delvecchio
22 Antonioli
Coach: Zoff
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2004
1 Buffon
2 Panucci
3 Oddo
4 Zanetti
5 Cannavaro (c)
6 Ferrari
7 Del Piero
8 Gattuso
9 Vieri
10 Totti
11 Corradi
12 Toldo
13 Nesta
14 Fiore
15 Favalli
16 Camoranesi
17 Di Vaio
18 Cassano
19 Zambrotta
20 Perrotta
21 Pirlo
22 Peruzzi
23 Materazzi
Coach: Trapattoni
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2008
1 Buffon
2 Panucci
3 Grosso
4 Chiellini
5 Gamberini
6 Barzagli
7 Del Piero (c)
8 Gattuso
9 Toni
10 De Rossi
11 Di Natale
12 Borriello
13 Ambrosini
14 Amelia
15 Quagliarella
16 Camoranesi
17 De Sanctis
18 Cassano
19 Zambrotta
20 Perrotta
21 Pirlo
22 Aquilani
23 Materazzi
Coach: Donadoni
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up
1 Buffon (c)
2 Maggio
3 Chiellini
4 Ogbonna
5 Motta
6 Balzaretti
7 Abate
8 Marchisio
9 Balotelli
10 Cassano
11 Di Natale
12 Sirigu
13 Giaccherini
14 De Sanctis
15 Barzagli
16 De Rossi
17 Borini
18 Montolivo
19 Bonucci
20 Giovinco
21 Pirlo
22 Diamanti
23 Nocerino
Coach: Prandelli
[show]
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Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2016
1 Buffon (c)
2 De Sciglio
3 Chiellini
4 Darmian
5 Ogbonna
6 Candreva
7 Zaza
8 Florenzi
9 Pellè
10 Motta
11 Immobile
12 Sirigu
13 Marchetti
14 Sturaro
15 Barzagli
16 De Rossi
17 Éder
18 Parolo
19 Bonucci
20 Insigne
21 Bernardeschi
22 El Shaarawy
23 Giaccherini
Coach: Conte
[show]
Italy FIFA Confederations Cup squads
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Italy squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
1 Buffon
2 Santon
3 Grosso
4 Chiellini
5 Cannavaro (c)
6 Legrottaglie
7 Pepe
8 Gattuso
9 Toni
10 De Rossi
11 Gilardino
12 De Sanctis
13 Gamberini
14 Amelia
15 Iaquinta
16 Camoranesi
17 Rossi
18 Palombo
19 Zambrotta
20 Montolivo
21 Pirlo
22 Dossena
23 Quagliarella
Coach: Lippi
[show]
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Italy squad – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place
1 Buffon (c)
2 Maggio
3 Chiellini
4 Astori
5 De Sciglio
6 Candreva
7 Aquilani
8 Marchisio
9 Balotelli
10 Giovinco
11 Gilardino
12 Sirigu
13 Marchetti
14 El Shaarawy
15 Barzagli
16 De Rossi
17 Cerci
18 Montolivo
19 Bonucci
20 Abate
21 Pirlo
22 Giaccherini
23 Diamanti
Coach: Prandelli
[show]
Finalists
[show]
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UEFA Euro 1968 finalists
Champions
Italy
Runners-up
Yugoslavia
Third place
England
Fourth place
Soviet Union
[show]
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UEFA Euro 1980 finalists
Champions
West Germany
Runners-up
Belgium
Third place
Czechoslovakia
Fourth place
Italy
Eliminated in the
group stage
Group 1
Greece
Netherlands
Group 2
England
Spain
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UEFA Euro 1988 finalists
Champions
Netherlands
Runners-up
Soviet Union
Eliminated in the
semi-finals
Italy
West Germany
Eliminated in the
group stage
Group 1
Denmark
Spain
Group 2
England
Republic of Ireland
[show]
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UEFA Euro 1996 finalists
Champions
Germany
Runners-up
Czech Republic
Eliminated in the semi-finals
England
France
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Croatia
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
Scotland
Switzerland
Group B
Bulgaria
Romania
Group C
Italy
Russia
Group D
Denmark
Turkey
[show]
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UEFA Euro 2000 finalists
Champions
France
Runners-up
Italy
Eliminated in the semi-finals
Netherlands
Portugal
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
FR Yugoslavia
Romania
Spain
Turkey
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
England
Germany
Group B
Belgium
Sweden
Group C
Norway
Slovenia
Group D
Czech Republic
Denmark
[show]
v
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UEFA Euro 2004 finalists
Champions
Greece
Runners-up
Portugal
Eliminated in the semi-finals
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Denmark
England
France
Sweden
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
Russia
Spain
Group B
Croatia
Switzerland
Group C
Bulgaria
Italy
Group D
Germany
Latvia
[show]
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UEFA Euro 2008 finalists
Champions
Spain
Runners-up
Germany
Eliminated in the semi-finals
Russia
Turkey
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Croatia
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Group B
Austria
Poland
Group C
France
Romania
Group D
Greece
Sweden
[show]
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UEFA Euro 2012 finalists
Champions
Spain
Runners-up
Italy
Eliminated in the semi-finals
Germany
Portugal
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Czech Republic
England
France
Greece
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
Poland
Russia
Group B
Denmark
Netherlands
Group C
Croatia
Republic of Ireland
Group D
Sweden
Ukraine
[show]
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UEFA Euro 2016 finalists
Champions
Portugal
Runners-up
France
Eliminated in the semi-finals
Germany
Wales
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Belgium
Iceland
Italy
Poland
Eliminated in the round of 16
Croatia
England
Hungary
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Eliminated in the group stage
Group A
Albania
Romania
Group B
Russia
Group C
Ukraine
Group D
Czech Republic
Turkey
Group E
Sweden
Group F
Austria
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values: Itala nacia teamo de futbalo – Esperanto

values: Italiako futbol selekzio nazionala – Basque

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values: Selección de fútbol de Italia – Galician

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