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Italy national football team
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{{National football team |
Name = Italy |
Badge = Figc new100.gif |
Nickname = Azzurri'' (sky Blues) |
Association =
Italian Football Federation(''Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio'') |
Coach =
Marcello Lippi (
2004-)|
Most caps =
Paolo Maldini (126) |
Top scorer =
Luigi Riva Gigi Riva (35) |
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First game = Italy 6 - 2
France national football team France(
Milan,
Italy;
15 May,
1910) |
Largest win = Italy 9 - 0
United States men's national soccer team USA(
Brentford,
England;
2 August,
1948) |
Largest loss =
Hungary national football team Hungary 7 - 1 Italy
(
Budapest,
Hungary;
6 April,
1924) |
World cup apps = 15 |
World cup first = 1934 |
World cup best = Winners,
Football World Cup 1934 1934,
Football World Cup 1938 1938,
Football World Cup 1982 1982 |
Regional name =
European Football Championship European Championship |
Regional cup apps = 6 |
Regional cup first =
1968 European Football Championship 1968 |
Regional cup best = Winners,
1968 European Football Championship 1968
}}
The '''Italian national football team''' is the national
football (soccer) football team of
Italy and is controlled by the
Italian Football Federation (FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio).
Italy is one of the most successful national teams, having won three
Football World Cup World Cups and one
European Football Championship European championship. The traditional jersey colour of the national team (as well as of all Italian teams and athletes, but in motor sports) is sky blue (''azzurro'', in
Italian language Italian), and therefore national team members are nicknamed ''Azzurri''.
History
The first match of the Italian national football team was held in
Milan,
Italy on
15 May 1910, against
France national football team France (a 6–2 victory for ''Azzurri''). After avoiding the first World Cup (
Football World Cup 1938 1930, in Uruguay), the Italian national team won two World Cups straight:
Football World Cup 1934 1934 edition, hosted by Italy, won beating
Czechoslovakia national football team Czechoslovakia 2–1 in
Rome;
Football World Cup 1938 1938 edition, hosted by France, won beating
Hungary national football team Hungary 4–2 in
Paris.
After
World War II, the Italian national team did not perform at its pre-war levels, reaching no more than the first round in
Football World Cup 1950 1950 (but notice the
Superga air disaster, which took away the best Italian players),
Football World Cup 1954 1954,
Football World Cup 1962 1962 and
Football World Cup 1966 1966 editions, and not even qualifying for the
Football World Cup 1958 1958 tournament. The match that has more significance, among those played in this period, is the 0–1 defeat against
North Korea national football team North Korea during the final stage of
Football World Cup 1966 1966 World Cup: ''Azzurri'' were defeated by the semi-professional North Korea football players and bitterly contested at their return home, while North Korean scorer Pak Do Ik was celebrated as
David who killed
Goliath.
In
1968, ''Azzurri'' won their first major competition since the 1938 World Cup, defeating
Yugoslavia national football team Yugoslavia in Rome for
1968 European Football Championship European Championship title: this is the only major competition final that was played two times, since after extra times (ended in a draw, 1–1), rules required the match to be played again a few days later, and this time Italy won 2–0. Two years later, ''Azzurri'' participated to
Football World Cup 1970 1970 edition of the World Cup, organized in
Mexico; they managed to arrive at the final, where they were defeated by
Brazil national football team Brazil 4–1, but the semi-final match, won 4–3 after extra time against
Germany national football team West Germany, is by far the most influential and celebrated in Italian football history. The fourth place reached in
Football World Cup 1978 1978 edition was an introduction to
Football World Cup 1982 1982 triumph: after low level qualifications and first round (they advanced over
Cameroon national football team Cameroon because of more goals scored), an under-rated and press-bashed Italian team collected three impressive games against
Argentina national football team Argentina (defeated 2–1), Brazil (3–2), and
Poland national football team Poland (2–0, semifinal), winning the title against West Germany (3–1); cup top scorer was
Paolo Rossi, with six goals scored in the last three matches.
In the last fifteen years, the ''Azzurri'' played an important role and though they had no major successes, their role on the world stage was somewhat remarkable.
Italy hosted the World Cup in
Football World Cup 1990 1990. They were the favourites to win and were arguably the best team in the competition, but inexplicably lost the semi-final 4–3 on penalties to
Argentina national football team Argentina after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; later, they defeated
England national football team England 2–1 in the third place play-off, thus conceding only two goals in the whole tournament.
In
Football World Cup 1994 1994 World Cup edition, Italy reached the final against Brazil, despite a poor start. They were inspired by pony-tailed midfielder Roberto Baggio, but were exhausted after an arduous campaign. They drew 0–0 at the end of
extra time, and lost the subsequent
penalty shootout (football) penalty shooutout. Baggio missed the final penalty in a cruel irony. Also
Football World Cup 1998 1998 edition is marked by a penalty shootout, lost 4–3 in quarter-final against France.
The Italian participation to
2000 European Football Championship 2000 European Championship was followed with skeptisism, but ''Azzurri'' won an incredible semi-final against home team the
Netherlands national football team Netherlands — Italian goalkeeper
Francesco Toldo saved one penalty during the match and two during the shootout, Netherlands players missed one penalty during the match and one during the shootout – a success rate of one penalty scored on six tries — and lost the final 2–1 against France (
golden goal), allowing ''les Bleus'' equalizing goal 30 seconds before the end of the match.
Italy failed in both
Football World Cup 2002 2002 World Cup and
2004 European Football Championship 2004 European Championship; in both cases, controversial episodes shifted the focus away from the ''Azzurri'''s poor performance.
Italy also won the
Olympic Games Olympic Gold Medal in
1936 Summer Olympics 1936 and two Bronze Medals, in
1928 Summer Olympics 1928 and
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004.
The
Italy national under-21 football team Italian under-21 national team is very successful, having won five out of the last seven
European Under-21 Football Championships (
1990–92,
1992–94, 1994–96, 1998–2000 and
2002–2004 editions).
World Cup record
*
Football World Cup 1930 1930 - ''Did not enter''
*
Football World Cup 1934 1934 - '''Champions'''
*
Football World Cup 1938 1938 - '''Champions'''
*
Football World Cup 1950 1950 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 1954 1954 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 1958 1958 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Football World Cup 1962 1962 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 1966 1966 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 1970 1970 - Runners-up
*
Football World Cup 1974 1974 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 1978 1978 - Fourth place
*
Football World Cup 1982 1982 - '''Champions'''
*
Football World Cup 1986 1986 - Round 2
*
Football World Cup 1990 1990 - Third place
*
Football World Cup 1994 1994 - Runners-up
*
Football World Cup 1998 1998 - Quarter-finals
*
Football World Cup 2002 2002 - Round 2
*
Football World Cup 2006 2006 -
Football World Cup 2006 - European Qualification Groups#Group 5 Qualified
European Championship record
*
1960 European Football Championship 1960 - ''Did not enter''
*
1964 European Football Championship 1964 - ''Did not qualify''
*
1968 European Football Championship 1968 - '''Champions'''
*
1972 European Football Championship 1972 - ''Did not qualify''
*
1976 European Football Championship 1976 - ''Did not qualify''
*
1980 European Football Championship 1980 - Fourth place
*
1984 European Football Championship 1984 - ''Did not qualify''
*
1988 European Football Championship 1988 - Semifinals
*
1992 European Football Championship 1992 - ''Did not qualify''
*
1996 European Football Championship 1996 - Round 1
*
2000 European Football Championship 2000 - Runners-up
*
2004 European Football Championship 2004 - Round 1
Coaches
*
Marcello Lippi (2004- *)
*
Giovanni Trapattoni (2000-2004)
*
Dino Zoff (1998-2000)
*
Cesare Maldini (1997-1998)
*
Arrigo Sacchi (1991-1996)
*
Azeglio Vicini (1986-1991)
*
Enzo Bearzot (1975-1986)
*
Ferruccio Valcareggi (1966-1974)
*
Edmondo Fabbri (1962-1966)
*
Giovanni Ferrari (1960-1961)
*
Giuseppe Viani (1960)
…
*
Lajos Czeizler,
Angelo Schiavio,
Silvio Piola (1953-1954)
…
*
Vittorio Pozzo (1929-1948)
*Carlo Carcano (1928-1929)
*Augusto Rangone (1925-1928)
Famous past players
{|
|valign="top"|
*
Alessandro Altobelli
*
Amedeo Amadei
*
Roberto Baggio
*
Franco Baresi
*
Romeo Benetti
*
Giuseppe Bergomi
*
Amedeo Biavati
*
Roberto Boninsegna
*
Giampiero Boniperti
*
Fabio Capello
*
Franco Causio
*
Luigi Cevenini
*
Giorgio Chinaglia
*
Giampiero Combi
*
Bruno Conti
*
Mario Corso
*
Alessandro Costacurta
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*
Roberto Donadoni
*
Renzo De Vecchi
*
Giacinto Facchetti
*
Giovanni Ferrari
*
Guglielmo Gabetto
*
Claudio Gentile
*
Francesco Graziani
*
Felice Levratto
*
Ezio Loik
*
Paolo Maldini
*
Roberto Mancini
*
Virgilio Maroso
*
Sandro Mazzola
*
Valentino Mazzola
*
Giuseppe Meazza
*
Romeo Menti
*
Luis Monti
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*
Raimundo Orsi
*
Carlo Parola
*
Armando Picchi
*
Silvio Piola
*
Paolino Pulici
*
Paolo Rossi
*
Luigi Riva Gigi Riva
*
Gianni Rivera
*
Claudio Sala
*
Gaetano Scirea
*
Marco Tardelli
*
Francesco Toldo
*
Gianluca Vialli
*
Dino Zoff
*
Gianfranco Zola
|}
Current squad
Goalkeepers:
*
Gianluigi Buffon -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
*
Morgan De Sanctis -
Udinese Calcio Udinese
*
Angelo Peruzzi -
S.S. Lazio Lazio
*
Marco Amelia -
A.S. Livorno Calcio Livorno
Defenders:
*
Andrea Barzagli -
U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo
*
Fabio Cannavaro (captain) -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
*
Marco Materazzi -
Internazionale Milano F.C. Inter Milan
*
Alessandro Nesta -
A.C. Milan
*
Massimo Oddo -
S.S. Lazio Lazio
*
Cristian Zaccardo -
U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo
*
Gianluca Zambrotta -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
Midfielders:
*
Manuele Blasi -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
*
Mauro Camoranesi -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
*
Daniele De Rossi -
A.S. Roma
*
Gennaro Ivan Gattuso -
A.C. Milan
*
Fabio Grosso -
U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo
*
Andrea Pirlo -
A.C. Milan
*
Aimo Diana -
U.C. Sampdoria Sampdoria
*
Simone Perrotta -
A.S. Roma
Forwards:
*
Alessandro Del Piero -
Juventus F.C. Juventus
*
Alberto Gilardino -
A.C. Milan
*
Vincenzo Iaquinta -
Udinese Calcio Udinese
*
Luca Toni -
ACF Fiorentina Fiorentina
*
Francesco Totti -
A.S. Roma
*
Christian Vieri -
AS Monaco FC Monaco (
Ligue 1 France)
External links
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Italian Football Federation (Official news about the national team)
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RSSSF archive of international results 1910-
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RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
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RSSSF archive of coaches 1910-
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Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
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Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
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Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers
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