Italy national football team
| Association | Italian Football Federation | |
| Confederation | UEFA | |
| Coach | N/A | |
| Most caps | Gianluigi Buffon (142) | |
| Top scorer | Luigi Riva (35) | |
| FIFA ranking | 14  (17 July 2014) |
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| First game | 15 May 1910 France (6-2) |
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| Largest win | 2 August 1948 United States (9-0) |
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| Largest loss | 6 April 1924 Hungary (1-7) |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 18 | |
| First Apps | 1934 | |
| Best result | Champions (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) | |
Italy national football team is the national football team of Italy. They won the FIFA World Cup 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), and the UEFA European Football Championship once (1968).
Most appearances[change | change source]
- As of 27 June 2016
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 1997–present | 160 | 0 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 1997–2010 | 136 | 2 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 1988–2002 | 126 | 7 |
| 4 | Andrea Pirlo | 2002–present | 116 | 13 |
| 5 | Dino Zoff | 1968–1983 | 112 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniele De Rossi | 2004–present | 106 | 18 |
| 7 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 1999–2010 | 98 | 2 |
| 8 | Giacinto Facchetti | 1963–1977 | 94 | 3 |
| 9 | Alessandro Del Piero | 1995–2008 | 91 | 27 |
| 10 | Giorgio Chiellini | 2004–present | 87 | 7 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
- As of 27 June 2016
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Goals per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Riva | 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 |
