Italy national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) La Nazionale (The National Team) | ||
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| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Roberto Mancini | ||
| Captain | Giorgio Chiellini | ||
| Most caps | Gianluigi Buffon (176) | ||
| Top scorer | Luigi Riva (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | ITA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 18  (7 February 2019)[1] | ||
| Highest | 1 (November 1993, February 2007, April–June 2007, September 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 21 (August 2018) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 15  5 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||
| 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, 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
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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).
Contents
Most appearances[change | change source]
- As of 5 September 2017
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 1997–2017 | 171 | 0 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 1997–2010 | 136 | 2 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 1988–2002 | 126 | 7 |
| 4 | Daniele De Rossi | 2004–2017 | 116 | 21 |
| Andrea Pirlo | 2002–2015 | 116 | 13 | |
| 6 | Dino Zoff | 1968–1983 | 112 | 0 |
| 7 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 1999–2010 | 98 | 2 |
| 8 | Giacinto Facchetti | 1963–1977 | 94 | 3 |
| 9 | Giorgio Chiellini | 2004–present | 92 | 7 |
| 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | 1995–2008 | 91 | 27 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
- As of 5 September 2017
| # | 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 |
Competitive record[change | change source]
- FIFA World Cup
- Champions : 4 (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
- Runners-Up : 2 (1970, 1994)
- Third Place : 1 (1990)
- Fourth Place : 1 (1978)
- UEFA European Championship
- FIFA Confederations Cup
- Third Place : 1 (2013)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
