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| Federation founded: 1898 |
| FIFA member since: 1905 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Blue and white |
| Nicknames: Gli Azzurri (The blues) |
| World Cups qualified for: 18 (of 21) |
| Best results: Champions 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
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| P 83
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W 45
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D 21
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L 17
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GF 128
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GA 77
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Pts 156
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Italy
is 3rd on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
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| Champions |
1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
| Finalists |
1970, 1994 |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1978, 1990 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1950, 1998 |
| Biggest win |
7-1 vs United States 1934 |
| Biggest loss |
1-4 vs Switzerland 1954
1-4 vs Brazil 1970 |
| Most wins in a row |
7 |
| Most losses in a row |
2 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
12 |
| Longest run without win |
5 |
| Longest run qualifying |
14 (1962-2014) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
1 |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 3 losses |
| ITA vs Europe |
W28 - D7 - L10 |
| ITA vs South America |
W8 - D8 - L4 |
| ITA vs Asia |
W1 - D1 - L2 |
| ITA vs Africa |
W3 - D1 - L0 |
| ITA vs N/C America |
W4 - D3 - L1 |
| ITA vs Oceania |
W1 - D1 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Paolo Maldini |
23 |
1990-02 |
| Antonio Cabrini |
18 |
1978-86 |
| Fabio Cannavaro |
18 |
1998-10 |
| Gaetano Scirea |
18 |
1978-86 |
| Dino Zoff |
17 |
1974-82 |
| Roberto Baggio |
16 |
1990-98 |
| Giuseppe Bergomi |
16 |
1982-98 |
| Gianluigi Buffon |
14 |
2002-14 |
| Paolo Rossi |
14 |
1978-82 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Roberto Baggio |
9 |
1990-98 |
| Paolo Rossi |
9 |
1978-82 |
| Christian Vieri |
9 |
1998-02 |
| Salvatore Schillaci |
6 |
1990 |
| Alessandro Altobelli |
5 |
1982-86 |
| Silvio Piola |
5 |
1938 |
| Gino Colaussi |
4 |
1938 |
| Angelo Schiavio |
4 |
1934 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1934 1R United States W 7-1
QF Spain [aet] D 1-1
Spain [replay] W 1-0
SF Austria W 1-0
F Czechoslovakia [aet] W 2-1
1938 1R Norway [aet] W 2-1
QF France W 3-1
SF Brazil W 2-1
F Hungary W 4-2
1950 1R Sweden L 2-3
1R Paraguay W 2-0
1954 1R Switzerland L 1-2
1R Belgium W 4-1
P/O Switzerland L 1-4
1962 1R West Germany D 0-0
1R Chile L 0-2
1R Switzerland W 3-0
1966 1R Chile W 2-0
1R Soviet Union L 0-1
1R North Korea L 0-1
1970 1R Sweden W 1-0
1R Uruguay D 0-0
1R Israel D 0-0
QF Mexico W 4-1
SF West Germany [aet] W 4-3
F Brazil L 1-4
1974 1R Haiti W 3-1
1R Argentina D 1-1
1R Poland L 1-2
1978 1R France W 2-1
1R Hungary W 3-1
1R Argentina W 1-0
2Ph West Germany D 0-0
2Ph Austria W 1-0
2Ph Netherlands L 1-2
3/4 Brazil L 1-2
1982 1R Poland D 0-0
1R Peru D 1-1
1R Cameroon D 1-1
2Ph Argentina W 2-1
2Ph Brazil W 3-2
SF Poland W 2-0
F West Germany W 3-1
1986 1R Bulgaria D 1-1
1R Argentina D 1-1
1R South Korea W 3-2
2R France L 0-2
1990 1R Austria W 1-0
1R United States W 1-0
1R Czechoslovakia W 2-0
2R Uruguay W 2-0
QF Rep. of Ireland W 1-0
SF Argentina [3-4 ap] D 1-1
3/4 England W 2-1
1994 1R Rep. of Ireland L 0-1
1R Norway W 1-0
1R Mexico D 1-1
2R Nigeria [aet] W 2-1
QF Spain W 2-1
SF Bulgaria W 2-1
F Brazil [2-3 ap] D 0-0
1998 1R Chile D 2-2
1R Cameroon W 3-0
1R Austria W 2-1
2R Norway W 1-0
QF France [3-4 ap] D 0-0
2002 1R Ecuador W 2-0
1R Croatia L 1-2
1R Mexico D 1-1
2R South Korea [gg] L 1-2
2006 1R Ghana W 2-0
1R United States D 1-1
1R Czech Republic W 2-0
2R Australia W 1-0
QF Ukraine W 3-0
SF Germany [aet] W 2-0
F France [5-3 ap] D 1-1
2010 1R Paraguay D 1-1
1R New Zealand D 1-1
1R Slovakia L 2-3
2014 1R England W 2-1
1R Costa Rica L 0-1
1R Uruguay L 0-1
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