| Federation
founded: 1898 |
| FIFA
member since: 1905 |
 
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WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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| 1930 - Did not participate |
| 1934 - CHAMPIONS |
| 1938 - CHAMPIONS |
| 1950 - First
round exit |
| 1954 - First
round exit |
| 1958 - Did not qualify |
| 1962 - First
round exit |
| 1966 - First
round exit |
| 1970 - Beaten
finalist |
| 1974 - First
round exit |
| 1978 - 4th
place |
| 1982 - CHAMPIONS |
| 1986 - Second
round exit |
| 1990 - 3rd
place |
| 1994 - Beaten
finalist |
| 1998 - Quarterfinal
exit |
| 2002 - Second round exit |
| 2006 - CHAMPIONS |
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STATISTICS
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| Played |
77
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| Won |
44
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| Drawn |
19
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| Lost |
14
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| Goals for |
122
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| Goals against |
69
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| Points |
151
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Italy
are third on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
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Biggest
victory:
7-1 vs United
States in 1934.
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Biggest
defeat:
1-4 vs Switzerland
in 1954 and 1-4 vs Brazil in 1970.
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Overall
topscorer:
Paolo Rossi,
Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, 9 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Paolo Maldini,
23 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
1934 and 1990
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1930
No qualifying rounds held. Teams
were invited to take part, but ITALY
chose not to participate.
1934
(WCQ Group 3)
25.Mar 34 ITALY 4-0 Greece
(Greece withdrew, return leg not played.)
ITALY qualified for the World Cup
they hosted. It is the only time in history a
host has needed to play qualification games.
1938
ITALY qualified automatically for
France 1938 as defending champions.
1950
ITALY qualified automatically for
Brazil 1950 as defending champions.
1954
(WCQ Group 9)
13.Nov 53 Egypt 1-2 ITALY
24.Jan 54 ITALY 5-1 Egypt
ITALY qualified for Switzerland 1954.
1958
(UEFA Group 8)
25.Apr 57 ITALY 1-0 Northern Ireland
26.May 57 Portugal 3-0 ITALY
22.Dec 57 ITALY 3-0 Portugal
15.Jan 58 Northern Ireland 2-1 ITALY
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 6- 3 5
2.ITALY 4 2 0 2 5- 5 4
3.Portugal 4 1 1 2 4- 7 3
ITALY failed to qualify for Sweden 1958.
1962
(UEFA Group 7)
15.Oct 61 Israel 2-4 ITALY
04.Nov 61 ITALY 6-0 Israel
ITALY qualified for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 8)
04.Nov 65 ITALY 6-1 Finland
18.Apr 65 Poland 0-0 ITALY
23.Jun 65 Finland 0-2 ITALY
01.Nov 65 ITALY 6-1 Poland
09.Nov 65 Scotland 1-0 ITALY
07.Dec 65 ITALY 3-0 Scotland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 6 4 1 1 17- 3 9
2.Scotland 6 3 1 2 8- 8 7
3.Poland 6 2 2 2 11-10 6
4.Finland 6 1 0 5 5-20 2
ITALY qualified for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 3)
23.Oct 68 Wales 0-1 ITALY
29.Mar 69 East Germany 2-2 ITALY
04.Nov 69 ITALY 4-1 Wales
22.Nov 69 ITALY 3-0 East Germany
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 4 3 1 0 10- 3 7
2.East Germany 4 2 1 1 7- 7 5
3.Wales 4 0 0 4 3-10 0
ITALY qualified for Mexico 1970.
1974
(UEFA Group 2)
07.Oct 72 Luxembourg 0-4 ITALY
21.Oct 72 Switzerland 0-0 ITALY
13.Jan 73 ITALY 0-0 Turkey
25.Feb 73 Turkey 0-1 ITALY
31.Mar 73 ITALY 5-0 Luxembourg
20.Oct 73 ITALY 2-0 Switzerland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 6 4 2 0 12- 0 10
2.Turkey 6 2 2 2 5- 3 6
3.Switzerland 6 2 2 2 2- 4 6
4.Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2-14 2
ITALY qualified for West Germany 1974.
1978
(UEFA Group 2)
16.Oct 76 Luxembourg 1-4 ITALY
17.Nov 76 ITALY 2-0 England
08.Jun 77 Finland 0-3 ITALY
15.Oct 77 ITALY 6-1 Finland
16.Nov 77 England 2-0 ITALY
03.Dec 77 ITALY 3-0 Luxembourg
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 6 5 0 1 18- 4 10
2.England 6 5 0 1 15- 4 10
3.Finland 6 2 0 4 11-16 4
4.Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2-22 0
ITALY qualified for Argentina 1978.
1982
(UEFA Group 5)
11.Oct 80 Luxembourg 0-2 ITALY
01.Nov 80 ITALY 2-0 Denmark
15.Nov 80 ITALY 2-0 Yugoslavia
06.Dec 80 Greece 0-2 ITALY
03.Jun 81 Denmark 3-1 ITALY
17.Oct 81 Yugoslavia 1-1 ITALY
14.Nov 81 ITALY 1-1 Greece
05.Dec 81 ITALY 1-0 Luxembourg
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Yugoslavia 8 6 1 1 22- 7 13
2.ITALY 8 5 2 1 12- 5 12
3.Denmark 8 4 0 4 14-11 8
4.Greece 8 3 1 4 10-13 7
5.Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 1-23 0
ITALY qualified for Spain 1982.
1986
ITALY qualified automatically for
Mexico 1986 as defending champions.
1990
ITALY qualified automatically
as host nation.
1994
(UEFA Group 1)
14.Oct 92 ITALY 2-2 Switzerland
18.Nov 92 Scotland 0-0 ITALY
19.Dec 92 Malta 1-2 ITALY
24.Feb 93 Portugal 1-3 ITALY
24.Mar 93 ITALY 6-1 Malta
14.Apr 93 ITALY 2-0 Estonia
01.May 93 Switzerland 1-0 ITALY
22.Sep 93 Estonia 0-3 ITALY
13.Oct 93 ITALY 3-1 Scotland
17.Nov 93 ITALY 1-0 Portugal
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 10 7 2 1 22- 7 16
2.Switzerland 10 6 3 1 23- 6 15
3.Portugal 10 6 2 2 18- 5 14
4.Scotland 10 4 3 3 14-13 11
5.Malta 10 1 1 8 3-23 3
6.Estonia 10 0 1 9 1-27 1
ITALY qualified for USA 1994.
1998
(UEFA Group 2)
05.Oct 96 Moldova 1-3 ITALY
09.Oct 96 ITALY 1-0 Georgia
12.Feb 97 England 0-1 ITALY
29.Mar 97 ITALY 3-0 Moldova
02.Apr 97 Poland 0-0 ITALY
30.Apr 97 ITALY 3-0 Poland
10.Sep 97 Georgia 0-0 ITALY
11.Oct 97 ITALY 0-0 England
P W D L Gls Pts
1.England 8 6 1 1 15- 2 19
2.ITALY 8 5 3 0 11- 1 18
3.Poland 8 3 1 4 10-12 10
4.Georgia 8 3 1 4 7- 9 10
5.Moldova 8 0 0 8 2-21 0
ITALY advanced to UEFA play-offs.
29.Oct 97 Russia 1-1 ITALY
15.Nov 97 ITALY 1-0 Russia
ITALY qualified for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 8)
03.Sep 00 Hungary 2-2 ITALY
07.Oct 00 ITALY 3-0 Romania
11.Oct 00 ITALY 2-0 Georgia
24.Mar 01 Romania 0-2 ITALY
28.Mar 01 ITALY 4-0 Lithuania
02.Jun 01 Georgia 1-2 ITALY
01.Sep 01 Lithuania 0-0 ITALY
06.Oct 01 ITALY 1-0 Hungary
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 8 6 2 0 16- 3 20
2.Romania 8 5 1 2 10- 7 16
3.Georgia 8 3 1 4 12-12 10
4.Hungary 8 2 2 4 14-13 8
5.Lithuania 8 0 2 6 3-20 2
ITALY qualified for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
(UEFA Group 5)
04.Sep 04 ITALY 2-1 Norway
08.Sep 04 Moldova 0-1 ITALY
09.Oct 04 Slovenia 1-0 ITALY
13.Oct 04 ITALY 4-3 Belarus
26.Mar 05 ITALY 2-0 Scotland
04.Jun 05 Norway 0-0 ITALY
03.Sep 05 Scotland 1-1 ITALY
07.Sep 05 Belarus 1-4 ITALY
08.Oct 05 ITALY 1-0 Slovenia
12.Oct 05 ITALY 2-1 Moldova
P W D L Gls Pts
1.ITALY 10 7 2 1 17- 8 23
2.Norway 10 5 3 2 12- 7 18
3.Scotland 10 3 4 3 9- 7 13
4.Slovenia 10 3 3 4 10-13 12
5.Belarus 10 2 4 4 12-14 10
6.Moldova 10 1 2 7 5-16 5
ITALY qualified for Germany 2006.
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