| 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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Note: Squadnumbers were not
invented until 1954.
1934
Coach: Vittorio Pozzo
No Pos Name M G
-- GK Giampiero Combi 5
-- GK Guido Masetti
-- GK Guiseppe Cavanna
-- DEF Eraldo Monzeglio 4
-- DEF Attilio Ferraris 3
-- DEF Luis Monti 5
-- DEF Luigi Allemandi 5
-- DEF Virginio Rosetta 1
-- DEF Umberto Caligaris
-- MID Luigi Bertolini 4
-- MID Giuseppe Meazza 5 2
-- MID Giovanni Ferrari 4 2
-- MID Mario Varglien
-- MID Armando Castellazzi 1
-- MID Mario Pizziolo 2
-- FWD Angelo Schiavio 4 4
-- FWD Enrico Guaita 4 1
-- FWD Raimondo Orsi 5 3
-- FWD Attilio Demaria 1
-- FWD Anfilogino Guarisi 1
-- FWD Felice Borel 1
-- FWD Pietro Arcari
1938
Coach: Vittorio Pozzo
No Pos Name M G
-- GK Aldo Olivieri 4
-- GK Carlo Ceresoli
-- GK Guido Masetti
-- DEF Alfredo Foni 3
-- DEF Pietro Rava 4
-- DEF Michele Andreolo 4
-- DEF Eraldo Monzeglio 1
-- DEF Renato Olmi
-- MID Giovanni Ferrari 4 1
-- MID Pietro Serantoni 4
-- MID Ugo Locatelli 4
-- MID Aldo Donati
-- MID Bruno Chizzo
-- MID Mario Genta
-- MID Mario Perazzolo
-- FWD Gino Colaussi 3 4
-- FWD Silvio Piola 4 5
-- FWD Giuseppe Meazza 4 1
-- FWD Amedeo Biavati 3
-- FWD Pietro Ferraris 1
-- FWD Piero Pasinati 1
-- FWD Sergio Bertoni
1950
Coach: Ferruccio Novo
No Pos Name M G
-- GK Giuseppe Moro 1
-- GK Lucidio Sentimenti 1
-- GK Giuseppe Casari
-- DEF Ivano Blason 1
-- DEF Leandro Remondini 1
-- DEF Zeffiro Furiassi 2
-- DEF Attilio Giovannini 1
-- DEF Omero Tognon
-- DEF Carlo Parola 1
-- MID Osvaldo Fattori 1
-- MID Egisto Pandolfini 1 1
-- MID Giacomo Mari 1
-- MID Giampiero Boniperti 1
-- MID Carlo Annovazzi 1
-- MID Augusto Magli 1
-- MID Aldo Campatelli 1
-- FWD Riccardo Carapellese 2 2
-- FWD Ermes Muccinelli 2 1
-- FWD Gino Cappello 2
-- FWD Amadeo Amadei 1
-- FWD Emilio Caprile
-- FWD Benito Lorenzi
1954
Coach: Lajos Czeizler
No Pos Name M G
1 GK Giorgio Ghezzi 2
12 GK Giovanni Viola 1
22 GK Leonardo Costagliola
2 DEF Guido Vincenzi 1
3 DEF Giovanni Giacomazzi 3
5 DEF Omero Tognon 3
13 DEF Ardico Magnini 2
14 DEF Sergio Cervato
16 DEF Rino Ferrario
4 MID Maino Neri 2
6 MID Fulvio Nesti 3 1
8 MID Egisto Pandolfini 3 1
15 MID Giacomo Mari 1
17 MID Armando Segato 1
18 MID Gino Pivatelli
19 MID Giampiero Boniperti 1 1
20 MID Guido Gratton
7 FWD Ermes Muccinelli 2
9 FWD Carlo Galli 2 1
10 FWD Gino Cappello 1
11 FWD Benito Lorenzi 3 1
21 FWD Amleto Frignani 2 1
1962
Coach: Paolo Mazza
No Pos Name M G
1 GK Lorenzo Buffon 2
12 GK Carlo Mattrel 1
13 GK Enrico Albertosi
2 DEF Giacomo Losi 2
3 DEF Luigi Radice 2
4 DEF Sandro Salvadore 3
5 DEF Cesare Maldini 2
6 DEF Giovanni Trapattoni
16 DEF Enzo Robotti 3
18 DEF Mario David 1
7 MID Bruno Mora 2 1
14 MID Gianni Rivera 1
19 MID Francesco Janich 1
20 MID Paride Tumburus 1
21 MID Giorgio Ferrini 2
22 MID Giacomo Bulgarelli 1 2
8 FWD Umberto Maschio 1
9 FWD José Altafini 2
10 FWD Omar Sivori 2
11 FWD Giampaolo Menichelli 2
15 FWD Angelo Sormani 1
17 FWD Ezio Pascutti 1
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