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{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Italy
| Nickname = ''Gli Azzurri'' (The [[Savoy blue|Blues]])
| Badge = Logo Italy National Football Team - 2023.svg
| Badge_size = 135px
| Association = [[Italian Football Federation|Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio]] (FIGC)
| Sub-confederation =
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
| Coach = [[Gennaro Gattuso]]
| Captain = [[Gianluigi Donnarumma]]
| Most caps = [[Gianluigi Buffon]] (176)
| Top scorer = [[Gigi Riva]] ([[List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva|35]])
| FIFA Trigramme = ITA
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|ITA}}
| FIFA max = 1
| FIFA max date = {{Nowrap|November 1993,}} {{nowrap|February 2007,}} {{nowrap|April–June 2007,}} {{nowrap|September 2007}}
| FIFA min = 21
| FIFA min date = June 2018
| Home Stadium = ''[[List of football stadiums in Italy|Various]]''
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| First game = {{Fb|ITA|1861}} 6–2 {{Fb-rt|France|1794}}<br />([[Milan]], [[Italy]]; 15 May 1910)
| Largest win = {{Fb|ITA}} 9–0 {{Fb-rt|United States|1912}}<br />([[Brentford]], [[England]]; 2 August 1948)
| Largest loss = {{Fb|Hungary|1920}} 7–1 {{Fb-rt|ITA|1861}}<br />([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]; 6 April 1924)
| World cup apps = 18
| World cup first = 1934
| World cup best = '''Champions''' ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]])
| Regional name = [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]]
| Regional cup apps = 11
| Regional cup first = [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]
| Regional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]], [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]])
| 2ndRegional name = [[UEFA Nations League|Nations League Finals]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 2
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021]]
| 2ndRegional cup best = Third place ([[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021]], [[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|2023]])
| Confederations cup apps = 2
| Confederations cup first = [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
| Confederations cup best = Third place ([[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]])
| website = {{URL|https://www.figc.it/|FIGC.it}} {{in lang|it|en}}
| 3rdRegional name = [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]
| 3rdRegional cup apps = 1
| 3rdRegional cup first = [[2022 Finalissima|2022]]
| 3rdRegional cup best = Runners-up ([[2022 Finalissima|2022]])
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{{MedalBronze|[[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]]|[[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 Italy]]|[[1934 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 France]]|[[1938 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 Spain]]|[[1982 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 Germany]]|[[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 Mexico]]|[[1970 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 United States]]|[[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|[[1990 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[UEFA Euro 1968|1968 Italy]]|[[UEFA Euro 1968 squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[UEFA Euro 2020|2020 Europe]]|[[UEFA Euro 2020 squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000 Netherlands & Belgium]]|[[UEFA Euro 2000 squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 Poland & Ukraine]]|[[UEFA Euro 2012 squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Finalissima|2022 England]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA Nations League]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021 Italy]]|[[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|2023 Netherlands]]|[[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013 Brazil]]|[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Italy|Team]]}}
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The '''Italy national football team''' ({{langx|it|Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia}}) has represented [[Italy]] in men's international [[Association football|football]] since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the [[Italian Football Federation]] (FIGC), the governing body for [[football in Italy]], which is a co-founder and member of [[UEFA]]. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]] and technical headquarters, [[Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano]], is located in [[Florence]].
Italy is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] titles ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]), reaching two more finals ([[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]), and finishing third place in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and fourth in [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]. Italy also won two [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]] ([[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]], [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]), and appeared in two other finals of the tournament ([[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]], [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]). Italy's team also finished as runners-up in the [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]] in [[2022 Finalissima|2022]], and in third place at both the [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]] and at the [[UEFA Nations League]] in [[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021]] and [[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|2023]].
The team is known as ''gli Azzurri'' (the Blues), because [[Savoy blue]] is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional paint of the royal [[House of Savoy]], which reigned over the [[Kingdom of Italy]]. In 1938, Italy became the first team to defend its World Cup title, and due to the outbreak of [[World War II]], retained the title for a further twelve years. Italy had also previously won two [[Central European International Cup]]s ([[1927–30 Central European International Cup|1927–30]], [[1933–35 Central European International Cup|1933–35]]). Between its first two World Cup victories, Italy won the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic football tournament]] ([[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]). After the majority of the team was killed in a [[Superga air disaster|plane crash]] in 1949, Italy obtained poor results in the 1950s, even failing to qualify for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]]. Failure to qualify for the World Cup did not happen again until the consecutive editions of [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] and [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]. However, the team was unbeaten from October 2018 to October 2021, and holds the world record for most consecutive matches without defeat (37).
Italy has notable rivalries with other footballing nations, such as [[Brazil–Italy football rivalry|Brazil]], [[France–Italy football rivalry|France]], [[Germany–Italy football rivalry|Germany]] and [[Italy–Spain football rivalry|Spain]]. In the [[FIFA World Rankings]], in force since August 1993, Italy has occupied first place several times, in November 1993 and during 2007 (February, April–June, September), with its worst placement in August 2018 in 21st place.
==History==
{{Main|History of the Italy national football team}}
===Origins and first two World Cup titles in 1934 and 1938===
[[File:Italy celebrating 1934.jpg|thumb|The squad celebrating its first [[FIFA World Cup]] in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]]]
An early attempt to create an Italian national team occurred on 30 April 1899, when an Italian selection played a Swiss eleven, losing 0–2 in [[Torino]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwit-others-intres.html|title=Switzerland: Non-Official International Matches Representative Teams 1898-1992|publisher=RSSSF|language=English|accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref> The [[1910 Italy v France football match|team's first official match]] was held in [[Milan]] on 15 May 1910. Italy defeated [[France national football team|France]] by a score of 6–2, with Italy's first goal scored by [[Pietro Lana]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/190910_album.html|title=Album della stagione|publisher=MagliaRossonera.it|language=it|access-date=15 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230141227/http://www.magliarossonera.it/190910_album.html|archive-date=30 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=magliarossonera>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Lana.html|title=Pietro Lana|publisher=MagliaRossonera.it|language=it|access-date=15 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228141647/http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Lana.html|archive-date=28 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.figc.it/english/storia/storia_completa.htm#1913 |title=FIGC |publisher=Figc.it |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423025820/http://www.figc.it/english/storia/storia_completa.htm#1913 |archive-date=23 April 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Italian team played with a (2–3–5) system and consisted of De Simoni, Varisco, [[Francesco Calì|Calì]], Trerè, Fossati, [[Domenico Capello|Capello]], Debernardi, Rizzi, [[Aldo Cevenini|Cevenini I]], Lana, [[Arturo Boiocchi|Boiocchi]], with Calì as the team's first captain.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/motori/supplemento_ottobre06/04.pdf|title=Italia-Francia IL CALCIO|publisher=repubblica.it|date=17 October 2006|language=it|access-date=24 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102200700/http://download.repubblica.it/pdf/motori/supplemento_ottobre06/04.pdf|archive-date=2 November 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
The first success in an official tournament was the bronze medal at the [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]]. After losing the semi-final against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], an 11–3 victory against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] secured third place in the competition. In the [[1927–30 Central European International Cup|1927–30]] and [[1933–35 Central European International Cup]], Italy achieved first place out of five [[Central Europe]]an teams, topping the group with 11 points in both editions of the tournament.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/drgero1.html|title=1st International Cup|website=www.rsssf.com|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235827/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/drgero1.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/drgero3.html|title=3rd International Cup|website=www.rsssf.com|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180314/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/drgero3.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy would also later win the gold medal at the [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympics]] with a 2–1 victory in extra time in the gold medal match over [[Austria national football team|Austria]] on 15 August 1936.<ref name="SR">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/FTB/ |title=Football at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011234044/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/FTB/ |archive-date=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After declining to participate in the inaugural World Cup ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], in Uruguay) the Italy national team won two consecutive editions of the tournament in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] and [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], under the direction of coach [[Vittorio Pozzo]] and the performance of [[Giuseppe Meazza]], who is considered one of the best Italian football players of all time by some.<ref name="Giuseppe Meazza La favola di Peppin il folbèr">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/meazza.html|title=Giuseppe Meazza La favola di Peppin il folbèr|date=30 January 2016|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311115720/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/meazza.html|archive-date=11 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The inimitable Giuseppe Meazza">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174761/|title=The inimitable Giuseppe Meazza|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613021348/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174761/|archive-date=13 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Italy hosted the 1934 World Cup, and played their first ever World Cup match in a 7–1 win over the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in [[Rome]]. Italy defeated [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] 2–1 in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]] in the final in Rome, with goals by [[Raimundo Orsi]] and [[Angelo Schiavio]] to achieve their first World Cup title. They achieved their second title in 1938 in a 4–2 defeat of [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], with two goals by [[Gino Colaussi]] and two goals by [[Silvio Piola]] in the World Cup that followed. It is rumored that before the 1938 finals [[fascist]] Italian Prime Minister [[Benito Mussolini]] sent a [[telegram]] to the team, saying "Vincere o morire!" (literally translated as "Win or die!"). However, no record remains of such a telegram, and World Cup player [[Pietro Rava]] said when interviewed: "No, no, no, that's not true. He sent a telegram wishing us well, but no never 'win or die'."<ref>Martin, Simon (1 April 2014): [https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/01/world-cup-moments-1938-italy-benito-mussolini "World Cup: 25 stunning moments ... No8: Mussolini's blackshirts' 1938 win".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624010522/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/01/world-cup-moments-1938-italy-benito-mussolini |date=24 June 2018 }} theguardian.com. Läst 22 April 2016.</ref>
===Reconstruction in the 1950s and 1960s===
[[File:Italy Team - Rome, 1965.jpg|thumb|The Italy national team in 1965|left]]
In 1949, 10 of the 11 players in the team's initial line-up were killed in a [[Superga air disaster|plane crash]] that affected [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], winners of the previous five [[Serie A]] titles. Italy did not advance further than the first round of the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]], as they were weakened severely due to the air disaster. The team had travelled by boat rather than by plane, fearing another accident.<ref name="lisi_47">Lisi (2007), p. 47</ref>
In the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] and [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]] World Cups, Italy failed to progress past the first round,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Jarreta |first2=Sergio Henrique |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62f.html |title=World Cup 1962 (Chile, May 30 – June 17) |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=22 October 1999 |access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Jarreta |first2=Sergio Henrique |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54f.html |title=World Cup 1954 (Switzerland, June 16 – July 4) |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=22 October 1999 |access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> and did not qualify for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]] due to a 2–1 defeat to [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in the last match of the [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying round]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/down-memory-lane-battle-of-belfast-was-far-from-a-golden-moment/28070086.html |title=Down Memory Lane: Battle of Belfast was far from a golden moment - International, Football |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |access-date=2012-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222230627/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/down-memory-lane-battle-of-belfast-was-far-from-a-golden-moment-28070086.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |last=Brodie |first=Malcolm |date=5 December 2007}}</ref> Italy did not take part in the first edition of the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] in [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]] (then known as the European Nations Cup),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Scott |title=The Joy of Six: European Championship qualifiers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/02/joy-of-six-european-championship-qualifiers |website=The Guardian |date=2 September 2011 |access-date=1 December 2023 |quote=At a Uefa congress in 1957, a motion to set up a European championship was finally put to the floor. Predictably, the British associations acted like a petulant child, just as it had done three decades earlier with the World Cup. Fearing such a tournament would interfere with the Home Internationals, it abstained, though this time it was by no means the only offender: seven other countries voted against, including West Germany, Italy and Holland.}}</ref> and was knocked out by the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] in the first round of the [[1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Jarreta |first2=Sergio Henrique |title=European Championship 1964 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/64e.html |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=31 January 2007}}</ref>
Their participation in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]] was ended by a 0–1 defeat at the hands of [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]]. Despite being the tournament favourites, the ''Azzurri'', whose 1966 squad included [[Gianni Rivera]] and [[Giacomo Bulgarelli]], were eliminated in the first round by the semi-professional North Koreans. The Italian team was bitterly condemned upon their return home, while North Korean scorer [[Pak Doo-ik]] was celebrated as the [[Goliath|David who killed Goliath]]. Upon Italy's return home, furious fans threw fruit and rotten tomatoes at their transport bus at the airport.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/1966-world-cup-football-comes-home-1.794224|title=1966 World Cup: Football comes home|date=26 November 2009|publisher=cbc.ca|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305225935/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/1966-world-cup-football-comes-home-1.794224|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/cg/por_prk_1966.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516064056/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/cg/por_prk_1966.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 May 2006|title=1966: Portugal - Korea DPR|date=16 May 2006|publisher=Yahoo }}</ref>
===European champions and World Cup runners-up (1968–1974)===
[[File:Italia, Euro '68, Giacinto Facchetti.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Captain [[Giacinto Facchetti]] celebrates Italy's [[UEFA Euro 1968]] victory.]]
In 1968, Italy hosted the [[UEFA Euro 1968|European Championship]] and won the tournament in its first participation, beating [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in Rome and winning their first major competition since the 1938 World Cup. The [[UEFA Euro 1968 Final|final]] ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time, and the rules of the time required the match to be replayed a few days later. This would be the only time the final of the European Championship or World Cup was replayed.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17899534|title=Euro 1968: Alan Mullery's moment of madness|publisher=bbc.com|author=Sam Sheringham|date=12 May 2012|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605043117/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17899534|archive-date=5 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 June 1968, Italy won the replay 2–0 (with goals from [[Gigi Riva]] and [[Pietro Anastasi]]) to take the trophy.
In the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], exploiting the performances of European champions' players like [[Giacinto Facchetti]], Gianni Rivera and Gigi Riva and with a new centre-forward [[Roberto Boninsegna]], the team were able to return to the World Cup final match after 32 years. They reached this result after one of the most famous matches in football history—the "[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Game of the Century]]", the 1970 World Cup semifinal between Italy and West Germany that Italy won 4–3 in extra time, with five of the seven goals coming in extra time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/germany/9361429/Euro-2012-five-classic-tournament-matches-between-Germany-and-Italy-including-the-Game-of-the-Century.html|title=Euro 2012: five classic tournament matches between Germany and Italy including the 'Game of the Century'|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|author=Matt Wagg|date=28 June 2012|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601193441/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/germany/9361429/Euro-2012-five-classic-tournament-matches-between-Germany-and-Italy-including-the-Game-of-the-Century.html|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> They were later defeated by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] 4–1.
After losing to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the quarter-finals to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972 European Championship]], this generation's cycle ended at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974 World Cup]], where the team was eliminated in the group stage after a 2–1 loss against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in the last match of the group.
===Third World Cup title generation (1978–1986)===
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Under the initial guide of [[Fulvio Bernardini]] and later that of head coach [[Enzo Bearzot]], a new generation of Italian players came to the international stage in the second half of the 1970s. At the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]], Italy was the only team in the tournament to beat the eventual champions and host team [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], and the ''Azzurri'' made it to the third-place final, where they were defeated by Brazil 2–1. In the second round group stage match against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], which prevented Italy from reaching the final, Italian goalkeeper [[Dino Zoff]] was beaten by a long-distance shot from [[Arie Haan]], and Zoff was criticised for the defeat.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44786/quotes.html|title=Classic Football: Dino Zoff – I was there|publisher=FIFA Official Site|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102161058/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=44786/quotes.html|archive-date=2 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Italy hosted the [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championship]], the first edition to be held between eight teams instead of four,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1623888.html#1980+glance|title=1980 at a glance|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=1 July 2011|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104023505/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=1623888.html#1980+glance|archive-date=4 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> automatically qualifying for the finals as hosts. After two draws with [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and Belgium and a narrow 1–0 win over [[England national football team|England]], Italy were beaten by Czechoslovakia in the third-place match on penalties 9–8 after [[Fulvio Collovati]] missed his kick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/3584--czechoslovakia-vs-italy/|title=Czechs beat Italy to third after shoot-out drama|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=4 October 2003|access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7bc27492be-c7e54019355a-1000--did-you-know-1980-4/ |title=Did you know? 1980 - 4 UEFA EURO |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=15 January 2008 |access-date=29 November 2023 }}</ref>
[[File:Italia82.JPG|thumb|Italy's starting line-up, before the match against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in a group stage game at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]]]
[[File:Sandro Pertini Spagna 1982.jpg|thumb|right|One of the widely remembered pictures of the 1982 World Cup, Italian President [[Sandro Pertini]] playing ''[[Scopa|scopone]]'' with [[Dino Zoff]], [[Franco Causio]] and coach Bearzot.]]
After a [[Totonero 1980|scandal]] in [[Serie A]], where some national team players such as [[Paolo Rossi]]<ref>{{cite news|access-date=21 May 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5215260.stm |author=Dan Warren |work=[[BBC News]] |title=The worst scandal of them all |date=25 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323102307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5215260.stm |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> were prosecuted and suspended for match fixing and illegal betting, the ''Azzurri'' qualified for the second round of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] after three uninspiring draws against [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[Peru national football team|Peru]], and [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. Having been loudly criticised, the Italian team decided on a press black-out from then on, with only coach Enzo Bearzot and captain Dino Zoff appointed to speak to the press. Italy's second group was a [[group of death]] with Argentina and Brazil. In the opener, Italy prevailed 2–1 over Argentina, with Italy's goals, both left-footed strikes, being scored by [[Marco Tardelli]] and [[Antonio Cabrini]]. After Brazil defeated Argentina 3–1, Italy needed to win in order to advance to the semi-finals. Italy took the lead twice with Paolo Rossi's goals, and twice Brazil came back. When [[Paulo Roberto Falcão|Falcão]] scored to equalise at 2–2, Brazil would have been through on goal difference, but in the 74th minute Rossi scored the winning goal, for a [[hat-trick]], in a crowded penalty area to send Italy to the semifinals after one of the greatest [[Brazil v Italy (1982 FIFA World Cup)|games]] in World Cup history.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|last1=Duarte|first1=Fernando|title=Brazil lost that Italy game in 1982 but won a place in history – Falcão|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/30/brazil-falcao-1982-world-cup-italy|website=The Guardian|access-date=27 April 2016|date=30 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502185132/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/30/brazil-falcao-1982-world-cup-italy|archive-date=2 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|last1=Wilson|first1=Jonathan|title=Italy 3–2 Brazil, 1982: the day naivety, not football itself, died|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jul/25/italy-brazil-1982|website=The Guardian|access-date=27 April 2016|date=25 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044108/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jul/25/italy-brazil-1982|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|last1=Lewis|first1=Tim|title=1982: Why Brazil V Italy Was One Of Football's Greatest Ever Matches|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/sport/6396/1982-why-brazil-v-italy-was-one-of-footballs-greatest-ever-matches/|website=Esquire|access-date=27 April 2016|date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927181154/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/sport/6396/1982-why-brazil-v-italy-was-one-of-footballs-greatest-ever-matches/|archive-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> Italy then progressed to the semi-final where they defeated Poland with two goals from Rossi.
In the [[1982 FIFA World Cup final|final]] on 11 July 1982, Italy met West Germany in [[Madrid]]. The first half ended scoreless, after Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty awarded for a [[Hans-Peter Briegel]] foul on [[Bruno Conti]]. In the second half Paolo Rossi again scored the first goal, and while the Germans were pushing forward in search of an equaliser, Marco Tardelli and substitute [[Alessandro Altobelli]] finalised two [[Football tactics and skills|''contropiede'']] counterattacks to make it 3–0. [[Paul Breitner]] scored West Germany's consolation goal seven minutes before the end.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19820712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Sparkling Italy spring ultimate upset |date=12 July 1982 |work=Glasgow Herald |access-date=30 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429003926/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19820712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |archive-date=29 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tardelli's screaming celebration after his goal was one of the defining images of Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/marco_tardelli.html|title=Marco Tardelli|date=8 February 2016|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132142/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/marco_tardelli.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Paolo Rossi won the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] with six goals as well as the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball Award]] for the best player of the tournament,<ref name="storiedicalcio.altervista.org">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/paolo_rossi_biografia.html|title=Paolo Rossi: La solitudine del centravanti|publisher=Storie di Calcio|language=it|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123048/http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista.org/paolo_rossi_biografia.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and 40-year-old captain-goalkeeper Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/zoff/|title=World Cup Hall of Fame: Dino Zoff|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050912055524/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/zoff/|archive-date=12 September 2005}}</ref>
Italy subsequently failed to qualify for [[UEFA Euro 1984]],<ref name="euro1984">{{cite book|title=Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1984|publisher=[[Panini Group]]|year=1983|page=393|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1984/05/23/italia-germania-che-noia-mundial.html|title=Italia-Germania Che noia mundial!|author=Gianni Brera|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|date=23 May 1984|page=37|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181818/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1984/05/23/italia-germania-che-noia-mundial.html|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and then entered as reigning champions in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/09/26/italia-persa.html|title=L' Italia s' è persa|author=Mario Sconcerti|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=26 September 1985|page=27|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805182718/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/09/26/italia-persa.html|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/11/17/ma-per-italia-altri-cento-di.html|title=Ma per l' Italia altri cento di questi giorni...|author=Gianni Brera|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=17 November 1985|page=25|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803054617/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1985/11/17/ma-per-italia-altri-cento-di.html|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/02/06/ora-beckenbauer-pensa-alla-grande.html|title=E ora Beckenbauer pensa alla grande|author=Fabrizio Bocca|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=6 February 1986|page=18|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016225941/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/02/06/ora-beckenbauer-pensa-alla-grande.html|archive-date=16 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> but were eliminated by reigning European Champions, France, in the round of 16.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/06/18/povero-bearzot.html|title=Povero Bearzot|author=Mario Sconcerti|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=18 June 1986|page=1|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192637/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/06/18/povero-bearzot.html|archive-date=7 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Vicini years and World Cup runners-up with Sacchi (1986–1994)===
In 1986, [[Azeglio Vicini]] was appointed as new head coach, replacing Bearzot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/08/03/alla-ricerca-dell-italia-perduta.html|title=Alla ricerca dell' Italia perduta|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=3 August 1986|page=26|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728120120/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1986/08/03/alla-ricerca-dell-italia-perduta.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He granted a central role to players such as [[Walter Zenga]] and [[Gianluca Vialli]], and conceded a chance to young players coming from the U21 team;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/12/quante-novita-nell-anno-di-vicini.html|title=Quante novità nell'anno di Vicini|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=12 June 1987|page=45|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728160602/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/06/12/quante-novita-nell-anno-di-vicini.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Vialli scored goals that gave Italy a [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988 European Championship]] pass,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/11/15/viva-vialli.html|title=Viva Vialli|author=Gianni Mura|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=15 November 1987|page=22|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728155343/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/11/15/viva-vialli.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and he was shown like Altobelli's successor, having his same goal attitude.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/02/21/abbracciati-vialli.html|title=Abbracciati a Vialli|author=Gianni Brera|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=21 February 1988|page=21|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708204355/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/02/21/abbracciati-vialli.html|archive-date=8 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Both forwards stroke the target in Germany, where the Soviet Union defeated the ''Azzurri'' in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/06/25/questa-urss-non-perfetta.html|title=Questa URSS non è perfetta|author=Gianni Brera|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=25 June 1988|page=23|language=it|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728155104/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/06/25/questa-urss-non-perfetta.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Roberto Baggio - Italia '90.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.81|[[Roberto Baggio]] in 1990]]
Italy hosted the World Cup for the second time in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]. The Italian attack featured talented forwards [[Salvatore Schillaci]] and a young [[Roberto Baggio]]. Italy played nearly all of their matches in Rome and did not concede a single goal in their first five matches; however, they lost the semi-final in Naples to defending champion Argentina. Argentinian player [[Diego Maradona]], who played for [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], made comments prior to the game pertaining to the North–South inequality in Italy and the ''[[Unification of Italy|Risorgimento]]'', asking Neapolitans to root for Argentina in the game.<ref>{{cite book|last=Maradona|first=Diego|title=El Diego, pg. 165|year=2004}}</ref> Italy lost 4–3 on penalty kicks following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Schillaci's first-half opener was equalised in the second half by [[Claudio Caniggia]]'s header for Argentina. [[Aldo Serena]] missed the final penalty kick with [[Roberto Donadoni]] also having his penalty saved by goalkeeper [[Sergio Goycochea]]. Italy went on to defeat England 2–1 in the third-place match in Bari, with Schillaci scoring the winning goal on a penalty to become the tournament's top scorer with six goals.
After failing to qualify for [[UEFA Euro 1992]], Vicini was replaced by former [[AC Milan]] coach [[Arrigo Sacchi]], who brought a new style of play. In November 1993, FIFA ranked Italy No. 1 since the [[FIFA World Rankings|ranking system]] was introduced in December 1992.<ref name=first/>
At the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] in the United States, Italy lost the opening match against [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] 0–1 at [[Giants Stadium]] in [[New Jersey]]. After a 1–0 win against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] and a 1–1 draw with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the [[RFK Stadium]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], Italy advanced from [[1994 FIFA World Cup#Group E|Group E]] based on goals scored among the four teams tied on points. During their round of 16 match at [[Foxboro Stadium]] near [[Boston]], Italy was down 0–1 late against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], but Baggio equalised in the 88th minute and a penalty in extra time to take the win.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3091/report.html|title=Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Nigeria – Italy|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216233834/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D84/results/matches/match%3D3091/report.html|archive-date=16 December 2011}}</ref> Baggio scored another late goal against Spain at their quarter-final match in Boston to seal a 2–1 win and two goals against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in their semi-final match in New York for another 2–1 win.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3097/report.html|title=Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Italy – Spain|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219234329/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D84/results/matches/match%3D3097/report.html|archive-date=19 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=84/results/matches/match=3100/report.html|title=Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Bulgaria – Italy|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219230556/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D84/results/matches/match%3D3100/report.html|archive-date=19 December 2011}}</ref> In the [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|final]], which took place in [[Los Angeles]]'s [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] stadium 2,700 miles (4,320 km) and [[Time in the United States|three time zones]] away from the [[Northeastern United States]] where they had played all their previous matches, Italy, who had 24 hours less rest than Brazil, played 120 minutes of scoreless football, taking the match to a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]], the first time a World Cup final was settled on penalties.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632224.stm|title=USA 94|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|date=17 April 2002|access-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103205635/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/history/newsid_1632000/1632224.stm|archive-date=3 January 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy lost the subsequent shootout 3–2 after Baggio, who had been playing with the aid of a pain-killer injection<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174363/profile.html|title=Divine by moniker, divine by magic|publisher=fifa.com|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514025207/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174363/profile.html|archive-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a heavily bandaged hamstring,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/luglio/15/resta_filo_Baggio_co_0_940715257.shtml|title=ci resta un filo di Baggio|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=15 July 1994|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118171712/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/luglio/15/resta_filo_Baggio_co_0_940715257.shtml|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/profile-has-so-much-ever-hung-on-a-hamstring-roberto-baggio-italys-buddhist-footballing-hero-1414123.html|title=Has so much ever hung on a hamstring? – Roberto Baggio, Italy's Footballing Hero|___location=London|work=The Independent|date=16 July 1994|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729090340/http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/profile-has-so-much-ever-hung-on-a-hamstring-roberto-baggio-italys-buddhist-footballing-hero-1414123.html|archive-date=29 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> missed the final penalty kick of the match, shooting over the crossbar.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/luglio/18/Baggio_sbaglia_tiro_della_sua_co_0_9407181835.shtml|title=e Baggio sbaglia il tiro della sua vita|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=18 July 1994|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215114950/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/luglio/18/Baggio_sbaglia_tiro_della_sua_co_0_9407181835.shtml|archive-date=15 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/31/Baggio_McEnroe_Schumi_Come_sbaglia_co_9_061031079.shtml|title=Da Baggio a McEnroe e Schumi Come si sbaglia un punto decisivo|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=31 October 2006|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031000328/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2006/ottobre/31/Baggio_McEnroe_Schumi_Come_sbaglia_co_9_061031079.shtml|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Euro 2000 runners-up (1996–2000)===
Italy, still led by Sacchi, qualified for [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] in England, but did not progress beyond the group stage. Having defeated Russia 2–1 and losing by the same score against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], Italy required a victory in their final group match against Germany to progress to the quarter-finals. However, [[Gianfranco Zola]] failed to convert a decisive penalty in a 0–0 draw against the Germans, who eventually won the tournament.<ref name="UEFA.com">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/matches/round=227/match=52511/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Italy pay penalty for Germany stalemate|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=6 October 2003|access-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709205119/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/matches/round=227/match=52511/postmatch/report/index.html|archive-date=9 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
Finishing second behind England in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|qualification campaign]] for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], Italy booked a place at the final tournament after defeating Russia in a [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA play-off)|play-off]], with [[Pierluigi Casiraghi]] scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 aggregate victory on 15 November 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41917134|title=World Cup 2018: Italy and the nightmare of their play-off against Sweden|publisher=bbc.com|date=10 November 2017|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507193544/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41917134|archive-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After finishing first in their [[1998 FIFA World Cup Group B|group]] and overcoming [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in the second round, Italy faced a penalty shoot-out in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Italy vs France|quarterfinals]], for the third World Cup in a row.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=4 July 1998 |title=WORLD CUP '98: A Roar Is Heard All Over France, As Italy Groans; Last Shootout Kick Hits Crossbar |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/04/sports/world-cup-98-roar-heard-all-over-france-italy-groans-last-shootout-kick-hits.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=31 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131100356/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/04/sports/world-cup-98-roar-heard-all-over-france-italy-groans-last-shootout-kick-hits.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Italian side, where [[Alessandro Del Piero]] and Baggio renewed the controversial ''staffetta'' ({{literally|relay}}) between Mazzola and Rivera from 1970, held the eventual world champions and host team, [[France national football team|France]], to a 0–0 draw after extra time, but lost 4–3 in the shoot-out. With two goals scored in this tournament, Baggio remains the only Italian player to have scored in three different FIFA World Cups.<ref name="Mondial">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/10052010/45/top-10-mondiali-pele-baggio-i-10-grandi.html|title=10 Leggende Mondiali|trans-title=10 World Cup Legends|publisher=Eurosport|language=it|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216233952/http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/10052010/45/top-10-mondiali-pele-baggio-i-10-grandi.html|archive-date=16 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Italy - France, 2 July 2000.jpg|thumb|upright=1.36|left|Italy (right) line-up ahead of the [[UEFA Euro 2000 Final]] against France]] Two years later, at the [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], with four consecutive victories the team led by former captain [[Dino Zoff]] made it all the way to the semifinals, facing another penalty shoot-out but emerging victorious over the co-hosts, the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 June 2000 |title=Italy through on penalties |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/812047.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306110919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/812047.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Italian goalkeeper [[Francesco Toldo]] saved one penalty during the match and two in the shootout, while striker [[Francesco Totti]] scored his penalty with a ''cucchiaio'' ({{literally|spoon}}) chip.<ref>{{cite news |last=Copper |first=Max |date=29 January 2020 |title=Francesco Totti: The Italian Magician Who Lit Up Euro 2000 |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6546881-francesco-totti-the-italian-magician-who-lit-up-euro-2000 |work=90 Min |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009041858/https://www.90min.com/posts/6546881-francesco-totti-the-italian-magician-who-lit-up-euro-2000 |url-status=live }}</ref> Italy finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 against France (to a [[golden goal]] in extra time) after conceding an equalising goal just 30 seconds before the expected end of injury time.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/816194.stm |title=France 2 Italy 1 |date=2 July 2000 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726060204/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/816194.stm |archive-date=26 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the defeat, coach Dino Zoff resigned in protest after being criticised by AC Milan club president and politician [[Silvio Berlusconi]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/euro2000/news/20000704itazoff.html|title=Zoff resigned after attack from Berlusconi|publisher=espnfc.com|author=Ivan Speck|date=4 July 2000|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601005056/http://www.espnfc.com/euro2000/news/20000704itazoff.html|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Trapattoni years (2000–2004)===
Giovanni Trapattoni took charge of the team in July 2000 following the resignation of Dino Zoff.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trapattoni set to lead Italy |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2000/0706/621460.html |work=ESPN |date=6 July 2000 |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509224004/http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2000/0706/621460.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Playing in [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|Group 8]] of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] process, Italy finished undefeated after facing [[Romania national football team|Romania]], [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]. In the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|final tournament]], a 2–0 victory against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] with a double from [[Christian Vieri]] was followed by a series of controversial matches. During the match against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], English referee [[Graham Poll]] incorrectly disallowed two regular goals resulting in a 2–1 defeat to Italy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Glendenning |first=Barry |date=8 June 2002 |title=Italy 1 - 2 Croatia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jun/08/minutebyminute.worldcupfootball2002 |work=The Guardian |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726022135/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jun/08/minutebyminute.worldcupfootball2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite two goals being ruled for offsides, a late headed goal from Alessandro Del Piero helped Italy to a 1–1 draw with Mexico, proving enough to advance to the knockout stages.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico Ties 1-1 with Italy, Both into World Cup Last 16 |url=http://en.people.cn/200206/13/eng20020613_97812.shtml |work=People's Daily |date=13 June 2002 |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144005/http://en.people.cn/200206/13/eng20020613_97812.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
Co-host country [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] eliminated Italy in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#South Korea vs Italy|round of 16]] by a score of 2–1. The match proved controversial with members of the Italian team, most notably striker Francesco Totti and coach [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], suggesting a conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=217887&lang=us |title=Angry Italy blame 'conspiracy' |access-date=6 August 2006 |date=19 June 2002 |publisher=[[Soccernet]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123140949/http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=217887&lang=us |archive-date=23 November 2006 }}</ref> Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265485,00.html|magazine=Time|title=Lay Off the Refs|date=24 June 2002|access-date=28 April 2010|first=Bobby|last=Ghosh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210141434/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265485,00.html|archive-date=10 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The most contentious decisions by the game referee [[Byron Moreno]] were an early penalty awarded to South Korea (saved by Buffon), a [[golden goal]] by [[Damiano Tommasi]] incorrectly ruled [[Offside (association football)|offside]], and the sending off of Totti after being presented with a second yellow card for an alleged [[diving (association football)|dive]] in the penalty area.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2255952.stm | work=BBC News | title=Fifa investigates Moreno | date=13 September 2002 | access-date=28 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928152109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2255952.stm | archive-date=28 September 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]] stated that the linesmen had been a "disaster" and admitted that Italy suffered from bad offside calls during the group matches, but he denied conspiracy allegations. While questioning Totti's sending off by Moreno, Blatter refused to blame Italy's loss entirely on the referees, stating: "Italy's elimination is not only down to referees and linesmen who made human not premeditated errors. Italy made mistakes both in defense and in attack."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/other_news/newsid_2055000/2055828.stm|work=BBC News|title=Blatter condemns officials|date=20 June 2002|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060734/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/other_news/newsid_2055000/2055828.stm|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
Trapattoni stayed on and guided the team at [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] in Portugal, where after draws against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] along with a victory over [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in [[UEFA Euro 2004 Group C|Group C]], Italy were eliminated following a three-way five point tie based on the number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Paul |date=23 June 2004 |title=Sweden's conscience clear |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/sweden/3831783.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 October 2021 |quote=The Italians finished level on points with Denmark and Sweden but went out because they scored the fewest goals in the games between the three sides. |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019050651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/sweden/3831783.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Goalkeeper [[Gianluigi Buffon]] and then Italian football federation president [[Franco Carraro]] accused the Swedish and Danish teams of fixing the result of their final match (2-2 was the result which consented both teams to advance).<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy angry at rivals' draw |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/italy/3832143.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2004 |access-date=9 May 2021 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620141742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/italy/3832143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite calls, then-UEFA spokesperson Robert Faulkner said the organization would not investigate the result.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uefa will not investigate |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/3831443.st |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2004 |access-date=9 May 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===2006 World Cup victory ===
[[File:FIFA world cup 2006 - Rome circus maximus flag.jpg|thumb|The crowd at [[Circus Maximus]] in [[Rome]], after Italy scored against France]]
[[File:Italy 2006 FIFA World Cup Champion - Melandri, Napolitano, Cannavaro and Lippi.jpg|thumb|Italian President [[Giorgio Napolitano]] congratulates coach [[Marcello Lippi|Lippi]] and captain [[Fabio Cannavaro|Cannavaro]] after the final match against France.]]
The Italian Football Federation replaced Trapattoni with [[Marcello Lippi]].<ref>{{cite news |date=23 June 2004 |title=Trap refuses to resign |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/euro/2004/trap-refuses-to-resign_sto605183/story.shtml |agency=Reuters |access-date= 10 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 June 2004 |title=Lippi replaces Trapattoni as Italian coach |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/lippi-replaces-trapattoni-as-italian-coach-1.470335 |work=CBC Sports |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203950/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/lippi-replaces-trapattoni-as-italian-coach-1.470335 |url-status=live }}</ref> With [[2006 Serie A scandal|controversy]] plaguing the [[2005-06 Serie A|domestic league]], Italy entered the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] as one of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Seeds|eight seeded teams]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200605/23/eng20060523_267753.html |title=People's Daily Online – Scandal threatening to bury Italy's Cup dream |publisher=English.people.com.cn |date=23 May 2006 |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019223102/http://english.people.com.cn/200605/23/eng20060523_267753.html |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lippi the latest to be sucked into crisis|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1779716,00.html|first=Kevin|last=Buckley|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 May 2006|access-date=27 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526072033/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0%2C%2C1779716%2C00.html|archive-date=26 May 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 October 2005 |title=England and Italy Qualify for Cup |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-09-sp-newswire9-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011031523/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-09-sp-newswire9-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=FIFA Organising Committee approves team classifications and final draw procedure |url=https://www.fifa.com/static-pages/germany2006/media-releases/fifa-organising-committee-approves-team-classifications-and-final-draw-101782 |___location=Zurich, Switzerland |publisher=FIFA |agency= |date=6 December 2005 |access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref> Italy finished first in Group E with wins against Ghana and the Czech Republic and a draw with the United States.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201171.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Andrew | last=Dampf | access-date=5 May 2010 | title=Pirlo Leads Italy Past Ghana at World Cup | date=12 June 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513231811/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201171.html | archive-date=13 May 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=22 June 2006 |title=Czech sparkle fizzles out as Inzaghi points Italy's way forward |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/23/worldcup2006.match |work=The Guardian |___location=Hamburg, Germany |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011031523/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/23/worldcup2006.match |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Round of 16|round of 16]], Italy secured a 1–0 victory over [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] with Francesco Totti scoring a penalty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991534.stm|title=Italy 1–0 Australia|date=26 June 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105221857/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991534.stm|archive-date=5 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy overcame [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], 3–0, after taking an early lead through [[Gianluca Zambrotta]] and additional goals coming from [[Luca Toni]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lippi dedicates win to Pessotto|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/italy/5123318.stm|publisher=BBC|date=30 June 2006|access-date=25 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227050828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/italy/5123318.stm|archive-date=27 December 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In the semi-finals, Italy beat hosts Germany 2–0 with goals [[Fabio Grosso]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]] in the last minutes of extra time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991640.stm|title=Germany 0–2 Italy (aet)|date=4 July 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419001247/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991640.stm|archive-date=19 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 9 July 2006, the ''Azzurri'' won their fourth World Cup title after defeating France in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup final|final]]. French captain [[Zinedine Zidane]] opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the seventh minute before [[Marco Materazzi]] scored from a corner kick, twelve minutes later. The score remained level and during extra-time and Zidane was sent off for [[headbutt]]ing Materazzi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/18/newsstory.sport2 |title=And Materazzi's exact words to Zidane were..., Football, guardian.co.uk |work=Guardian |___location=UK |date=18 August 2007 |access-date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212053652/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/18/newsstory.sport2 |archive-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Italy went on to win the penalty shootout 5–3, with all Italian players scoring their kicks. The decisive penalty goal was scored by Grosso.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm|title=Italy 1–1 France (aet)|date=9 July 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2009|first=Jonathan|last=Stevenson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930122300/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm|archive-date=30 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
FIFA named seven Italian players — [[Gianluigi Buffon]], [[Fabio Cannavaro]], Gianluca Zambrotta, [[Andrea Pirlo]], [[Gennaro Gattuso]], [[Francesco Totti]] and Luca Toni — to the 23-man tournament [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|All Star Team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Azzurri prominent in All Star Team |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=31923.html |publisher=FIFA.com |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=18 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614214225/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid%3D31923.html |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}</ref> Buffon also won the [[Yashin Award|Lev Yashin Award]], given to the best goalkeeper of the tournament; he conceded only two goals in the tournament's seven matches, the first an own goal by [[Christian Zaccardo|Zaccardo]] and the second from Zidane's penalty kick in the final, and remained unbeaten for 460 consecutive minutes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buffon collects Lev Yashin Award|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=28348.html|publisher=FIFA.com|date=10 July 2006|access-date=25 July 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012160711/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid%3D28348.html|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> In honour of Italy winning a fourth World Cup, members of the squad were awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Italian Order of Merit]] of ''Cavaliere''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/italy/5164410.stm|title=Italy squad given heroes' welcome|date=10 July 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104142452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/italy/5164410.stm|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5163914.stm|title=Italian joy at World Cup victory|date=10 July 2006|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104142416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5163914.stm|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
===The decline of the world champions (2006–2010)===
Marcello Lippi, who had announced his resignation three days after the World Cup triumph, was replaced by [[Roberto Donadoni]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web| url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/07/sezioni/sport/calcio/donadoni-nuovo-ct/donadoni-nuovo-ct/donadoni-nuovo-ct.html| title=Nazionale, scelto l'erede di Lippi Donadoni è il nuovo ct degli azzurri| language=it| publisher=La Repubblica Sport| date=13 July 2006| access-date=9 August 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316093439/http://www.repubblica.it/2006/07/sezioni/sport/calcio/donadoni-nuovo-ct/donadoni-nuovo-ct/donadoni-nuovo-ct.html| archive-date=16 March 2008| url-status=live}}</ref> Italy qualified for Euro 2008 by winning their [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B|group]] ahead of France. On 14 February 2007, Italy climbed to first in the [[FIFA World Rankings]] for the second time.<ref name=first>{{cite news|title=Italy oust Brazil to take top spot|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2007/m=2/news=italy-oust-brazil-take-top-spot-111685.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202143215/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2007/m=2/news=italy-oust-brazil-take-top-spot-111685.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2017|newspaper=FIFA.com|date=14 February 2007}}</ref> At [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], the ''Azzurri'' lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the opening match of the group stage. The following game against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] ended 1–1 thanks to a penalty save from [[Gianluigi Buffon]].<ref name="zambrotta">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363356.stm|title=Italy 1-1 Romania|date=13 June 2008|via=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=5 June 2020|archive-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605101858/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363356.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy would win their final group game against France 2–0, a rematch of the 2006 World Cup final. The ''Azzurri'' were eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties to eventual champions Spain. Within a week of the game, Roberto Donadoni's contract was terminated and Marcello Lippi was rehired as coach.<ref name="Lippireturns">{{cite news |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/lippi-returns-manage-italy-190980 |title=Lippi returns to manage Italy |access-date=29 June 2014 |newspaper=TribalFootball.com |date=27 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118150352/http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/lippi-returns-manage-italy-190980 |archive-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Italy qualified for their first ever [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] held in South Africa in June 2009 by virtue of winning the 2006 World Cup. They won their opening match of the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|tournament]] against the United States, but subsequent defeats to [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] and Brazil meant that they finished third in the group on goals scored (points level with the US and Egypt), and were eliminated.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|title=FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/confederationscup/southafrica2009/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/confederationscup/southafrica2009/match-center|access-date=4 February 2022|website=www.fifa.com|language=en}}</ref>
At the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa, reigning champions Italy were unexpectedly eliminated in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group F|first round]], finishing last place in their group. After being held to 1–1 draws with [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]], they suffered a 3–2 loss to [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/24/italy-slovakia-world-cup-match-report|title=World Cup 2010: Italy exit as Slovakia turf out reigning champions|work=The Guardian|author=Paul Wilson|date=24 June 2010|access-date=29 April 2016|___location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611151136/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/24/italy-slovakia-world-cup-match-report|archive-date=11 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first time Italy failed to win a single game at a World Cup tournament, and in doing so became only the third nation to be eliminated in the first round while being reigning World Cup champions.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.thelocal.it/20140603/italy-look-to-slay-ghost-of-world-cup-2010|title=Italy side looks to slay ghost of World Cup 2010|publisher=thelocal.it|date=3 June 2014|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601120415/http://www.thelocal.it/20140603/italy-look-to-slay-ghost-of-world-cup-2010|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Euro 2012 runners-up and fluctuating results (2010–2018)===
[[File:Italy national football team Euro 2012 final.jpg|upright=1.36|thumb|The national football team of Italy before the UEFA Euro 2012 final, [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex|Olympic Stadium]], Kyiv, 1 July 2012]]
Marcello Lippi stepped down after Italy's World Cup campaign and was replaced by [[Cesare Prandelli]], although Lippi's successor had already been announced before the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 May 2010 |title=Fiorentina manager Prandelli accepts Italy job |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695718.stm |newspaper=BBC Sport |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107175532/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695718.stm |archive-date=7 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
At [[UEFA Euro 2012]], Italy finished second in their group behind Spain, which earned them a quarter-final tie against England. After a mostly one-sided affair in which Italy failed to take their chances, they managed to beat England on penalties.<ref>{{cite news| last= McNulty| first= Phil| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355305| title= England – Italy 0–0| date= 24 June 2012| newspaper= BBC Sport| access-date= 13 February 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131108151407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355305| archive-date= 8 November 2013| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Taylor|first= Daniel|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/24/euro-2012-england-italy-quarter-final|title= Euro 2012: England hearts broken on penalties again as Italy triumph|date= 24 June 2012|newspaper= The Guardian|access-date= 11 December 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170202143616/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/24/euro-2012-england-italy-quarter-final|archive-date= 2 February 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> In the semi-final against Germany, two first-half goals by [[Mario Balotelli]] saw the Italians through to the final. In the [[UEFA Euro 2012 Final|final]], Italy fell to a 4–0 defeat to Spain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0252-0cdc4f07099d-36a02f333f87-1000--spain-overpower-exhausted-italy-to-win-uefa-euro-2012-final/|title=Spain overpower Italy to win UEFA EURO 2012|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=1 July 2012|access-date=2 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427074746/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15175/match=2003351/postmatch/report/index.html|archive-date=27 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
During the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013 Confederations Cup]] in Brazil, Italy reached the semi-finals, losing 7–6 on penalties to Spain.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23026069|title=Spain 0 Italy 0|date=27 June 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115235623/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23026069|archive-date=15 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy did manage to beat Uruguay in the third place play-off. At the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], Italy defeated England 2–1 in their first match before succumbing to underdogs [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] 1–0 in the second group stage match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dampf |first=Andrew |date=20 June 2014 |title=Costa Rica continues to surprise by beating Italy |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/costa-rica-leads-italy-1-165655218--sow.html |newspaper=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623094642/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/costa-rica-leads-italy-1-165655218--sow.html |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 June 2014 |title=Costa Rica continues to surprise by beating Italy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28008605 |newspaper=BBC Sport |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000802/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28008605 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Italy's last group match, they were knocked out by Uruguay 1–0, in a controversial match, where Italian player [[Claudio Marchisio]] was controversially sent off whilst Uruguay's [[Luis Suarez]] bit Italy's [[Giorgio Chiellini]] without any sanction.<ref name="marchisio">{{cite news |last=Duarte |first=Michael |date=24 June 2014 |title=Italy Vs. Uruguay Results And Highlights: Claudio Marchisio's Red Card Dooms Italy. Suarez Bites Again. |url=http://www.latintimes.com/italy-vs-uruguay-results-and-highlights-claudio-marchisios-red-card-dooms-italy-suarez-185431 |newspaper=Latin Times |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627072655/http://www.latintimes.com/italy-vs-uruguay-results-and-highlights-claudio-marchisios-red-card-dooms-italy-suarez-185431 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 June 2014 |title=World Cup: Luis Suarez mired in another biting controversy as Uruguay beat Italy |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/305760/report |newspaper=Sky Sports |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627050743/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/305760/report |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after this loss, coach Cesare Prandelli resigned.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 June 2014 |title=World Cup 2014: Italy boss Cesare Prandelli to resign |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28009818 |newspaper=BBC Sport |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627070644/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28009818 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Former [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] manager [[Antonio Conte]] was selected to replace Prandelli. On 10 October 2015, Italy qualified for [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], courtesy of a 3–1 win over [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]];<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/italy-beats-azerbaijan-to-qualify-for-euro-2016/|title=Italy beats Azerbaijan to qualify for Euro 2016|publisher=SportsNet|date=10 October 2015|access-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223115540/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/italy-beats-azerbaijan-to-qualify-for-euro-2016/|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> the result meant that Italy had gone 50 games unbeaten in European qualifiers.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/team/italy/162/blog/post/2658298/italy-reach-euro-2016-but-are-they-improving-under-conte|title=Italy qualify for Euro 2016 but are they improving under Antonio Conte?|publisher=ESPN FC|author1=James Horncastle|date=11 October 2015|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012200129/http://www.espnfc.us/team/italy/162/blog/post/2658298/italy-reach-euro-2016-but-are-they-improving-under-conte|archive-date=12 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 April 2016, it was announced that Antonio Conte would step down as Italy coach after Euro 2016 to become head coach of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/82322/official-conte-signs-chelsea|title=Official:Conte signs with Chelsea|publisher=Football Italia|date=4 April 2016|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202143127/http://www.football-italia.net/82322/official-conte-signs-chelsea|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The 23-man squad was initially criticised by many fans and members of the media for its lack of quality,<ref name="never underestimate">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/european-championship/74/blog/post/2898768/italys-start-to-euro-2016-shows-you-should-never-underestimate-them|title=Italy's start to Euro 2016 shows you should never underestimate them|publisher=ESPN FC|first=James|last=Horncastle|date=21 June 2016|access-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710224405/http://www.espnfc.us/european-championship/74/blog/post/2898768/italys-start-to-euro-2016-shows-you-should-never-underestimate-them|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> which saw notable absences, such as Andrea Pirlo and [[Sebastian Giovinco]] being controversially left out.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/italy/story/2879294/andrea-pirlo-and-sebastian-giovinco-omitted-from-italy-squad-due-to-mls-play-antonio-conte|title=MLS play cost Andrea Pirlo, Sebastian Giovinco their Italy chance – Conte|publisher=ESPN FC|author1=Ben Gladwell|date=24 May 2016|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527023631/http://www.espnfc.us/italy/story/2879294/andrea-pirlo-and-sebastian-giovinco-omitted-from-italy-squad-due-to-mls-play-antonio-conte|archive-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy opened Euro 2016 with a 2–0 victory over Belgium and qualified thanks to a win against Sweden in the second match, which made their defeat 1–0 to Ireland in the final group stage match irrelevant for access to the round of 16.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017953/index.html|title=UEFA Euro 2016 – Belgium-Italy|publisher=UEFA|date=13 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612034343/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017953/index.html|archive-date=12 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/85982/eder-takes-sweden-down|title=Eder takes Sweden down|publisher=Football Italia|date=17 June 2016|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619202835/http://www.football-italia.net/85982/eder-takes-sweden-down|archive-date=19 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy subsequently defeated reigning European champions Spain 2–0 in the round of 16.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.goal.com/euro2016/en/article/champions-no-more-italys-sweet-revenge-on-spain-thanks-to-conte-masterclass/4vkb6h0jzdy21x1mn86ygvqef|title=Champions No More! Italy Get Sweet Revenge On Spain In Conte Masterclass|publisher=Goal.com|date=27 June 2016|access-date=27 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629094724/http://www.goal.com/euro2016/en/article/champions-no-more-italys-sweet-revenge-on-spain-thanks-to-conte-masterclass/4vkb6h0jzdy21x1mn86ygvqef|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Italy were defeated by reigning [[2014 FIFA World Cup final|world champions]] Germany in the quarter-finals on penalties, after a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/01/germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-quarter-final-live/|newspaper=The Telegraph|title=Germany vs Italy, Euro 2016: Germans win the shootout after Bonucci penalty cancels out Ozil opener|date=2 July 2016|access-date=2 July 2016|last1=Bull|first1=J. J.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705145235/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/07/01/germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-quarter-final-live/|archive-date=5 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=stride>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000449/match=2017903/postmatch/report/|title=Germany finally defeat Italy to stride into semis|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=3 July 2016|date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322025852/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000449/match=2017903/postmatch/report/|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Failure to qualify for 2018 World Cup====
After Conte's planned departure following Euro 2016, [[Gian Piero Ventura]] took over as manager for the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2017/mar/24/italy-albania-gian-piero-ventura-manager-world-cup-2018 |title=Italy's veteran manager turns to youth to restore their former World Cup glories |author=Matt Santangelo |work=The Guardian |date=24 March 2017 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> During [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] for the 2018 World Cup, Italy finished second in Group G, five points behind Spain.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41917134 |title=World Cup 2018: Italy and the nightmare of their play-off against Sweden |date=10 November 2017 |publisher=bbc.com |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507193544/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41917134 |archive-date=7 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/the-match/60/post/3195180/spain-thrash-italy-in-world-cup-qualifying-thanks-to-sublime-isco-performance|title=Ogden: Isco superb as Spain thrash Italy|publisher=espn.co.uk|date=2 September 2017|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329121043/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/the-match/60/post/3195180/spain-thrash-italy-in-world-cup-qualifying-thanks-to-sublime-isco-performance|archive-date=29 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Italy would compete in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|play-off round]] against Sweden, where they lost 1–0 on aggregate and therefore eliminated; the first time that Italy had failed to qualify for the World Cup since [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/112772/ignominious-italy-out-world-cup|title=Ignominious Italy out of World Cup|publisher=Football Italia|date=13 November 2017|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117165450/https://www.football-italia.net/112772/ignominious-italy-out-world-cup|archive-date=17 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the match, veterans [[Andrea Barzagli]], [[Daniele De Rossi]] and captain [[Gianluigi Buffon]] all declared their retirement from the national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailypost.ng/2017/11/14/gianluigi-buffon-barzagli-de-rossi-retire-italian-national-team/ |title=Gianluigi Buffon, Barzagli, De Rossi retire from Italian national team |author=John Owen Nwachukwu |publisher=Daily Post |date=14 November 2017 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> On 15 November 2017, Ventura was dismissed as head coach,<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/112858/official-ventura-sacked-italy|title=Official: Ventura sacked by Italy|publisher=Football Italia|date=15 November 2017|access-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214552/https://www.football-italia.net/112858/official-ventura-sacked-italy|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 20 November 2017, [[Carlo Tavecchio]] resigned as president of the Italian Football Federation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12022/11135517/italian-fa-president-carlo-tavecchio-resigns-at-council-meeting |title=Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio resigns at council meeting |author=Lyall Thomas |publisher=Sky Sports |date=20 November 2017 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> [[Luigi Di Biagio]] was called as [[caretaker manager]] and led the team in subsequent friendlies in March 2018, including the last of Buffon's 176 appearances on 23 March in a friendly against Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/118934/italy-argentina-defeat-new-azzurri|title=Italy: Argentina defeat new Azzurri|publisher=Football Italia|date=23 March 2018}}</ref>
===Resurgence and second European title (2018–2021)===
On 14 May 2018, [[Roberto Mancini]] was announced as the new manager.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/121375/official-italy-appoint-mancini |title=Official: Italy appoint Mancini |publisher=Football Italia |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=14 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214540/https://www.football-italia.net/121375/official-italy-appoint-mancini |archive-date=15 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 August 2018, in the first FIFA World Rankings update that followed the World Cup, Italy dropped to their lowest-ever ranking of 21st.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/126268/italy-outside-world-top-20 |title=Italy outside world top 20 |publisher=Football Italia |date=16 August 2018 |access-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816230542/https://www.football-italia.net/126268/italy-outside-world-top-20 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 November 2019, Italy finished [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|Euro 2020 qualifying]] with ten wins in all ten matches, becoming only the sixth side to qualify for a European Championship with a perfect record.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denmark and Switzerland through, Italy perfect |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0257-0e02a42c091d-785258d2ca1b-1000--denmark-and-switzerland-through/ |access-date=18 November 2019 |publisher=UEFA |date=18 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119033852/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0257-0e02a42c091d-785258d2ca1b-1000--denmark-and-switzerland-through/ |archive-date=19 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 March 2020, UEFA confirmed that [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] would be postponed by one year due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2641071.html |title=UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months |work=UEFA |date=17 March 2020 |access-date=17 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317162734/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2641071.html |archive-date=17 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Sergio Mattarella meets Italy national football team and Matteo Berrettini (12 July 2021) 24.jpg|thumb|President of Italy [[Sergio Mattarella]] (right) congratulates captain [[Giorgio Chiellini|Chiellini]] in Rome, the day after Italy's triumph at [[UEFA Euro 2020]].]]
At the delayed Euro 2020, Italy finished top of Group A, ahead of [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], and [[Wales national football team|Wales]]. Being one of the host nations, Italy played all three group games at Rome's [[Stadio Olimpico]], and it became the first team in European Championship history to win each group stage match without conceding.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dawson |first=Rob |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-european-championship/story/4414995/italy-having-fun-at-euro-2020-perfect-in-the-group-stage-and-rested-for-the-knockout-rounds |title=Italy having fun at Euro 2020: Perfect in the group stage and rested for the knockout rounds |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=20 June 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621173619/https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-european-championship/story/4414995/italy-having-fun-at-euro-2020-perfect-in-the-group-stage-and-rested-for-the-knockout-rounds |url-status=live}}</ref> In the round of 16, Italy defeated [[Austria national football team|Austria]] 2–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]] after extra time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198511 |title=Italy need extra time to beat Austria |agency=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707180443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198511|url-status=live}}</ref> In the quarter-finals, Italy secured a 2–1 victory over [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], before beating [[Spain national football team|Spain]] on penalties in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198657 |title=Italy edge Belgium to set up Spain semi |agency=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709205723/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198657|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198738 |title=Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final |agency=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708081501/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198738|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the [[UEFA Euro 2020 final|final]], on 11 July 2021, Italy won the European Championship defeating hosts [[England national football team|England]] at Wembley Stadium on penalties after a 1–1 draw,<ref>{{Cite news|title=England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762|access-date=11 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711170405/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762|url-status=live}}</ref> for their second European title and their first since [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]. Goalkeeper [[Gianluigi Donnarumma]] also won the ''Player of the Tournament'' award, given to the best player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 2021 |title=Gianluigi Donnarumma named Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026b-12bbaca60278-20409c108613-1000/ |access-date=11 July 2021}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 16 July, all members of the European Championship-winning squad were awarded the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Italian Order of Merit]] of ''Cavaliere''.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://quirinale.it/elementi/59113|title=Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo|publisher=quirinale.it|date=16 July 2021|language=Italian}}</ref>
In October 2021, Italy participated in the [[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|UEFA Nations League Finals]] as hosts, and lost the semi-final against Spain, 2–1 at the [[San Siro]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Spain beat Italy in Nations League semi |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58820411 |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010205730/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58820411 |url-status=live}}</ref> This match meant the end of the record 37-game unbeaten run and the first defeat for Italy in more than three years. Four days later, Italy won the third-place play-off, 2–1 against Belgium.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Italy beat Belgium to claim third|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58864343|access-date=10 October 2021|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010181311/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58864343|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Recent years (2021–present)===
====Failure to qualify for 2022 World Cup====
On 15 November 2021, Italy drew 0–0 with [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in their final [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|2022 World Cup qualifying]] match and finished in second place, two points behind Switzerland.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59202147 |title=World Cup qualifiers: Impressive NI deny Italy a World Cup place with dramatic draw |date=15 November 2021 |publisher=bbc.com}}</ref> On 24 March 2022, Italy lost 1–0 in the semi-final of the play-offs against [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]], their first-ever World Cup qualifying home defeat, therefore, failing to qualify for the World Cup for a second consecutive time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60869125 |title=Italy 0–1 North Macedonia: European champions stunned in World Cup qualifier |author=Mantej Mann |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60869213 |title=Italy out of World Cup: Can Azzurri turn 'disaster' against North Macedonia into better future? |author=Daniele Verri |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> On 1 June, Italy took part in the [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]] match, rebranded as the [[2022 Finalissima]], losing 3–0 against defending [[2021 Copa América|Copa América]] champion [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/finalissima/news/0276-1549514538ab-f782a73cf733-1000/ |title=Italy 0–3 Argentina: South American champions cruise to Finalissima glory |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602193330/https://www.uefa.com/finalissima/news/0276-1549514538ab-f782a73cf733-1000/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 26 September 2022, Italy qualified for the [[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals]] after beating [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] 2–0 in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63042165 |title=Hungary 0–2 Italy: European champions reach Nations League finals |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> On 15 June 2023, Italy played the semi-final against Spain, losing 2–1.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Spain 2–1 Italy: Joselu winner sends La Roja to Nations League final |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65922637 |access-date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617112626/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65922637 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three days later, Italy won the third-place match 3–2 against the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Netherlands 2–3 Italy: European champions win Nations League play-off |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65944652 |access-date=19 June 2023 |archive-date=18 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618214603/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65944652 |url-status=live}}</ref> Mancini's stay on Italy's bench ended two months later following his resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66492553 |title=Roberto Mancini resigns as Italy boss after five-year reign |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
====Euro 2024 disappointment====
[[File:Norway Italy - June 2025 A 50.jpg|thumb|The Italy XI that were defeated by Norway in June 2025.]]
[[Luciano Spalletti]] was chosen as the new coach,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/18/former-napoli-manager-luciano-spalletti-takes-charge-of-italy |title=Former Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti takes charge of Italy |work=The Guardian |date=18 August 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> and led the team in the last six games of [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|Euro 2024 qualifying]], managing to achieve direct qualification to the [[UEFA Euro 2024|European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/655469 |title=Ukraine 0-0 Italy (20 Nov, 2023) Game Analysis - ESPN (UK) |publisher=ESPN |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023 }}</ref> Italy were eliminated from the tournament in the round of 16 following a 2–0 loss to [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40460124/euro-2024-italy-luciano-spalletti-responsibility-switzerland |title=Spalletti: Italy Euro '24 failure my 'responsibility' |work=ESPN.com |date=29 June 2024 |access-date=29 June 2024 }}</ref> leading the minister for Sport [[Andrea Abodi]] to call the Euro campaign a "failure".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-04 |title=Il ministro dello Sport commenta ancora il fallimento degli Azzurri a Euro 2024 |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2024/07/il-ministro-dello-sport-commenta-ancora-il-fallimento-degli-azzurri-a-euro-2024-d9636f61-7b74-4dfe-a644-7759c875cb0b.html |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=RaiNews |language=it}}</ref> In June 2025, after a 3–0 defeat against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in the first match of the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], Spalletti was relieved from his duties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-08 |title=Spalletti non è più ct. Riflessioni di Gravina e esonero, cosa è successo davvero |url=https://www.adnkronos.com/sport/spalletti-esonero-gravina-ct-italia-sostituti_6fOpk1u1wteEFJ7VcOTJVF |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Adnkronos}}</ref>
==Rivalries==
* '''[[Brazil–Italy football rivalry|Italy vs. Brazil]]''': matches between the nations are known as the World Derby ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Clássico Mundial'').<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20130321/abci-previa-brasil-italia-201303201706.html|title=Brasil-Italia, el clásico del fútbol mundial que consagró el viejo Sarriá|author=víctor pérez|work=ABC.es|date=21 March 2013|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220352/http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20130321/abci-previa-brasil-italia-201303201706.html|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The most successful football nations in the world, they have achieved nine [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] between one another. Since their first match at the 1938 World Cup, they have played against each other a total of five times in the World Cup, most notably in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup final|1970 World Cup final]] and the [[1994 FIFA World Cup final|1994 World Cup final]] in which Brazil won 4–1 and 3–2 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] after a goalless draw respectively.<ref name="notablematches2">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1932884.html|title=Brazil v Italy: classic encounters|publisher=[[UEFA]]|author=Paolo Menicucci|date=22 June 2013|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220124211/http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1932884.html|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''[[France–Italy football rivalry|Italy vs. France]]''': matches between the two nations officially began on 15 May 1910, Italy's first recorded match ending in a 6–2 victory.<ref name="ci risiamo2">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.federtennis.it/DettaglioNews.asp?IDNews=67865|title=CI RISIAMO: ITALIA-FRANCIA Un'accesa rivalità che parte da lontano|date=30 May 2012|publisher=federtennis.it|language=it|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224211325/http://www.federtennis.it/DettaglioNews.asp?IDNews=67865|archive-date=24 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="storia recente2">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.fantagazzetta.com/approfondimenti/storia-recente-di-italia-francia-165303|title=Storia recente di Italia-Francia|date=14 November 2012|publisher=fantagazzetta.com|language=it|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224213930/http://www.fantagazzetta.com/approfondimenti/storia-recente-di-italia-francia-165303|archive-date=24 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable matches in the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and the [[UEFA European Championship|European Football Championship]] include the [[2006 FIFA World Cup final|2006 World Cup final]], when the Italians defeated the French 5–3 in the penalty shoot-out, after a 1–1 draw, and the [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000 European Championship]], won by France with an extra-time [[golden goal]] by [[David Trezeguet]].<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/|title=FIFA Tournaments |work=FIFA|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219191434/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/|archive-date=19 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''[[Germany–Italy football rivalry|Italy vs. Germany]]''': matches between the two nations have cumulated in five matches in the World Cup, including the "[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Game of the Century]]", the 1970 World Cup semifinal between the two countries that Italy won 4–3 in extra time, with five of the seven goals coming in extra time.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=569/match=1838/index.html|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico – Matches – Italy–Germany FR|work=FIFA|access-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329015426/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round%3D569/match%3D1838/index.html|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup final]]. Germany has also won three [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]] while Italy has won it twice. The two countries have faced each other four times in the European Championship, with three draws (one German penalty shoot-out victory) and one Italian victory.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/euro-2012/italy-germany-euro2012-semifinals/|title=Italy, Germany renew rivalry at Euro|publisher=sportsnet.ca|date=28 June 2012|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329025400/http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/euro-2012/italy-germany-euro2012-semifinals/|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Germany had never defeated Italy in a major tournament match until their victory in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals, on penalties (though statistically considered a draw), with all Germany's other wins over Italy being in [[Exhibition game#International football|friendly competitions]].<ref name="stride"/>
* '''[[Italy–Spain football rivalry|Italy vs. Spain]]''': this is a less heated and less heartfelt rivalry for the Italians, especially when compared to those with Germany and France. Matches between Italy and Spain are known as the Mediterranean Derby ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Rivalidad futbolística Italia-España)'', named after the [[Mediterranean Sea]] that separates the two nations.<ref name="med212">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.sefutbol.com/derbi-mediterraneo-historia-rivalidad-dos-mejores-selecciones-sub-21|title=El derbi mediterráneo: historia de una rivalidad entre las dos mejores selecciones Sub-21|trans-title=The Mediterranean derby: history of a rivalry between the two best Under-21 teams|language=es|publisher=[[Royal Spanish Football Federation]]|website=Sefutbol|date=26 June 2017|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133354/http://www.sefutbol.com/derbi-mediterraneo-historia-rivalidad-dos-mejores-selecciones-sub-21|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Matches between them have been contested since 1920, and although they are not immediate geographical neighbours, their rivalry at international level is enhanced by the strong performances of their representative clubs in UEFA competitions.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2249326.html|title=Spain v Italy: UEFA Champions League finals|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=28 May 2015|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630180108/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2249326.html|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2017/06/cambiasso-juventus-only-italian-club-that-lose-to-the-spanish/|title=Cambiasso: Juventus only Italian club that lose to the Spanish|website=Forza Italian Football|date=23 June 2017|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102444/https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2017/06/cambiasso-juventus-only-italian-club-that-lose-to-the-spanish/|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the quarterfinal match between them at [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], the rivalry has renewed, with its most notable match being the [[UEFA Euro 2012 final]], which Spain won 4–0.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://euro2016.tsn.ca/matches/match/2018002/|title=Spain renews its rivalry with Italy|publisher=TSN.ca|date=25 June 2016|access-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704063559/http://euro2016.tsn.ca/matches/match/2018002/|archive-date=4 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bbc_report2">{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=1 July 2012 |title=Spain 4–0 Italy |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355496 |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826213123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355496 |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref>
==Team image==
===Kits and crest===
{{Commons|Italy national football team kits}}
{{Commons|Italy national football team kits (goalkeeper kits)}}
[[File:Italy national football team1910.jpg|thumb|left|Italy in 1910, wearing the original white jersey. They would switch to the traditional blue shirt a year later.]]
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The first shirt worn by the Italy national team, in its debut against France on 15 May 1910, was white. The choice of colour was due to the fact that a decision about the appearance of the kit had not yet been made, so it was decided not to have a colour, which was why white was chosen.<ref name="passionemaglie.it">{{cite news|url=http://www.passionemaglie.it/2011/01/la-maglia-azzurra-nei-suoi-100-anni-di-storia/|title=La maglia azzurra nei suoi 100 anni di storia: tutte le divise dell'Italia|publisher=passionemaglie.it|date=17 January 2011|language=it|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022095654/http://www.passionemaglie.it/2011/01/la-maglia-azzurra-nei-suoi-100-anni-di-storia/|archive-date=22 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> After two games, for a friendly against Hungary in Milan on 6 January 1911, the white shirt was replaced by a blue jersey (specifically [[Savoy azure]])—blue being the border colour of the royal [[House of Savoy]] crest used on the flag of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] (1861–1946); the shirt was accompanied by white shorts and black socks (which later became blue).<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/> The team later became known as ''gli Azzurri'' (the Blues).<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/euro_2012/2011/01/05-148079/Italia,+la+maglia+azzurra+compie+cento+anni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731013257/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/euro_2012/2011/01/05-148079/Italia,+la+maglia+azzurra+compie+cento+anni|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2013|title=Italia, la maglia azzurra compie cento anni|publisher=corrieredellosport.it|date=5 January 2011|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/azzurro-2011518|title=What Is Italy's National Color?|publisher=thoughtco.com|date=17 March 2017|access-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091249/https://www.thoughtco.com/azzurro-2011518|archive-date=27 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=10 July 2021|title=Football-mad Italians gear up for big night|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57783267|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715105801/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57783267|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the 1930s, Italy wore a black kit, ordered by [[Kingdom of Italy under Fascism (1922–1943)|the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini]]. The black kit debuted on 17 February 1935 in a friendly against France at the [[Stadio Nazionale PNF]] in Rome.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.gianfrancoronchi.net/foto/maglie_calcio/Nazionale/Eraldo-Monzeglio-Maglia-NERA-Nazionale-1935-_formazione-dell_Italia-schierata|title=Eraldo Monzeglio, Maglia nera Nazionale 1935 (formazione dell'Italia schierata e altri momenti dell'incontro)|publisher=gianfrancoronchi.net|language=it|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409121527/http://www.gianfrancoronchi.net/foto/maglie_calcio/nazionale/eraldo-monzeglio-maglia-nera-nazionale-1935-_formazione-dell_italia-schierata|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A blue shirt, white shorts and black socks were worn at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympic Games]] in Berlin the following year. At the [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] in France, the all-black kit was worn once in the match against France.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Sport/Francia-1938-lItalia-fa-il-bis-a-Parigi_505793937.html|title=Francia 1938, l'Italia fa il bis a Parigi|publisher=adnkronos.com|language=it|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630221725/http://www1.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Sport/Francia-1938-lItalia-fa-il-bis-a-Parigi_505793937.html|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
After World War II, the fascist regime fell and the [[1946 Italian institutional referendum|monarchy was abolished in 1946]]. The same year saw the [[birth of the Italian Republic]], and the blue-and-white kit was reinstated. The cross of the former Royal House of Savoy was removed from the [[flag of Italy]], and consequently from the national team's badge, now consisting solely of the ''[[flag of Italy|Tricolore]]''. For the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]], the country's name in Italian, ''ITALIA'', was placed above the tricolour shield, and for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], ''FIGC'', the abbreviation of the [[Italian Football Federation]], was incorporated into the badge.<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/>
In 1983, to celebrate the previous year's World Cup win, three gold [[Star (football badge)|stars]] replaced ''ITALIA'' above the tricolour, representing their three World Cup victories. In 1984, a round emblem was launched, featuring the three stars, the inscriptions ''ITALIA'' and ''FIGC'', and the tricolour.<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/>
The first known kit manufacturer was [[Adidas]] in 1974. From 2003 to 2022, the kit was made by [[Puma SE|Puma]].<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/> Since the 2000s, an all-blue uniform including blue shorts has occasionally been used, particularity in international tournaments.<ref name="passionemaglie.it"/> After Italy's 2006 World Cup victory, a fourth star was added to the tricolour badge. In March 2022, after almost 20 years with Puma, it was announced that Adidas will be Italy's kit manufacturer from 2023 as part of a four-year deal.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/adidas-ousts-puma-kit-italy-soccer-team-2023-2022-03-09/|title=Adidas trumps rival Puma to supply Italian soccer kit from 2023|publisher=reuters.com|date=9 March 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Kit supplier
! Period
|-
|''No supplier''
|1910–1973
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Adidas]]
|1974–1977
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Baila
|1978–1979
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|1980–1984
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ennerre
|1985
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
|1986–1994
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike Inc|Nike]]
|1995–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]]
|1999–2002
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma SE|Puma]]
|2003–2022
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} Adidas
|2023–present
|}
==Coaching staff==
{{Main|List of Italy national football team managers}}
[[File:Lausanne vs Sion 27 february 2013 - Gennaro Gattuso.jpg|thumb|[[Gennaro Gattuso]] has been Italy's head coach since June 2025.]]
During the earliest days of Italian nation football, it was common for a Technical Commission to be appointed. The Commission took the role that a standard coach would currently play. Ever since 1967, the national team has been controlled only by the coach. For this reason, the coach of the Italy national team is still called ''Technical Commissioner'' (''{{langx|it|commissario tecnico}}'') or ''CT.'' The use of this title has since then expanded into other team sports in Italy.
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{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Head coach|s={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gennaro Gattuso]]}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Assistant coach|s={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riccio (footballer)|Luigi Riccio]]}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Technical assistant|s={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Leonardo Bonucci]]}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Goalkeeping coaches|s=}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Perrone<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cristiano Lupatelli]]
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Fitness coaches|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Bruno Dominici<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Dino Tenderini}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Match analysts|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Sangermani}}<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Mannucci
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Head of delegation|s={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Doctors|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo De Carli<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Carmine Costabile}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Physiotherapists|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Doimi<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Sannino<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Randelli<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Scalzi}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Osteopath|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Walter Martinelli}}
{{Fb cs staff|bg=|p=Nutritionist|s={{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Pincella}}
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==Results and fixtures==
{{Main|Italy national football team results}}
{{Further|Italy national football team results (2010–present)|2025–26 in Italian football}}
The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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===2024===
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|date = 6 September 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040058/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Bradley Barcola|Barcola]] {{goal|1}}
|goals2 =
*[[Federico Dimarco|Dimarco]] {{goal|30}}
*[[Davide Frattesi|Frattesi]] {{goal|51}}
*[[Giacomo Raspadori|Raspadori]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium = [[Parc des Princes]]
|___location = [[Paris]], France
|attendance = 44,956
|referee = [[Sandro Schärer]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|date = 9 September 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040077/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Mohammad Abu Fani|Abu Fani]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 =
*[[Davide Frattesi|Frattesi]] {{goal|38}}
*[[Moise Kean|Kean]] {{goal|62}}
|stadium = [[Bozsik Aréna]]{{efn|group=note|Due to the [[Gaza war]], Israel were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0286-194079070fc0-ee97b2cd5400-1000/ |title=European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 October 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>}}
|___location = [[Budapest]], Hungary
|attendance = 2,090
|referee = [[Ivan Kružliak]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|date = 10 October 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040102/
|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}
|goals1 =
*[[Andrea Cambiaso|Cambiaso]] {{goal|1}}
*[[Mateo Retegui|Retegui]] {{goal|24}}
|goals2 =
*[[Maxim De Cuyper|De Cuyper]] {{goal|42}}
*[[Leandro Trossard|Trossard]] {{goal|61}}
|stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico]]
|___location = [[Rome]], Italy
|attendance = 44,297
|referee = [[Espen Eskås]] ([[Norwegian Football Federation|Norway]])
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|date = 14 October 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 4–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040131/
|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}
|goals1 =
*[[Mateo Retegui|Retegui]] {{goal|41|pen.}}
*[[Giovanni Di Lorenzo|Di Lorenzo]] {{goal|54||79}}
*[[Davide Frattesi|Frattesi]] {{goal|72}}
|goals2 =
*[[Mohammad Abu Fani|Abu Fani]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium = [[Stadio Friuli]]
|___location = [[Udine]], Italy
|attendance = 11,700
|referee = [[Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|date = 14 November 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040149/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
[[Sandro Tonali|Tonali]] {{goal|11}}
|stadium = [[King Baudouin Stadium]]
|___location = [[Brussels]], Belgium
|attendance = 41,367
|referee = [[Radu Petrescu]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|date = 17 November 2024
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League A Group 2]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1–3
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040179/
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Andrea Cambiaso|Cambiaso]] {{goal|35}}
|goals2 =
*[[Adrien Rabiot|Rabiot]] {{goal|2||65}}
*[[Guglielmo Vicario|Vicario]] {{goal|33|o.g.}}
|stadium = [[San Siro]]
|___location = [[Milan]], Italy
|attendance = 68,158
|referee = [[Slavko Vinčić]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]])
|result = L
}}
===2025===
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|format=1
|date = 20 March 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Quarter-finals|2024–25 UEFA Nations League QF]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2043059/
|team2 = {{fb|GER}}
|goals1 =
*[[Sandro Tonali|Tonali]] {{goal|9}}
|goals2 =
*[[Tim Kleindienst|Kleindienst]] {{goal|49}}
*[[Leon Goretzka|Goretzka]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium = [[San Siro]]
|___location = [[Milan]], Italy
|attendance = 60,334
|referee = [[François Letexier]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|date = 23 March 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Quarter-finals|2024–25 UEFA Nations League QF]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 3–3
|aggregatescore = 5–4
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2043063/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Joshua Kimmich|Kimmich]] {{goal|30|pen.}}
*[[Jamal Musiala|Musiala]] {{goal|36}}
*[[Tim Kleindienst|Kleindiesnt]] {{goal|45}}
|goals2 =
*[[Moise Kean|Kean]] {{goal|49||69}}
*[[Giacomo Raspadori|Raspadori]] {{goal|90+5|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Westfalenstadion]]
|___location = [[Dortmund]], Germany
|attendance = 64,762
|referee = [[Szymon Marciniak]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|date = 6 June 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NOR}}
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044187/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Alexander Sørloth|Sørloth]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Antonio Nusa|Nusa]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Erling Haaland|Haaland]] {{goal|42}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ullevaal Stadion]]
|___location = [[Oslo]], Norway
|attendance = 25,796
|referee = [[José María Sánchez Martínez]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|date = 9 June 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044198/
|team2 = {{fb|MDA}}
|goals1 =
*[[Giacomo Raspadori|Raspadori]] {{goal|40}}
*[[Andrea Cambiaso|Cambiaso]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore]]
|___location = [[Reggio Emilia]], Italy
|attendance = 18,771
|referee = Urs Schnyder ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|date = 5 September 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044226/
|team2 = {{fb|EST}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia]]
|___location = [[Bergamo]], Italy
|attendance =
|referee =
|result =
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|format=1
|date = 8 September 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044248/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Nagyerdei Stadion]]
|___location = [[Debrecen]], Hungary{{refn|group=note|name=ISR|Due to the [[Gaza war]], Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0286-194079070fc0-ee97b2cd5400-1000/ |title=European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 October 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>}}
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|date = 11 October 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EST}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044274/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
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|stadium = [[Lilleküla Stadium]]
|___location = [[Tallinn]], Estonia
|attendance =
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|date = 14 October 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044301/
|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stadio Friuli]]
|___location = [[Udine]], Italy
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|date = 13 November 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MDA}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044307/
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 =
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|stadium = [[Zimbru Stadium]]
|___location = [[Chișinău]], Moldova
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|date = 16 November 2025
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00]])
|round = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score =
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044329/
|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[San Siro]]
|___location = [[Milan]], Italy
|attendance =
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|result =
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==Players==
{{Main|List of Italy international footballers}}
===Current squad===
The following players were called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] on 6 and 9 June 2025, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/spalletti-alla-vigilia-di-norvegia-italia-andiamo-a-giocarcela-con-fiducia-fondamentale-sfruttare-gli-spazi-nelle-ripartenze/|title=Spalletti alla vigilia di Norvegia-Italia: "Andiamo a giocarcela con fiducia. Fondamentale sfruttare gli spazi nelle ripartenze"|language=it|publisher=[[Italian Football Federation]]|date=5 June 2025|access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>
:''Information correct as of 9 June 2025, after the match against Moldova.''
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===Recent call-ups===
The following players have also been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Michele Di Gregorio]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|7|27|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]|clubnat=ITA|latest={{sort|2024-10-14|v. {{fb|ISR}}, 14 October 2024}}}}
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===Previous squads===
{{Main|List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads}}
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{{col-3}}
;FIFA World Cup
* '''[[
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* [[1978 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|1978 FIFA World Cup
* '''[[
* [[
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* [[2014 FIFA World Cup squads#Italy|2014 FIFA World Cup squad]]
{{col-3}}
;UEFA European Championship
* '''[[UEFA Euro 1968 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 1968 squad]]'''
* [[UEFA Euro 1980 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 1980 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 1988 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 1988 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 1996 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 1996 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2000 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2000 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2004 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2004 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2008 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2008 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2012 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2012 squad]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2016 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2016 squad]]
* '''[[UEFA Euro 2020 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2020 squad]]'''
* [[UEFA Euro 2024 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2024 squad]]
{{col-3}}
;FIFA Confederations Cup
* [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Italy|2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad]]
* [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Italy|2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad]]
;UEFA Nations League Finals
* [[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squad]]
* [[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|2023 UEFA Nations League Finals squad]]
;Finalissima
* [[2022 Finalissima#Italy|2022 Finalissima squad]]
{{col-end}}
==Individual records==
{{Main|Italy national football team records and statistics|List of Italy international footballers}}
===Player records===
:{{Updated|9 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/nic/ | title=NIC | date=27 September 2023 }}</ref><ref name="rsssf">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ital-recintlp.html#app|title=Italy – Record International Players: Appearances for Italy National Team|publisher=RSSSF|author1=Roberto Di Maggio|author2=José Luis Pierrend|date=8 April 2016|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061341/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ital-recintlp.html#app|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Most appearances====
[[File:Gianluigi Buffon (2014).jpg|upright=1|thumb|Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20px|Rank
! style="width:150px;"|Player
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
! style="width:100px;"|Period
|-
| 1
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Gianluigi Buffon]]
| '''176'''
| 0
| {{nowrap|1997–2018}}
|-
| 2
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]
| '''136'''
| 2
| 1997–2010
|-
| 3
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Paolo Maldini]]
| '''126'''
| 7
| 1988–2002
|-
| 4
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Leonardo Bonucci]]
| '''121'''
| 8
| 2010–2023
|-
| rowspan="2"|5
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Giorgio Chiellini]]
| '''117'''
| 8
| 2004–2022
|-
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Daniele De Rossi]]
| '''117'''
| 21
| 2004–2017
|-
| 7
| style="text-align: left|[[Andrea Pirlo]]
| '''116'''
| 13
| 2002–2015
|-
| 8
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Dino Zoff]]
| '''112'''
| 0
| 1968–1983
|-
| 9
| style="text-align: left;"|[[Gianluca Zambrotta]]
| '''98'''
| 2
| 1999–2010
|-
| 10
| style="text-align: left|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]
| '''94'''
| 3
| 1963–1977
|}
===
[[File:Gigi Riva, Italia, 1968 (cropped).JPG|upright=1|thumb|Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with [[List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva|35 goals]].]]
{| class="wikitable
|-
!width=15px|Rank
! style="width:125px;"|Player
!width=25px|Goals
!width=25px|Caps
!width=25px|Ratio
!width=80px|Period
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gigi Riva|Luigi Riva]] <small>([[List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva|list]])</small>
| '''35'''
|
|{{#expr: 35/42 round 2}}
| {{nowrap|1965–1974}}
|-
| 2
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Giuseppe Meazza]]
| '''33'''
| 53
| {{#expr: 33/53 round 2}}
| 1930–1939
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Silvio Piola]]
| '''30'''
| 34
| {{#expr: 30/34 round 2}}
| 1935–1952
|-
| rowspan="2"|4
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|rowspan="2"|'''27'''
| 56
| {{#expr: 27/56 round 2}}
| 1988–2004
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Alessandro Del Piero]]
| 91
| {{#expr: 27/91 round 2}}
| 1995–2008
|-
| rowspan="3"|6
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Adolfo Baloncieri]]
|rowspan="3"|'''25'''
| 47
| {{#expr: 25/47 round 2}}
| 1920–1930
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Filippo Inzaghi]]
| 57
| {{#expr: 25/57 round 2}}
| 1997–2007
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Alessandro Altobelli]]
| 61
| {{#expr: 25/61 round 2}}
| 1980–1988
|-
| rowspan="2"|9
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Christian Vieri]]
|rowspan="2"|'''23'''
| 49
| {{#expr: 23/49 round 2}}
| 1997–2005
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Francesco Graziani]]
| 64
| {{#expr: 23/64 round 2}}
| 1975–1983
|}
====Captains====
{{Main|List of Italy national football team captains}}
List of [[Captain (sports)|captaincy]] periods of the various captains throughout the years.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/Capitani?squadra=1&mode=|title=Capitani|trans-title=Captains|website=FIGC.it|publisher=[[Italian Football Federation|FIGC]]|language=it|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503080300/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/Capitani?squadra=1&mode=|archive-date=3 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* 1910: [[Francesco Calì]]
* 1911–1914: [[Giuseppe Milano]]
* 1914–1915: [[Virgilio Fossati]]
* 1920–1925: [[Renzo De Vecchi]]
* 1925–1927: [[Luigi Cevenini]]
* 1927–1930: [[Adolfo Baloncieri]]
* 1931–1934: [[Umberto Caligaris]]
* 1934: [[Gianpiero Combi]]
* 1935–1936: [[Luigi Allemandi]]
* 1937–1939: [[Giuseppe Meazza]]
* 1940–1947: [[Silvio Piola]]
* 1947–1949: [[Valentino Mazzola]]
* 1949–1950: [[Riccardo Carapellese]]
* 1951–1952: [[Carlo Annovazzi]]
* 1952–1960: [[Giampiero Boniperti]]
* 1961–1962: [[Lorenzo Buffon]]
* 1962–1963: [[Cesare Maldini]]
* 1963–1966: [[Sandro Salvadore]]
* 1966–1977: [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
* 1977–1983: [[Dino Zoff]]
* 1983–1985: [[Marco Tardelli]]
* 1985–1986: [[Gaetano Scirea]]
* 1986–1987: [[Antonio Cabrini]]
* 1988–1991: [[Giuseppe Bergomi]]
* 1991–1994: [[Franco Baresi]]
* 1994–2002: [[Paolo Maldini]]
* 2002–2010: [[Fabio Cannavaro]]{{#tag:ref|During [[UEFA Euro 2008 squads#Italy|UEFA Euro 2008]], [[Alessandro Del Piero]] was named the Italy national team acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however [[Gianluigi Buffon]] was often played as captain as Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Europei/2008/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/02/cannavaro.shtml|title=Italia, è già dopo Cannavaro Arriva Gamberini, chi gioca?|publisher={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}}|language=it|author1=Gaetano DeStefano|date=2 June 2008|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084614/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Europei/2008/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/02/cannavaro.shtml|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Europei/2008/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/12/delpierocapitano.shtml|title=Buffon, niente fascia Il capitano è Del Piero|publisher={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}}|language=it|author1=Maurizio Nicita|date=12 June 2008|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131356/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Europei/2008/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/12/delpierocapitano.shtml|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=buffonsecondcaptain>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://it.uefa.com/news/newsid=710770.html|title=L'Italia parte male, l'Olanda cala il tris|trans-title=Italy start badly, Holland score three|publisher=UEFA|language=it|author1=Paolo Menicucci|date=10 June 2008|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>|name="delpiero-buffon-captain-euro2008"|group="nb"}}
* 2010–2018: [[Gianluigi Buffon]]{{#tag:ref|Gianluigi Buffon served as second acting captain in [[UEFA Euro 2008]] after [[Alessandro Del Piero]] was named the team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.<ref name=buffonsecondcaptain/> Although Buffon was officially named Italy's new captain in 2010,<ref name="Buffon, annuncio choc: Mi opero e torno nel 2011">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/mondiali_2010/girone_f/italia/2010/06/27-118051/Buffon,+annuncio+choc%3A+%C2%ABMi+opero+e+torno+nel+2011%C2%BB|title=Buffon, annuncio choc: Mi opero e torno nel 2011|publisher=Il Corriere dello Sport|language=it|author1=Andrea Santoni|date=27 June 2010|access-date=23 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123193230/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/mondiali_2010/girone_f/italia/2010/06/27-118051/Buffon,+annuncio+choc%3A+%C2%ABMi+opero+e+torno+nel+2011%C2%BB|archive-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> following Fabio Cannavaro's retirement subsequent to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], [[Andrea Pirlo]] was named the Italy national team's acting captain after the tournament (while [[Daniele De Rossi]] was named the team's second acting captain),<ref name="Buffon, annuncio choc: Mi opero e torno nel 2011"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/06-08-2010/italia-prandelli-71695182025.shtml|title=Prandelli cambia l'Italia Amauri, Cassano e Balotelli|publisher={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}}|language=it|author1=Riccardo Pratesi|date=6 August 2010|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829014409/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/06-08-2010/italia-prandelli-71695182025.shtml|archive-date=29 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/01-09-2010/pirlo-ricetta-nazionale-71989427896.shtml|title=Pirlo, ricetta Nazionale "Ritroviamo la qualità"|publisher={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}}|language=it|date=1 September 2010|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829042316/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Nazionale/01-09-2010/pirlo-ricetta-nazionale-71989427896.shtml|archive-date=29 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> as Buffon was ruled out until the end of the year due to injury, and only made his first appearance as Italy's official captain on 9 February 2011, in a 1–1 friendly away draw against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref name="Buffon, annuncio choc: Mi opero e torno nel 2011"/><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.figc.it/en/204/27174/2011/02/News.shtml|title=Motta, Giovinco and Matri news. Among the 23 players Buffon's return|publisher=FIGC|date=6 February 2011|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211025215/http://www.figc.it/en/204/27174/2011/02/News.shtml|archive-date=11 February 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio_la_nazionale/articoli/52973/il-gol-di-rossi-salva-l-italia-1-1.shtml|title=Il gol di Rossi salva l'Italia: 1–1|publisher=Mediaset|language=it|date=10 February 2011|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812141248/http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio_la_nazionale/articoli/52973/il-gol-di-rossi-salva-l-italia-1-1.shtml|archive-date=12 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Capitani">{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.tuttonazionali.com/news/capitani-azzurri-gianluigi-buffon-2008-oggi-2214|title=Capitani Azzurri: Gianluigi Buffon (2008 – Oggi)|publisher=TuttoNazionali.com|language=it|author1=Micaela Del Monte|date=29 March 2012|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817000622/http://www.tuttonazionali.com/news/capitani-azzurri-gianluigi-buffon-2008-oggi-2214|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>|name="buffon-pirlo-italy-captain"|group="nb"}}
* 2018–2022: [[Giorgio Chiellini]]
* 2022–2023: [[Leonardo Bonucci]]
* 2023: [[Ciro Immobile]]<ref name="captain">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/spalletti-conferma-immobile-capitano-dell-italia-fino-agli-europei/bltd0fca3f1605c475f|title=Spalletti conferma: "Immobile capitano dell'Italia fino agli Europei"|date=6 September 2023|language=it}}</ref>
* 2024–''present'': [[Gianluigi Donnarumma]]<ref name="capt-donnarumma">{{cite news |url=https://football-italia.net/italy-euro-2024-five-talking-points-spalletti/ |title=Italy Euro 2024: Five talking points from Spalletti's first press conference |work=Football Italia |first=Lorenzo |last=Bettoni |date=31 May 2024 |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
====Hat-tricks====
{{Main|List of Italy national football team hat-tricks}}
===Manager records===
{{Main|List of Italy national football team managers|Italy national football team records and statistics}}
; Most manager appearances
: [[Enzo Bearzot]]: 104<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ital-coach-triv.html|title=Italian national team coaches|publisher=rsssf.com|editor=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417030223/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ital-coach-triv.html|archive-date=17 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Team records==
{{Main|Italy national football team records and statistics}}
; Largest victory
: 9–0 vs. '''[[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]''', 2 August 1948
; Largest defeat
: 1–7 vs. '''[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]''', 6 April 1924
==Competitive record==
{{for|the all-time record|Italy national football team all-time record}}
{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champions''' {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} '''Runners-up''' {{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} '''Third place''' {{legend-inline|white|border=3px solid red;}} Hosts
===FIFA World Cup===
{{Main|Italy at the FIFA World Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup]] record
! style="width:1%" rowspan=28|
!colspan=6|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|- style="background:gold"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
|'''[[1934 FIFA World Cup final|Champions]]'''
| rowspan="2" |'''1st'''
|'''5'''
|'''4'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|'''12'''
|'''3'''
|1
|1
|0
|0
|4
|0
|- style="background:gold"
|{{flagicon|France|1794}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|'''[[1938 FIFA World Cup final|Champions]]'''
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''11'''
|'''5'''
|colspan=6|''Qualified as defending champions''
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|7th
|2
|1
|0
|1
|4
|3
|colspan=6|''Qualified as defending champions''
|-
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
|10th
|3
|1
|0
|2
|6
|7
|2
|2
|0
|0
|7
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|4
|
|0
|2
|5
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|9th
|
|1
|1
|1
|3
|2
|2
|2
|0
|0
|10
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
|9th
|3
|
|0
|2
|2
|2
|6
|4
|1
|1
|17
|3
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|'''[[1970 FIFA World Cup final|Runners-up]]'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''6'''
|'''3'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''10'''
|'''8'''
|4
|3
|1
|0
|10
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|Group stage
|10th
|
|1
|1
|1
|5
|4
|6
|4
|2
|0
|12
|0
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|Fourth place
|4th
|7
|4
|1
|2
|9
|6
|6
|5
|0
|1
|18
|4
|- style="background:gold"
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
|'''[[1982 FIFA World Cup Final|Champions]]'''
|'''1st'''
|'''7'''
|'''4'''
|'''3'''
|'''0'''
|'''12'''
|'''6'''
|8
|5
|2
|1
|12
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
|Round of 16
|12th
|4
|1
|2
|1
|5
|6
|colspan=6|''Qualified as defending champions''
|- style="background:#c96"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
|'''Third place'''
|'''3rd'''
|'''7'''
|'''6'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|'''10'''
|'''2'''
|colspan=6|''Qualified as hosts''
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
|'''[[1994 FIFA World Cup final|Runners-up]]'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''7'''
|'''4'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''8'''
|'''5'''
|10
|7
|2
|1
|22
|7
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|Quarter-finals
|5th
|5
|3
|2
|0
|8
|3
|10
|6
|4
|0
|13
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|Round of 16
|15th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|5
|5
|8
|6
|2
|0
|16
|3
|- style="background:gold"
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|'''[[2006 FIFA World Cup final|Champions]]'''
|'''1st'''
|'''7'''
|'''5'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''12'''
|'''2'''
|10
|7
|2
|1
|17
|8
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|26th
|
|
|2
|1
|4
|5
|10
|7
|3
|0
|18
|7
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|22nd
|3
|
|0
|2
|2
|3
|10
|6
|4
|0
|19
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|12
|
|3
|2
|21
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|9
|4
|
|1
|13
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
|colspan=8|''Qualification in progress''
|2
|1
|0
|1
|2
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
!Total
!4 titles
!{{Tooltip|18/22|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
!83
!45
!21
!17
!128
!77
!120
!79
!30
!11
!236
!75
|}
:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Italy's World Cup record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy|1861}} 7–1 {{fb-rt|United States of America|1912}}<br> (27 May 1934; [[Rome]], [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy|1861}} 7–1 {{fb-rt|United States of America|1912}}<br> (27 May 1934; [[Rome]], [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Switzerland|civil}} 4–1 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (23 June 1954; [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]])</div><br><div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Brazil|1968}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|4–1]] {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (21 June 1970; [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">'''Champions''' in [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">26th place in [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] (group stage)</div>
|}
===UEFA European Championship===
{{Main|Italy at the UEFA European Championship}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=9|[[UEFA European Championship]] record
! style="width:1%" rowspan=22|
!colspan=6|[[UEFA European Championship qualifying|Qualification]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|4
|2
|1
|1
|8
|3
|- style="background:gold"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 1968 final|Champions]]'''
|'''1st'''
|'''3'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''3'''
|'''1'''
|8
|6
|1
|1
|21
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|8
|4
|3
|1
|13
|6
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]
|6
|2
|3
|1
|3
|3
|- style="background:#9acdff"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]
|Fourth place
|4th
|4
|1
|3
|0
|2
|1
|colspan=6|''Qualified as hosts''
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|8
|1
|3
|4
|6
|12
|- style="background:#c96"
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]
|'''Semi-finals'''
|'''3rd'''
|'''4'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|'''4'''
|'''3'''
|8
|6
|1
|1
|16
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|8
|3
|4
|1
|12
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]
|Group stage
|10th
|3
|1
|1
|1
|3
|3
|10
|7
|2
|1
|20
|6
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2000 final|Runners-up]]'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''6'''
|'''4'''
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|'''9'''
|'''4'''
|8
|4
|3
|1
|13
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]
|Group stage
|9th
|3
|1
|2
|0
|3
|2
|8
|5
|2
|1
|17
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]
|Quarter-finals
|8th
|4
|1
|2
|1
|3
|4
|12
|9
|2
|1
|22
|9
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2012 final|Runners-up]]'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''6'''
|'''2'''
|'''3'''
|'''1'''
|'''6'''
|'''7'''
|10
|8
|2
|0
|20
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
|Quarter-finals
|7th
|5
|3
|1
|1
|6
|2
|10
|7
|3
|0
|16
|7
|-style="background:gold"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2020 final|Champions]]'''
|'''1st'''
|'''7'''
|'''5'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''13'''
|'''4'''
|10
|10
|0
|0
|37
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 2024|2024]]
|Round of 16
|14th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|3
|5
|8
|4
|2
|2
|16
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[UEFA Euro 2028|2028]]
|colspan=8|''To be determined''
|colspan=8|''To be determined''
|-
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[UEFA Euro 2032|2032]]
|colspan=8|''Qualified as co-hosts''
|colspan=8|''Qualified as co-hosts''
|-
!Total
!2 titles
!11/17
!49
!22
!19
!8
!55
!36
!126
!78
!32
!16
!240
!85
|}
:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Italy's European Championship record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 0–0 {{fb-rt|URS|1955}}<br> (5 June 1968; [[Naples]], [[Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Turkey}} 0–3 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br>(11 June 2021; [[Rome]], [[Italy]])</div><br><div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|Switzerland|civil}}<br>(16 June 2021; [[Rome]], [[Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Spain}} [[UEFA Euro 2012 final|4–0]] {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br>(1 July 2012; [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">'''Champions''' in [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] and [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">10th place in [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]] (group stage)</div>
|}
===UEFA Nations League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="22"|[[UEFA Nations League]] record
|-
!colspan="12"|League phase / Knockout stage
!rowspan="7"|
!colspan="9"|Finals
|-
!Season
!{{Tooltip|LG|League (A, B, C or D)}}
!{{Tooltip|Grp|Group (1, 2, 3 or 4)}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}}
!{{Tooltip|RK|Interim ranking}}
!Year
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Squad
|-
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League A|A]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League A#Group 3|3]]
|2nd||4||1||2||1||2||2||{{same position}}||8th
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[2019 UEFA Nations League Finals|2019]]
|colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''
|- style="background:#c96"
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|A]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League A#Group 1|1]]
|1st||6||3||3||0||7||2||{{same position}}||3rd
|style="border:2px solid red"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|2021]]
|'''3rd'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''3'''
|'''[[2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|Squad]]'''
|-style="background:#c96"
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League A|A]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League A#Group 3|3]]
|1st||6||3||2||1||8||7||{{same position}}||3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals|2023]]
|'''3rd'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''4'''||'''4'''
|'''[[2023 UEFA Nations League Finals squads#Italy|Squad]]'''
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A|A]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League A#Group 2|2]]
|2nd||8||4||2||2||17||13||{{same position}}||5th (Quarter-finals)
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[2025 UEFA Nations League Finals|2025]]
|colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''
|- style="color:white"
!colspan="4" style="background:#0066bc"|Total
!style="background:#0066bc"|24
!style="background:#0066bc"|11
!style="background:#0066bc"|9
!style="background:#0066bc"|4
!style="background:#0066bc"|34
!style="background:#0066bc"|24
!colspan="2" style="background:#0066bc"|6th
!colspan="2" style="background:#0066bc"|Total
!style="background:#0066bc"|4
!style="background:#0066bc"|2
!style="background:#0066bc"|0
!style="background:#0066bc"|2
!style="background:#0066bc"|7
!style="background:#0066bc"|7
!style="background:#0066bc"|—
|}
:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Italy's UEFA Nations League record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|Poland}}<br> (7 September 2018; [[Bologna]], [[Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 4–1 {{fb-rt|Israel}}<br>(14 October 2024; [[Udine]], [[Italy]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Germany}} 5–2 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (14 June 2022; [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Germany]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23% |<div style="text-align:center">3rd place in [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]] and [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23% |<div style="text-align:center">8th place in [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League|2018–19]]</div>
|}
===FIFA Confederations Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=10|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]
| colspan="8"|''No European team participated''
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]
|rowspan=4 colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]
|colspan=8|''Did not enter''{{Efn|As [[UEFA Euro 2000]] runners-up.}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
|Group stage
|5th
|3
|1
|0
|2
|3
|5
|- style="background:#c96"
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]]
|'''Third place'''
|'''3rd'''
|'''5'''
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''10'''
|'''10'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017]]
|colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc"|Total
!style="background:#0066bc"|Third place
!style="background:#0066bc"|2/10
!style="background:#0066bc"|8
!style="background:#0066bc"|3
!style="background:#0066bc"|2
!style="background:#0066bc"|3
!style="background:#0066bc"|13
!style="background:#0066bc"|15
|}
:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Italy's Confederations Cup record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 3–1 {{fb-rt|United States}}<br> (15 June 2009; [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 3–1 {{fb-rt|United States}}<br> (15 June 2009; [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Brazil}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (21 June 2009; [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">'''Third place''' in [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]]</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">Group stage in [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]</div>
|}
===Central European International Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=10|[[Central European International Cup]] record
|-
!Season
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:gold"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1927–30 Central European International Cup|1927–30]]
|'''Champions'''
|'''1st'''
|'''8'''
|'''5'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|'''21'''
|'''15'''
|- style="background:silver"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1931–32 Central European International Cup|1931–32]]
|'''Runners-up'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''8'''
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
|'''2'''
|'''14'''
|'''11'''
|- style="background:gold"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1933–35 Central European International Cup|1933–35]]
|'''Champions'''
|'''1st'''
|'''8'''
|'''5'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|'''18'''
|'''10'''
|- style="background:silver"
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1936–38 Central European International Cup|1936–38]]
|'''—'''{{Efn|This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the [[Anschluss|annexation of Austria]] to [[Nazi Germany]] on 12 March 1938, which meant that three games – all of which were Italy's – could not be played. As a result, no title was awarded.}}
|'''2nd'''
|'''4'''
|'''3'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|'''9'''
|'''4'''
|-
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1948–53 Central European International Cup|1948–53]]
|Fourth place
|4th
|8
|3
|2
|3
|10
|9
|-
|style="border:3px solid red"|{{flagicon|EUR}} [[1955–60 Central European International Cup|1955–60]]
|Fifth place
|5th
|10
|2
|3
|5
|12
|21
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc"|Total
!style="background:#0066bc"|2 titles
!style="background:#0066bc"|6/6
!style="background:#0066bc"|46
!style="background:#0066bc"|21
!style="background:#0066bc"|11
!style="background:#0066bc"|14
!style="background:#0066bc"|84
!style="background:#0066bc"|70
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:35%;font-size:80%"
|- style="color:white"
!style="background:#0066bc;width:20%" colspan="6"|<big>Central European International Cup record</big>
|-
!width=10%|First match
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Italy}} 2–2 {{fb-rt|Czechoslovakia}}<br> (23 October 1927; [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest win
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Hungary|1896}} 0–5 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (11 May 1930; [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Biggest defeat
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">{{fb|Yugoslavia}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|Italy}}<br> (12 May 1957; [[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]])</div>
|-
!width=10%|Best result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">'''Champions''' in [[1927–30 Central European International Cup|1927-30]] and [[1933–35 Central European International Cup|1933-35]]</div>
|-
!width=10%|Worst result
|width=23%|<div style="text-align:center">Fifth place in [[1955–60 Central European International Cup|1955-60]]</div>
|}
===Other tournaments===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#c96;"
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament]] ||'''Round robin'''||'''3rd of 6'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''7'''||'''7'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1980 World Champions' Gold Cup]]||Group stage||4th of 6||2||0||1||1||1||3
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|Mexico|1974}} [[1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament]]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''2'''
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1991 [[Scania 100 Tournament]]||'''Champions'''||'''1st of 4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''1'''
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1992 U.S. Cup]]||'''Round-robin'''||'''2nd of 4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''1'''
|-
||{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1997 Tournoi de France]]||Round robin||4th of 4||3||0||2||1||5||7
|- style="background:silver;"
||{{flagicon|England}} [[2022 Finalissima]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd of 2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''3'''
|-
!colspan="3"|Total||15||4||6||5||22||24
|}
:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]].''
==Head-to-head record==
{{Main|Italy national football team head-to-head record}}
As of 9 June 2025, the complete official match record of the Italian national team comprises [[Italy national football team head-to-head record|889 matches]]: 473 wins, 241 draws and 175 losses.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|title=Statistiche Gare FIGC|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/statistiche-gare/?squadraId=12&federazioneId=&citta=&competizioneId=&tecnicoId=&anno=&tipoCampoId=&risultatoId=|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.figc.it|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625073117/https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/statistiche-gare/?squadraId=12&federazioneId=&citta=&competizioneId=&tecnicoId=&anno=&tipoCampoId=&risultatoId=|url-status=live}}</ref> During these matches, the team scored 1,551 times and conceded 880 goals. Italy's highest winning margin is nine goals, which was achieved against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in 1948 (9–0). Their longest winning streak is 13 wins,<ref name="32unbeaten13consecutive">{{#invoke:Cite|web|last=Begley |first=Emlyn |date=2 July 2021 |title=Belgium–Italy 1–2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198657 |access-date=2 July 2021 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> and their unbeaten record is 37 consecutive official matches, a world record.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite|web|last=Edwards|first=Daniel|date=8 September 2021|title=Rampant Italy set all-time scoring record with scintillating start vs Lithuania|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/rampant-italy-set-all-time-scoring-record-with-scintillating/1ognq5lnkofa01amc0h8p6b3vq|access-date=8 September 2021|website=Goal.com}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Major competitions===
* '''[[FIFA World Cup]]'''
** {{gold1}} '''Champions (4)''': [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
** {{silver2}} Runners-up (2): [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
** {{bronze3}} Third place (1): [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
* '''[[UEFA European Championship]]'''
** {{gold1}} '''Champions (2)''': [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]], [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]
** {{silver2}} Runners-up (2): [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]], [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]
* '''[[UEFA Nations League]]'''
** {{bronze3}} Third place (2): [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]], [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]
* '''[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]'''
** {{bronze3}} Third place (1): [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]]
* '''[[CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions]]'''
** {{silver2}} Runners-up (1): [[2022 Finalissima|2022]]
* '''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]'''
** {{gold1}} '''Gold medal (1)''': [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]
** {{bronze3}} Bronze medal (1): [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]
===Regional===
* '''[[Central European International Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (2)''': [[1927–30 Central European International Cup|1927–30]], [[1933–35 Central European International Cup|1933–35]]
** Runners-up (1): [[1931–32 Central European International Cup|1931–32]]
===Friendly===
* '''[[1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament|Ciudad de México Cup Tournament]]'''
** '''Champions (1)''': 1985
* '''[[Scania 100 Tournament]]'''
** '''Champions (1)''': 1991
===Awards===
* '''[[FIFA World Rankings#Best Mover of the Year|FIFA Best Mover of the Year]]''': 2006
* '''[[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year|Laureus World Team of the Year]]''': 2007, 2022
* '''[[World Soccer (magazine)#Men's World Team of the Year|World Soccer Team of the Year]]''': 2021
* '''[[Gazzetta Sports Awards#Worldwide|Gazzetta Sports World Team of the Year]]''': 1982, 2006
===Summary===
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!Competition !!{{gold1}} !!{{silver2}} !!{{bronze3}} !!Total
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|align=left|[[FIFA World Cup]]
|4 || 2 || 1 || 7
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| align="left" |[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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| align="left" |[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
|align=left|[[UEFA European Championship]]
|2 || 2 || 0 || 4
|-
|align=left|[[UEFA Nations League]]
|0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|align=left|[[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]
|0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
! Total !! 7 !! 5 !! 5 !! 17
|}
==See also==
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*[[Italy women's national football team]]
*[[Italy national under-21 football team]]
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*[[Italy national under-19 football team]]
*[[Italy national under-17 football team]]
*[[Italy national beach soccer team]]
*[[Italy national futsal team]]
*[[Serie A]]
*[[Football in Italy]]
*[[Sport in Italy]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.figc.it/en/home/}}
* [https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/azzurri/nazionale-a/ Official National football team page] at [[Italian Football Federation]]
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ita/ Italy] at [[UEFA]]
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/ITA Italy] at [[FIFA]]
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