Italy at the FIFA World Cup

Overview of Italy at the FIFA World Cup

The Italy national team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one fewer than Brazil. The team was present in 18 out of the 22 tournaments, reaching six finals, a third place and a fourth place.

## Overall record

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Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1930 | Did not enter
1934 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3
1938 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5
1950 | Group stage  | 7th  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 3
1954 | 10th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7
1958 | Did not qualify
1962 | Group stage  | 9th  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2
1966 | 9th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2
1970 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8
1974 | Group stage  | 10th  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 4
1978 | Fourth place  | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6
1982 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6
1986 | Round of 16  | 12th  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 6
1990 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2
1994 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5
1998 | Quarter-finals  | 5th  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 8  | 3
2002 | Round of 16  | 15th  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 5
2006 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2
2010 | Group stage  | 26th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 5
2014 | 22nd  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 3
2018 | Did not qualify
2022
2026 | To be determined
2030
2034
Total | 4 Titles | 18/22 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
Italy's World Cup record

First Match  |  Italy 7–1 United States
(27 May 1934; Rome, Italy)
Biggest Win  |  Italy 7–1 United States
(27 May 1934; Rome, Italy)
Biggest Defeat  |  Switzerland 4–1 Italy
(23 June 1954; Basel, Switzerland)
Brazil 4–1 Italy
(21 June 1970; Mexico City, Mexico)
Best Result  | Champions in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006
Worst Result  | Group stage in 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1974, 2010 and 2014

### Finals

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Year  | Manager  | Captain  | Italy scorers

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1934 | Vittorio Pozzo | Gianpiero Combi | Raimundo Orsi, Angelo Schiavio
1938 | Vittorio Pozzo | Giuseppe Meazza | Gino Colaussi (2), Silvio Piola (2)
1970 | Ferruccio Valcareggi | Giacinto Facchetti | Roberto Boninsegna
1982 | Enzo Bearzot | Dino Zoff | Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli, Alessandro Altobelli
1994 | Arrigo Sacchi | Franco Baresi | –
2006 | Marcello Lippi | Fabio Cannavaro | Marco Materazzi

### By match

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Italy's score listed first.

World Cup  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Venue  | Italy scorers

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1934 | Round of 16 |  United States | 7–1 | Rome | Schiavio (3), Orsi (2), Ferrari, Meazza
Quarter-finals |  Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Florence | Ferrari
Spain | 1–0 | Florence | Meazza
Semi-finals |  Austria | 1–0 | Milan | Guaita
Final |  Czechoslovakia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rome | Orsi, Schiavio
1938 | Round of 16 |  Norway | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Marseille | Ferraris, Piola
Quarter-finals |  France | 3–1 | Paris | Piola (2), Colaussi
Semi-finals |  Brazil | 2–1 | Marseille | Colaussi, Meazza
Final |  Hungary | 4–2 | Paris | Colaussi (2), Piola (2)
1950 | Group 3 |  Sweden | 2–3 | São Paulo | Carapellese, Muccinelli
Paraguay | 2–0 | São Paulo | Carapellese, Pandolfini
1954 | Group 4 |  Switzerland | 1–2 | Lausanne | Boniperti
Belgium | 4–1 | Lugano | Pandolfini, Galli, Frignani, Lorenzi
Play-off |  Switzerland | 1–4 | Basel | Nesti
1962 | Group 2 |  West Germany | 0–0 | Santiago | —
Chile | 0–2 | Santiago | —
Switzerland | 3–0 | Santiago | Bulgarelli (2), Mora
1966 | Group 4 |  Chile | 2–0 | Sunderland | A. Mazzola, Barison
Soviet Union | 0–1 | Sunderland | —
North Korea | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | —
1970 | Group 2 |  Sweden | 1–0 | Toluca | Domenghini
Uruguay | 0–0 | Puebla | —
Israel | 0–0 | Toluca | —
Quarter-finals |  Mexico | 4–1 | Toluca | Riva (2), Guzmán (o.g.), Rivera
Semi-finals |  West Germany | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Mexico City | Boninsegna, Burgnich, Riva, Rivera
Final |  Brazil | 1–4 | Mexico City | Boninsegna
1974 | Group 4 |  Haiti | 3–1 | Munich | Rivera, Benetti, Anastasi
Argentina | 1–1 | Stuttgart | Perfumo (o.g.)
Poland | 1–2 | Stuttgart | Capello
1978 | Group 1 |  France | 2–1 | Mar del Plata | Rossi, Zaccarelli
Hungary | 3–1 | Mar del Plata | Rossi, Bettega, Benetti
Argentina | 1–0 | Buenos Aires | Bettega
Group A |  West Germany | 0–0 | Buenos Aires | —
Austria | 1–0 | Buenos Aires | Rossi
Netherlands | 1–2 | Buenos Aires | Brandts (o.g.)
Third place play-off |  Brazil | 1–2 | Buenos Aires | Causio
1982 | Group 1 |  Poland | 0–0 | Vigo | —
Peru | 1–1 | Vigo | Conti
Cameroon | 1–1 | Vigo | Graziani
Group C |  Argentina | 2–1 | Barcelona | Tardelli, Cabrini
Brazil | 3–2 | Barcelona | Rossi (3)
Semi-finals |  Poland | 2–0 | Barcelona | Rossi (2)
Final |  West Germany | 3–1 | Madrid | Rossi, Tardelli, Altobelli
1986 | Group A |  Bulgaria | 1–1 | Mexico City | Altobelli
Argentina | 1–1 | Puebla | Altobelli
South Korea | 3–2 | Puebla | Altobelli (2), Cho K. R. (o.g.)
Round of 16 |  France | 0–2 | Mexico City | —
1990 | Group A |  Austria | 1–0 | Rome | Schillaci
United States | 1–0 | Rome | Giannini
Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Rome | Schillaci, R. Baggio
Round of 16 |  Uruguay | 2–0 | Rome | Schillaci, Serena
Quarter-finals |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Rome | Schillaci
Semi-finals |  Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 pen.) | Naples | Schillaci
Third place play-off |  England | 2–1 | Bari | R. Baggio, Schillaci
1994 | Group E |  Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | East Rutherford | —
Norway | 1–0 | East Rutherford | D. Baggio
Mexico | 1–1 | Washington, D.C. | Massaro
Round of 16 |  Nigeria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Foxborough | R. Baggio (2)
Quarter-finals |  Spain | 2–1 | Foxborough | D. Baggio, R. Baggio
Semi-finals |  Bulgaria | 2–1 | East Rutherford | R. Baggio (2)
Final |  Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 pen.) | Pasadena | —
1998 | Group B |  Chile | 2–2 | Bordeaux | Vieri, R. Baggio
Cameroon | 3–0 | Montpellier | Vieri (2), Di Biagio
Austria | 2–1 | Saint-Denis | Vieri, R. Baggio
Round of 16 |  Norway | 1–0 | Marseille | Vieri
Quarter-finals |  France | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 pen.) | Saint-Denis | —
2002 | Group G |  Ecuador | 2–0 | Sapporo | Vieri (2)
Croatia | 1–2 | Ibaraki | Vieri
Mexico | 1–1 | Ōita | Del Piero
Round of 16 |  South Korea | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Daejeon | Vieri
2006 | Group E |  Ghana | 2–0 | Hanover | Pirlo, Iaquinta
United States | 1–1 | Kaiserslautern | Gilardino
Czech Republic | 2–0 | Hamburg | Materazzi, Inzaghi
Round of 16 |  Australia | 1–0 | Kaiserslautern | Totti
Quarter-finals |  Ukraine | 3–0 | Hamburg | Toni (2), Zambrotta
Semi-finals |  Germany | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Dortmund | Grosso, Del Piero
Final |  France | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.) | Berlin | Materazzi
2010 | Group F |  Paraguay | 1–1 | Cape Town | De Rossi
New Zealand | 1–1 | Nelspruit | Iaquinta
Slovakia | 2–3 | Johannesburg | Di Natale, Quagliarella
2014 | Group D |  England | 2–1 | Manaus | Marchisio, Balotelli
Costa Rica | 0–1 | Recife | —
Uruguay | 0–1 | Natal | —

### Record by opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)

Opponent  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Total  | Goals Scored  | Goals Conceded
Argentina | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1
Chile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4
Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1
Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2
France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5
Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1
Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3
Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Mexico | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1
North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1
Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1
Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1
Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0
United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1

## World Cup Finals

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### 1934 World Cup Final v Czechoslovakia

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Main article: 1934 FIFA World Cup Final

With temperatures around 40 °C (104 °F), Italy won their home tournament in 1934 after going into extra time against Czechoslovakia.

10 June 1934

17:00 CEST

Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Czechoslovakia

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Orsi 81'
Schiavio 95' | Report | Puč 71'

Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

GK | Gianpiero Combi (c)
RB | Eraldo Monzeglio
LB | Luigi Allemandi
RH | Attilio Ferraris
CH | Luis Monti
LH | Luigi Bertolini
OR | Enrique Guaita
IR | Giuseppe Meazza
IL | Giovanni Ferrari
OL | Raimundo Orsi
CF | Angelo Schiavio
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
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GK | František Plánička (c)
RB | Josef Čtyřoký
LB | Ladislav Ženíšek
RH | Rudolf Krčil
CH | Štefan Čambal
LH | Josef Košťálek
OR | Antonín Puč
IR | Oldřich Nejedlý
IL | František Svoboda
OL | František Junek
CF | Jiří Sobotka
Manager:
Karel Petrů

### 1938 World Cup Final v Hungary

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Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup Final

After a difficult route to the final, defeating hosts France in the quarter-finals and Brazil in the semis, Italy was the first team to win the World Cup title on foreign ground. Also, it was the first of only two times in World Cup history that a team successfully defended their title.

19 June 1938

17:00 (WEST)

Italy | 4–2|  Hungary

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Colaussi 6', 35'
Piola 16', 82' | Report | Titkos 8'
Sárosi 70'

Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)

GK |  | Aldo Olivieri
RB |  | Alfredo Foni
LB |  | Pietro Rava
RH |  | Pietro Serantoni
LH |  | Ugo Locatelli
CH |  | Michele Andreolo
IR |  | Giuseppe Meazza (c)
IL |  | Giovanni Ferrari
OR |  | Amedeo Biavati
CF |  | Silvio Piola
OL |  | Gino Colaussi
Manager:
Vittorio Pozzo
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GK |  | Antal Szabó
RB |  | Sándor Bíró
LB |  | Gyula Polgár
RH |  | Gyula Lázár
LH |  | Antal Szalay
CH |  | György Szűcs
IR |  | Gyula Zsengellér
IL |  | Jenő Vincze
OR |  | Pál Titkos
CF |  | György Sárosi (c)
OL |  | Ferenc Sas
Manager:
Alfréd Schaffer

### 1970 World Cup Final v Brazil

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup Final

In 1970, the Brazilian team featured superstars like Pelé, Rivellino, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto and were considered favourites for the title. Particularly in the second half, the Italians were outclassed by the Brazilians passing play.

21 June 1970

12:00 UTC−6

Brazil | 4–1|  Italy

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* Pelé 18'
* Gérson 66'
* Jairzinho 71'
* Carlos Alberto 86'

| Report | Boninsegna 37'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 107,412

Referee: Rudi Glöckner (West Germany)

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GK | 1 | Félix
DF | 4 | Carlos Alberto (c)
DF | 2 | Brito
DF | 3 | Piazza
DF | 16 | Everaldo
MF | 5 | Clodoaldo
MF | 8 | Gérson
FW | 7 | Jairzinho
FW | 9 | Tostão
FW | 10 | Pelé
FW | 11 | Rivellino |
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
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GK | 1 | Enrico Albertosi
DF | 2 | Tarcisio Burgnich |
DF | 5 | Pierluigi Cera
DF | 8 | Roberto Rosato
DF | 3 | Giacinto Facchetti (c)
MF | 10 | Mario Bertini |  |  75'
MF | 13 | Angelo Domenghini
MF | 16 | Giancarlo De Sisti
FW | 15 | Sandro Mazzola
FW | 11 | Gigi Riva
FW | 20 | Roberto Boninsegna |  |  84'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Antonio Juliano |  |  75'
MF | 14 | Gianni Rivera |  |  84'
Manager:
Ferruccio Valcareggi

### 1982 World Cup Final v West Germany

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Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup Final

Italy played three draws in the first group stage in a worrisome start to the tournament, proceeding ahead of Cameroon only on number of goals scored. However, the Italians continued to defeat Brazil, Argentina and a strong Polish side over the course of the tournament and faced West Germany in the final in Madrid.

Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty in the goalless first half, but the dominant Italian side eventually built up a 3–0 lead and won by 3–1 in the end, securing their third World Cup trophy.

11 July 1982

20:00 CEST

Italy | 3–1|  West Germany

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Rossi 57'
Tardelli 69'
Altobelli 81' | Report | Breitner 83'

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 90,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

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GK | 1 | Dino Zoff (c)
SW | 7 | Gaetano Scirea
CB | 6 | Claudio Gentile
CB | 5 | Fulvio Collovati
RWB | 3 | Giuseppe Bergomi
LWB | 4 | Antonio Cabrini
DM | 13 | Gabriele Oriali |  73'
RM | 16 | Bruno Conti |  31'
CM | 14 | Marco Tardelli
LW | 19 | Francesco Graziani |  |  7'
CF | 20 | Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
GK | 12 | Ivano Bordon
MF | 10 | Giuseppe Dossena
MF | 11 | Giampiero Marini
MF | 15 | Franco Causio |  |  |  89'
FW | 18 | Alessandro Altobelli |  |  7' |  89'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
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GK | 1 | Harald Schumacher
SW | 15 | Uli Stielike |  73'
RB | 20 | Manfred Kaltz
CB | 4 | Karlheinz Förster
LB | 5 | Bernd Förster
RM | 6 | Wolfgang Dremmler |  61' |  62'
CM | 3 | Paul Breitner
LM | 2 | Hans-Peter Briegel
RW | 11 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) |  |  70'
LW | 7 | Pierre Littbarski |  88'
CF | 8 | Klaus Fischer
Substitutions:
GK | 21 | Bernd Franke
DF | 12 | Wilfried Hannes
MF | 10 | Hansi Müller |  |  70'
MF | 14 | Felix Magath
FW | 9 | Horst Hrubesch |  |  62'
Manager:
Jupp Derwall

### 1994 World Cup Final v Brazil

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Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1994 final was the first ever to be decided on penalties after goalless 120 minutes. Italian captain Franco Baresi missed the very first penalty, and Roberto Baggio the decisive last one.

Italy became the first team to lose two World Cup finals against the same opponent.

July 17, 1994

12:35 PDT

Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Italy

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| Report |
Penalties
Márcio Santos
Romário
Branco
Dunga | 3–2 |  Baresi
Albertini
Evani
Massaro
R. Baggio

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 94,194

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

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GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel
RB | 2 | Jorginho |  |  21'
CB | 13 | Aldair
CB | 15 | Marcio Santos
LB | 6 | Branco
CM | 5 | Mauro Silva
CM | 8 | Dunga (c)
AM | 17 | Mazinho |  4'
AM | 9 | Zinho |  |  106'
CF | 11 | Romário
CF | 7 | Bebeto
Substitutions:
DF | 14 | Cafu |  87' |  21'
FW | 21 | Viola |  |  106'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
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GK | 1 | Gianluca Pagliuca
RB | 8 | Roberto Mussi |  |  35'
CB | 6 | Franco Baresi (c)
CB | 5 | Paolo Maldini
LB | 3 | Antonio Benarrivo
RM | 14 | Nicola Berti
CM | 13 | Dino Baggio |  |  95'
CM | 11 | Demetrio Albertini |  42'
LM | 16 | Roberto Donadoni
CF | 10 | Roberto Baggio
CF | 19 | Daniele Massaro
Substitutes:
DF | 2 | Luigi Apolloni |  41' |  35'
MF | 17 | Alberigo Evani |  |  95'
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi

### 2006 World Cup Final v France

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Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Final

Italian defender Marco Materazzi was involved in all three outstanding moments of the first 120 minutes: He conceded the penalty that was converted by Zinedine Zidane early in the game, equalised with a powerful header soon after, and provoked Zidane in a manner that lead to the French captain being sent off. He also scored in the penalty-shootout that was to follow.

It was only the second time a World Cup final was decided on penalties, again involving Italy after the 1994 final lost to Brazil.

9 July 2006

20:00

Italy | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  France

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* Materazzi 19'

| Report |

* Zidane 7' (pen.)

Penalties

* Pirlo
* Materazzi
* De Rossi
* Del Piero
* Grosso

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* Wiltord
* Trezeguet
* Abidal
* Sagnol

Olympiastadion, Berlin[1]

Attendance: 69,000[1]

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)[1]

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GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon
RB | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta |  5'
CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB | 23 | Marco Materazzi
LB | 3 | Fabio Grosso
RM | 16 | Mauro Camoranesi |  |  86'
CM | 8 | Gennaro Gattuso
CM | 21 | Andrea Pirlo
LM | 20 | Simone Perrotta |  |  61'
SS | 10 | Francesco Totti |  |  61'
CF | 9 | Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF | 4 | Daniele De Rossi |  |  61'
FW | 15 | Vincenzo Iaquinta |  |  61'
FW | 7 | Alessandro Del Piero |  |  86'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
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GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez
RB | 19 | Willy Sagnol |  12'
CB | 15 | Lilian Thuram
CB | 5 | William Gallas
LB | 3 | Eric Abidal
CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira |  |  56'
CM | 6 | Claude Makélélé |  76'
RW | 22 | Franck Ribéry |  |  100'
AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane (c) |  110'
LW | 7 | Florent Malouda |  111'
CF | 12 | Thierry Henry |  |  107'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Alou Diarra |  |  56'
FW | 20 | David Trezeguet |  |  100'
FW | 11 | Sylvain Wiltord |  |  107'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

## Player records

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### Most appearances

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Paolo Maldini is the player with the fourth-most matches at FIFA World Cups, trailing only behind the Argentinian Lionel Messi (26) and the Germans Lothar Matthäus (25) and Miroslav Klose (24). This also makes him the player with the most World Cup matches without winning the trophy.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is the only Italian player, and one of only three in the world, who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads.[2]

Rank  | Player  | Matches  | World Cups

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1 | Paolo Maldini | 23 | 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002
2  | Antonio Cabrini | 18 | 1978, 1982 and 1986
Gaetano Scirea | 18 | 1978, 1982 and 1986
Fabio Cannavaro | 18 | 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010
5 | Dino Zoff | 17 | 1974, 1978 and 1982
6  | Giuseppe Bergomi | 16 | 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1998
Roberto Baggio | 16 | 1990, 1994 and 1998
8  | Paolo Rossi | 14 | 1978 and 1982
Gianluigi Buffon | 14 | 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014
10  | Claudio Gentile | 13 | 1978 and 1982
Marco Tardelli | 13 | 1978 and 1982
Gianluca Zambrotta | 13 | 2002, 2006 and 2010

### Top goalscorers

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Two Italians were awarded the Golden Boot for best goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup: Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990 with 6 goals each.[3]

Rank  | Player  | Goals  | World Cups

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1 | Paolo Rossi | 9 | 1978 (3) and 1982 (6)
Roberto Baggio | 9 | 1990 (2), 1994 (5) and 1998 (2)
Christian Vieri | 9 | 1998 (5) and 2002 (4)
4 | Salvatore Schillaci | 6 | 1990
5  | Silvio Piola | 5 | 1938
Alessandro Altobelli | 5 | 1982 (1) and 1986 (4)
7  | Angelo Schiavio | 4 | 1934
Gino Colaussi | 4 | 1938
9 | Raimundo Orsi | 3 | 1934
Giuseppe Meazza | 3 | 1934 (2) and 1938 (1)
Gigi Riva | 3 | 1970
Gianni Rivera | 3 | 1970 (2) and 1974 (1)

## Awards and records

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### Team awards

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* World Champions 1934
* World Champions 1938
* World Champions 1982
* World Champions 2006
* Second Place 1970
* Second Place 1994
* Third Place 1990

### Individual awards

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Golden Ball award

* Golden Ball 1934: Giuseppe Meazza
* Golden Ball 1982: Paolo Rossi
* Golden Ball 1990: Salvatore Schillaci
* Silver Ball 1938: Silvio Piola
* Silver Ball 1978: Paolo Rossi
* Silver Ball 1994: Roberto Baggio
* Silver Ball 2006: Fabio Cannavaro
* Bronze Ball 2006: Andrea Pirlo

Golden Boot award

* Golden Boot 1982: Paolo Rossi
* Golden Boot 1990: Salvatore Schillaci
* Silver Boot 1934: Angelo Schiavio
* Silver Boot 1938: Silvio Piola
* Silver Boot 1998: Christian Vieri

Other individual awards

* Golden Glove 1982: Dino Zoff (oldest Golden Glove winner)
* Golden Glove 2006: Gianluigi Buffon
* Best Young Player Award 1978: Antonio Cabrini
* Man of the Match Award 2006: Andrea Pirlo

## Refereeing

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Three World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation, only English referees have had the honour more often (four times). The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella, who had already officiated the European Championship final two years earlier. The other referees are Pierluigi Collina in 2002, and Nicola Rizzoli in 2014.

The Italian referee with the most World Cup matches, however, is Roberto Rosetti, who has been in charge of six matches total in 2006 and 2010.

## See also

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* Italy at the UEFA European Championship

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b c "Italy – France". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
2. ^ "Campionati Mondiali: Presenze" [World Cup: Appearances] (in Italian). Italia1910.
3. ^ "Campionati Mondiali: Gol fatti" [World Cup: Goals scored] (in Italian). Italia1910.

## External links

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* Italian Football Federation official website
* FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930–2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930–2002
* FIFA official site

Italy FIFA World Cup squads

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Italy squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title)

* GK Cavanna
* GK Combi (c)
* GK Masetti
* DF Allemandi
* DF Caligaris
* DF Monzeglio
* DF Rosetta
* MF Bertolini
* MF Castellazzi
* MF Ferraris
* MF Monti
* MF Pizziolo
* MF Varglien
* FW Arcari
* FW Borel
* FW Demaria
* FW Ferrari
* FW Guaita
* FW Guarisi
* FW Meazza
* FW Orsi
* FW Schiavio
* Coach: Pozzo

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Italy squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title)

* GK Ceresoli
* GK Masetti
* GK Olivieri
* DF Foni
* DF Monzeglio
* DF Rava
* MF Andreolo
* MF Chizzo
* MF Donati
* MF Genta
* MF Locatelli
* MF Olmi
* MF Perazzolo
* MF Serantoni
* FW Bertoni
* FW Biavati
* FW Colaussi
* FW Ferrari
* FW Ferraris
* FW Meazza (c)
* FW Pasinati
* FW Piola
* Coach: Pozzo

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Italy squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup

* GK Casari
* GK Moro
* GK Sentimenti
* DF Annovazzi
* DF Blason
* DF Fattori
* DF Furiassi
* DF Giovannini
* MF Magli
* MF Mari
* MF Parola
* MF Remondini
* MF Tognon
* FW Amadei
* FW Boniperti
* FW Campatelli
* FW Cappello
* FW Caprile
* FW Carapellese (c)
* FW Lorenzi
* FW Muccinelli
* FW Pandolfini
* Coach: Novo

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Italy squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Ghezzi
* 2 Vincenzi
* 3 Giacomazzi
* 4 Neri
* 5 Tognon
* 6 Nesti
* 7 Muccinelli
* 8 Pandolfini
* 9 Galli
* 10 Cappello
* 11 Lorenzi
* 12 Viola
* 13 Magnini
* 14 Cervato
* 15 Mari
* 16 Ferrario
* 17 Segato
* 18 Pivatelli
* 19 Boniperti (c)
* 20 Gratton
* 21 Frignani
* 22 Costagliola
* Coach: Czeizler

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Italy squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Buffon (c)
* 2 Losi
* 3 Radice
* 4 Salvadore
* 5 Maldini
* 6 Trapattoni
* 7 Mora
* 8 Maschio
* 9 Altafini
* 10 Sívori
* 11 Menichelli
* 12 Mattrel
* 13 Albertosi
* 14 Rivera
* 15 Sormani
* 16 Robotti
* 17 Pascutti
* 18 David
* 19 Janich
* 20 Tumburus
* 21 Ferrini
* 22 Bulgarelli
* Coach: Mazza & Ferrari

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Italy squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Albertosi
* 2 Anzolin
* 3 Barison
* 4 Bulgarelli
* 5 Burgnich
* 6 Facchetti
* 7 Fogli
* 8 Guarneri
* 9 Janich
* 10 Juliano
* 11 Landini
* 12 Leoncini
* 13 Lodetti
* 14 Mazzola
* 15 Meroni
* 16 Pascutti
* 17 Perani
* 18 Pizzaballa
* 19 Rivera
* 20 Rizzo
* 21 Rosato
* 22 Salvadore (c)
* Coach: Fabbri

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Italy squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup runners-up

* 1 Albertosi
* 2 Burgnich
* 3 Facchetti (c)
* 4 Poletti
* 5 Cera
* 6 Ferrante
* 7 Niccolai
* 8 Rosato
* 9 Puia
* 10 Bertini
* 11 Riva
* 12 Zoff
* 13 Domenghini
* 14 Rivera
* 15 Mazzola
* 16 De Sisti
* 17 Vieri
* 18 Juliano
* 19 Gori
* 20 Boninsegna
* 21 Furino
* 22 Prati
* Coach: Valcareggi

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Italy squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Zoff
* 2 Spinosi
* 3 Facchetti (c)
* 4 Benetti
* 5 Morini
* 6 Burgnich
* 7 Mazzola
* 8 Capello
* 9 Chinaglia
* 10 Rivera
* 11 Riva
* 12 Albertosi
* 13 Sabadini
* 14 Bellugi
* 15 Wilson
* 16 Juliano
* 17 Re Cecconi
* 18 Causio
* 19 Anastasi
* 20 Boninsegna
* 21 Pulici
* 22 Castellini
* Coach: Valcareggi

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Italy squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup fourth place

* 1 Zoff (c)
* 2 Bellugi
* 3 Cabrini
* 4 Cuccureddu
* 5 Gentile
* 6 Maldera
* 7 Manfredonia
* 8 Scirea
* 9 Antognoni
* 10 Benetti
* 11 Pecci
* 12 Conti
* 13 P. Sala
* 14 Tardelli
* 15 Zaccarelli
* 16 Causio
* 17 C. Sala
* 18 Bettega
* 19 Graziani
* 20 Pulici
* 21 Rossi
* 22 Bordon
* Coach: Bearzot

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Italy squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup winners (3rd title)

* 1 Zoff (c)
* 2 Baresi
* 3 Bergomi
* 4 Cabrini
* 5 Collovati
* 6 Gentile
* 7 Scirea
* 8 Vierchowod
* 9 Antognoni
* 10 Dossena
* 11 Marini
* 12 Bordon
* 13 Oriali
* 14 Tardelli
* 15 Causio
* 16 Conti
* 17 Massaro
* 18 Altobelli
* 19 Graziani
* 20 Rossi
* 21 Selvaggi
* 22 Galli
* Coach: Bearzot

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Italy squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Galli
* 2 Bergomi
* 3 Cabrini
* 4 Collovati
* 5 Nela
* 6 Scirea (c)
* 7 Tricella
* 8 Vierchowod
* 9 Ancelotti
* 10 Bagni
* 11 Baresi
* 12 Tancredi
* 13 De Napoli
* 14 Di Gennaro
* 15 Tardelli
* 16 Conti
* 17 Vialli
* 18 Altobelli
* 19 Galderisi
* 20 Rossi
* 21 Serena
* 22 Zenga
* Coach: Bearzot

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Italy squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup third place

* 1 Zenga
* 2 Baresi
* 3 Bergomi (c)
* 4 De Agostini
* 5 Ferrara
* 6 Ferri
* 7 Maldini
* 8 Vierchowod
* 9 Ancelotti
* 10 Berti
* 11 De Napoli
* 12 Tacconi
* 13 Giannini
* 14 Marocchi
* 15 Baggio
* 16 Carnevale
* 17 Donadoni
* 18 Mancini
* 19 Schillaci
* 20 Serena
* 21 Vialli
* 22 Pagliuca
* Coach: Vicini

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Italy squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup runners-up

* 1 Pagliuca
* 2 Apolloni
* 3 Benarrivo
* 4 Costacurta
* 5 Maldini
* 6 Baresi (c)
* 7 Minotti
* 8 Mussi
* 9 Tassotti
* 10 R. Baggio
* 11 Albertini
* 12 Marchegiani
* 13 D. Baggio
* 14 Berti
* 15 Conte
* 16 Donadoni
* 17 Evani
* 18 Casiraghi
* 19 Massaro
* 20 Signori
* 21 Zola
* 22 Bucci
* Coach: Sacchi

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Italy squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Toldo
* 2 Bergomi
* 3 P. Maldini (c)
* 4 Cannavaro
* 5 Costacurta
* 6 Nesta
* 7 Pessotto
* 8 Torricelli
* 9 Albertini
* 10 Del Piero
* 11 D. Baggio
* 12 Pagliuca
* 13 Cois
* 14 Di Biagio
* 15 Di Livio
* 16 Di Matteo
* 17 Moriero
* 18 R. Baggio
* 19 Inzaghi
* 20 Chiesa
* 21 Vieri
* 22 Buffon
* Coach: C. Maldini

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Italy squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Buffon
* 2 Panucci
* 3 Maldini (c)
* 4 Coco
* 5 Cannavaro
* 6 Zanetti
* 7 Del Piero
* 8 Gattuso
* 9 Inzaghi
* 10 Totti
* 11 Doni
* 12 Abbiati
* 13 Nesta
* 14 Di Biagio
* 15 Iuliano
* 16 Di Livio
* 17 Tommasi
* 18 Delvecchio
* 19 Zambrotta
* 20 Montella
* 21 Vieri
* 22 Toldo
* 23 Materazzi
* Coach: Trapattoni

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Italy squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title)

* 1 Buffon
* 2 Zaccardo
* 3 Grosso
* 4 De Rossi
* 5 Cannavaro (c)
* 6 Barzagli
* 7 Del Piero
* 8 Gattuso
* 9 Toni
* 10 Totti
* 11 Gilardino
* 12 Peruzzi
* 13 Nesta
* 14 Amelia
* 15 Iaquinta
* 16 Camoranesi
* 17 Barone
* 18 Inzaghi
* 19 Zambrotta
* 20 Perrotta
* 21 Pirlo
* 22 Oddo
* 23 Materazzi
* Coach: Lippi

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Italy squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Buffon
* 2 Maggio
* 3 Criscito
* 4 Chiellini
* 5 Cannavaro (c)
* 6 De Rossi
* 7 Pepe
* 8 Gattuso
* 9 Iaquinta
* 10 Di Natale
* 11 Gilardino
* 12 Marchetti
* 13 Bocchetti
* 14 De Sanctis
* 15 Marchisio
* 16 Camoranesi
* 17 Palombo
* 18 Quagliarella
* 19 Zambrotta
* 20 Pazzini
* 21 Pirlo
* 22 Montolivo
* 23 Bonucci
* Coach: Lippi

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Italy squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Buffon (c)
* 2 De Sciglio
* 3 Chiellini
* 4 Darmian
* 5 Motta
* 6 Candreva
* 7 Abate
* 8 Marchisio
* 9 Balotelli
* 10 Cassano
* 11 Cerci
* 12 Sirigu
* 13 Perin
* 14 Aquilani
* 15 Barzagli
* 16 De Rossi
* 17 Immobile
* 18 Parolo
* 19 Bonucci
* 20 Paletta
* 21 Pirlo
* 22 Insigne
* 23 Verratti
* Coach: Prandelli

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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
* All-time table

AFC|

* Australia2
* China
* Indonesia1
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kuwait
* North Korea
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo1
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic1
* Denmark
* East Germany3
* England
* France
* Germany1
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel2
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia1
* Scotland
* Serbia1
* Slovakia1
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations. 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.

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Italy national football team

General|

* Italian Football Federation
* History
* Managers
* Captains
* Kits

Venues|

* Various home venues around Italy
* Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano (training)

Statistics|

* All-time record
* Records and statistics
* World Cup record
* European Championship record
* Hat-tricks

Goals|

* Gigi Riva

Results|

* 1910–1929
* 1930–1949
* 1950–1969
* 1970–89
* 1990–2009
* 2010–present
* Unofficial matches

Players|

* All-time players
* World Cup and European Championship squads
* Born outside Italy
* Other categories

World Cups|

* Summary
* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014

European Championships|

* Summary
* 1968
* 1972
* 1980
* 1988
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other tournaments|

* UEFA Nations League
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* The Olympics
* Central European International Cup
* Mundialito
* U.S. Cup
* 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament
* 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament

Rivalries|

* Brazil
* France
* Germany
* Spain

Culture|

* Noted matches
* Catenaccio
* Zona mista
* Museo del Calcio

Contribution by club|

* AC Milan
* Internazionale
* Juventus
* Nazio-Juve
* Blocco-Juve

Other FIGC teams|

* B team
* C teams
* Olympic team
* Military team
* University team
* U23 team
* U21 team
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* U20 team
* U19 team
* U18 team
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* Women
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* Futsal
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