 Italy
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri |
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| Association | FIGC |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Roberto Mancini
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| Captain | Giorgio Chiellini |
| Most caps | Gianluigi Buffon (175) |
| Top scorer | Luigi Riva (35) |
| Ground | Various |
| FIFA code | ITA |
| FIFA ranking | 12  1 (17 September 2020))
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (November 1993, February 2007, April–June 2007, September 2007) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 21 (August 2018) |
| Elo ranking | 9  (14 October 2019))
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| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (June 1934 – March 1940, December 1940 – November 1945, July–August 2006) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 21 (November 1959) |
| First international |  Italy 6–2 France  (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) |
| Biggest win | Italy 9–0 United States  (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) |
| Biggest defeat |  Hungary 7–1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) |
| World Cup appearances | 18 (First in 1934) |
| Best result | Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
| UEFA European Championship appearances | 10 (First in 1964) |
| Best result | Winners, 1968 |
 
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The Italian national football team is the national association football team of Italy and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy. The current team head coach is Roberto Mancini. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy,
Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. Italy has also won a European Championship title in 1968. The team is known as gli Azzurri (the Blues).
Contents
History
- Main article: History of the Italy national football team
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1930
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1934
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
 1938
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||||
 1950
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Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||||
 1954
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10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
 1958
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
 1962
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
 1966
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9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||||
 1970
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
 1974
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
 1978
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Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | |||
 1982
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||
| 1986
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||||
| 1990
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
 1994
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |||
| 1998
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
  2002
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Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
 2006
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | |||
 2010
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Group stage | 26th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2014
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22nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | ||||
 2018
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Did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | ||||||||||
 2022
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TBD | ||||||||||||||||
 2026
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| Total | 4 titles | 18/21 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | 109 | 74 | 26 | 9 | 221 | 69 | |||
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1960
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1964
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1968
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Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | |||
 1972
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Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
 1976
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1980
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Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| 1984
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Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1988
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Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 1992
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Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1996
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | |||
 2000
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
 2004
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |||
 2008
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | |||
  2012
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | |||
 2020
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Qualified | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2024
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TBD | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 10/16 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 118 | 74 | 30 | 14 | 224 | 76 | |||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA Nations League
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Division | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2018–19 | A | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | A | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage League A |
1/1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Results and fixtures
2019
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 15 November 2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 
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0–3 | Italy
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Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Acerbi  21'Insigne 37'Belotti 52'
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Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 8,355 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 18 November 2019 | Italy
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9–1 |  Armenia
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Palermo, Italy | |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Immobile 8', 33' Zaniolo 9', 64'Barella 29'Romagnoli 72'Jorginho 75' (pen.)Orsolini 78'Chiesa 81'
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Report | Babayan 79'
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Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 27,752 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
2020
| International friendly 27 March 2020 | England 
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Cancelled | Italy
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London, England | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
| International friendly 31 March 2020 | Germany 
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Cancelled | Italy
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Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| International friendly 29 May 2020 | Italy
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Cancelled |  San Marino
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Cagliari, Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena |
| International friendly 4 June 2020 | Italy
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Cancelled |  Czech Republic
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Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 4 September 2020 | Italy
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1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Florence, Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sensi 67'
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Report | Džeko 57'
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Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 7 September 2020 | Netherlands 
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0–1 | Italy
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Barella 45+1'
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| International friendly 7 October 2020 | Italy
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6–0 |  Moldova
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Florence, Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cristante 19' Caputo 23'El Shaarawy 30', 45+1'Posmac 38' (o.g.)Berardi 72'
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 600 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 11 October 2020 | Poland 
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0–0 | Italy
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Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk Attendance: 9,200 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 14 October 2020 | Italy
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1–1 | Netherlands
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Bergamo, Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pellegrini 16'
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Report | Van de Beek 25'
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Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| International friendly 11 November 2020 | Italy
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v |  Estonia
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Florence, Italy | |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 15 November 2020 | Italy
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v | Poland
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Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Città del Tricolore |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 18 November 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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v | Italy
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Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium |
2021
| UEFA Euro 2020 11 June 2021 | Turkey 
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v | Italy
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Rome, Italy | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| UEFA Euro 2020 16 June 2021 | Italy
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v |  Switzerland
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Rome, Italy | |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| UEFA Euro 2020 20 June 2021 | Italy
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v |  Wales
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Rome, Italy | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Moldova on 7 October 2020 and the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Poland on 11 October 2020 and Netherlands on 14 October 2020.
Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2020, after the match against the Netherlands.
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