Italy national football team

Italy
Nickname(s)	Gli Azzurri (The Blues); La Nazionale (The National Team)
Association	Italian Football Federation ; (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Roberto Mancini
Captain	Giorgio Chiellini
Most caps	Gianluigi Buffon (176)
Top scorer	Luigi Riva (35)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	ITA
FIFA ranking
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Highest	1 (November 1993, February 2007, April–June 2007, September 2007)
Lowest	21 (August 2018)
First international
	22x20px Italy 6–2 France [[File:{{{flag alias-1794}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]]; (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910)
Biggest win
	22x20px Italy 9–0 United States 22x20px; (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948)
Biggest defeat
	22x20px Hungary 7–1 Italy 22x20px; (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924)
World Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1934)
Best result	Champions (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1968)
Best result	Champions (1968, 2020)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Third place (2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games

Italy national football team is the national football team of Italy. They won the FIFA World Cup 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), and the UEFA European Football Championship twice (1968, 2020).

Most appearances

As of 11 July 2021

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Gianluigi Buffon	176	0	1997–2018
2	Fabio Cannavaro	136	2	1997–2010
3	Paolo Maldini	126	7	1988–2002
4	Daniele De Rossi	117	21	2004–2017
5	Andrea Pirlo	116	13	2002–2015
6	Giorgio Chiellini	112	8	2004–present
7	Dino Zoff	112	0	1968–1983
8	Leonardo Bonucci	109	8	2010–present
9	Gianluca Zambrotta	98	2	1999–2010
10	Giacinto Facchetti	94	3	1963–1977

As of 6 July 2021

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Luigi Riva	35	42	0.83	1965–1974
2	Giuseppe Meazza	33	53	0.62	1930–1939
3	Silvio Piola	30	34	0.88	1935–1952
4	Roberto Baggio	27	56	0.48	1988–2004
4	Alessandro Del Piero	27	91	0.3	1995–2008
5	Filippo Inzaghi	25	57	0.44	1997–2007
6	Alessandro Altobelli	25	61	0.41	1980–1988
7	Christian Vieri	00	49	0.47	1997–2005
8	Francesco Graziani	23	64	0.36	1975–1983

Italy celebrating 1934.jpg

The squad celebrating its first FIFA World Cup in 1934
Italy Team - Rome, 1965.jpg

Group photograph of the Italian national association football team that beat Poland 6-1 in Rome at Stadio Olimpico during the European qualifying of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. From left, standing: Sandro Salvadore (c), Roberto Rosato, Giacinto Facchetti, Paolo Barison, Tarcisio Burgnich, William Negri; crouched: Bruno Mora, Gianni Rivera, Giacomo Bulgarelli, Sandro Mazzola e Giovanni Lodetti.
Captain Giacinto Facchetti celebrates Italy's UEFA Euro 1968 victory.
Sandro Pertini Spagna 1982.jpg

One of the widely remembered pictures of the 1982 World Cup, Italian President Sandro Pertini playing scopone with Dino Zoff, Franco Causio and coach Bearzot.
Roberto Baggio - Italia '90.jpg

Roberto Baggio in 1990
Italy - France, 2 July 2000.jpg

Italy (right) line-up ahead of the UEFA Euro 2000 Final against France
FIFA world cup 2006 - Rome circus maximus flag.jpg

The crowd at Circus Maximus in Rome, after Italy scored against France
Italy 2006 FIFA World Cup Champion - Melandri, Napolitano, Cannavaro and Lippi.jpg

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano congratulates coach Lippi and captain Cannavaro after the final match against France.

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