Italy national football team

World Cup 2006 Teams and Players

Italy

Nickname

Azzurri (sky Blues)

Association

Italian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio)

Coach

Marcello Lippi (2004-)

Most caps

Paolo Maldini (126)

Top scorer

Gigi Riva (35)





Home colours





Away colours

First international
Italy 6 - 2 France
(Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910)

Largest win
Italy 9 - 0 USA
(Brentford, England; 2 August 1948)

Worst defeat
Hungary 7 - 1 Italy
(Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924)

World Cup

Appearances

15 (First in 1934)

Best result

Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982

European Championship

Appearances

6 (First in 1968)

Best result

Winners, 1968

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1928 Amsterdam	Team
Gold	1936 Berlin	Team
Bronze	2004 Athens	Team

The Italian national football team is the national football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC - Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio).

Italy is considered one of the most successful national teams, having won three World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982), one European championship (1968), and one Olympic Gold Medal (1936).

The traditional jersey colour of the national team (as well as of all Italian teams and athletes, except in motor sports) is sky blue (azzurro, in Italian), and therefore national team members are nicknamed Azzurri.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins and first two World Cups (1910-1938) 1.2 Bad performance in Post-World War II (1950-1966) 1.3 From the European Cup to World Cup (1968-1982) 1.4 Recent years 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Coaches 5 Noted players 6 2006 World Cup squad 7 See also 8 External links

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