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Information about the Italian national team
Italy national football team
The Italian national football team (Italian: La Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) or the Azzurri (Italian: azzurro) is the official representative of Italy in the sport of football, supervised by the Italian Football Federation. He joined FIFA in 1905, and was among the European federations founding UEFA in 1954. He made his first official match on May 15, 1910 in Milan, when he defeated his French counterpart 6-2. Since then, the Italian team has achieved global and continental successes, and has become one of the traditional football powers in the world alongside Brazil and Germany. He has won the World Cup four times, the European Nations Cup twice, and the Olympic gold once. He oversaw his technical deck and played with him dozens of legends throughout his history.
The Italian national team plays at the main stadium, the Stadio Olimpico in the capital, Rome. The current coach of the national team is Italian Roberto Mancini, who was appointed in May 2018 to succeed Giampiero Ventura.
Italy's first international match was in 1910 in Milan, in which Italy defeated France 6-2. While its biggest victory was in 1948 at the expense of the United States with a score of 9-0, it was the harshest loss in 1924 at the hands of Hungary. With a score of 1 - 7.
Italy participated in all the FIFA World Cup finals except in 1930, 1958 and 2018 in Russia, where it was eliminated from the World Cup qualifying playoffs by the Swedish national team. The Italian national team is the first European team to win the FIFA World Cup, winning it four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006). While it finished runner-up in the years (1970, 1994), and finished third in the 1990 tournament. Italy did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The Italian national team's journey in the European Nations Cup was not as full as it was in the World Cup, as it participated 10 times out of 16 tournaments. During her participation, she won two titles, which were in the 1968 championship, and the 2021 championship, and she was runner-up twice in the years (2000, 2012). As for the Confederations World Cup, Italy participated twice in 2009 and 2013, and ranked third in the 2013 Confederations Cup. Italy also participated in the Summer Olympics on several occasions, during its participation in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and occupied the position 3rd twice at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics.
Names such as Gianni Rivera, Franco Baresi, Giacinto Facchetti, captain of the team that won the only European championship in 1968, Paolo Rossi, top scorer in the 1982 World Cup, Roberto Baggio, the best player in the world in 1993, Dino Zoff, Walter Zinga, Alessandro Altobelli, Roberto Donadoni, Luigi Riva, Paolo Maldini, Filippo Inzaghi, Del Piero, Alessandro Nesta, Christian Vieri, Francesco Totti, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and many more. The Italian national team's all-time top scorer is Luigi Riva, with 35 goals, while Gianluigi Buffon's 176th appearance has been the most played by the national team.
Italian football
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The Italian school, or the so-called (Kitinaccio) was considered until recently one of the strongest defensive schools in the world, but since the nineties there have been changes in the defensive style and offensive plans were also introduced into the tactics of playing. We do not know about the teams, including Brazil, Mexico, Germany, France, Holland and Spain About defensive plans, which enabled it to enter international competitions and establish tournaments and Olympic Games in various continents and countries of the world. The Italian national team joined the International Federation in 1909.
Achievements
Photo of Italy winning the 2006 World Cup
world Cup
Champion (4): 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Runner-up (2): 1970, 1994
3rd place (1): 1990
4th place (1): 1978
Confederations Cup
3rd place (1): 2013
European Nations Cup
Hero (2): 1968, 2020
Runner-up (2): 2000, 2012
3rd place (1): 1980
4th place (1): 1988
Football at the Summer Olympics
Gold medal Olympic.svg (1): 1936
Bronze medal Olympic.svg (2): 1928, 2004