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
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	8 2 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest	1 (November 1993, February 2007, April–June 2007, September 2007)
Lowest	21 (August 2018)
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	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 1928 Amsterdam Team 1936 Berlin Team 2004 Athens Team

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).

1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.