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| Nickname | Squadra Azzurra (Blue Squad) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Italian Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marcello Lippi , 2004- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Paolo Maldini (126) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Luigi Riva (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 ( BudapestSee Budapest (band) for the british melancholic post-grunge band. Danube in foreground, looking south from Margit Bridge Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, X-SAMPA: /budapESt/), the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, industria, HungaryThe Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars or Magyarorszag. Magyar Koztarsasag ( In Detail) ( Full s; 6 April, 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1934The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolini's Italy. It was the first Football World Cup for which teams would have to qualify in order to take part. The number of participating nations this time doubled from the previous tournament, but only 10 o, 1938The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. Italy repeated as champions, beating Hungary in the finals, 4-2. The decision of FIFA to hold the tournament in France caused outrage in South America, 1982The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. It was won by Italy, who beat West Germany 3-1 in the final. With its third World Cup title (after 1934 and 1938), Italy drew level with record champions Brazil. The format of the competition changed from 197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European ChampionshipThe UEFA European Championship (known as Euro year is the main national football competition of the UEFA nations. Held every four years since 1960 it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship in 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1968
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