Italy at the FIFA World Cup
This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one fewer than Brazil. The team was present in 17 out of the 19 tournaments, the second most frequent along with Germany, reaching six finals, a third place and a fourth place.
Records
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1930 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1934 |
Champions | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
 1938 |
Champions | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
 1950 |
Round 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 1954 |
Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
 1958 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1962 |
Round 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 1966 |
Round 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 1970 |
Runner-up | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
 1974 |
Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 1978 |
Fourth place | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
 1982 |
Champions | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 |
Round of 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 1990 |
Third place | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
 1994 |
Runner-up | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 1998 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
  2002 |
Round of 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 |
Champions | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
 2010 |
Round 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 17/19 | 4 Titles | 80 | 44 | *21 | 15 | 126 | 74 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
By match
| Year | Round | Against | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Round 1 | United States |
7–1 | Schiavio (3), Orsi (2), Ferrari, Meazza |
| Quarter-Final |  Spain |
1–1 (AET) | Ferrari | |
| Quarter-Final (replay) | Spain |
1–0 | Meazza | |
| Semi-Final |  Austria |
1–0 | Guaita | |
| Final |  Czechoslovakia |
2–1 (AET) | Orsi, Schiavio | |
| 1938 | Round 1 |  Norway |
2–1 (AET) | Ferraris II, Piola |
| Quarter-Final | France |
3–1 | Colaussi, Piola (2) | |
| Semi-Final |  Brazil |
2–1 | Colaussi, Meazza | |
| Final |  Hungary |
4–2 | Colaussi (2), Piola (2) | |
| 1950 | Group 3 | Sweden |
2–3 | Carapellese, Muccinelli |
| Group 3 |  Paraguay |
2–0 | Carapellese, Pandolfini | |
| 1954 | Group 4 | Switzerland |
1–2 | Boniperti |
| Group 4 |  Belgium |
4–1 | Pandolfini, Galli, Frignani, Lorenzi | |
| Group 4 Play-off | Switzerland |
1–4 | Nesti | |
| 1962 | Group 2 | West Germany |
0–0 | |
| Group 2 | Chile |
0–2 | ||
| Group 2 | Switzerland |
3–0 | Mora, Bulgarelli (2) | |
| 1966 | Group 4 | Chile |
2–0 | Mazzola, Barison |
| Group 4 |  Soviet Union |
0–1 | ||
| Group 4 |  North Korea |
0–1 | ||
| 1970 | Group 2 | Sweden |
1–0 | Domenghini |
| Group 2 | Uruguay |
0–0 | ||
| Group 2 |  Israel |
0–0 | ||
| Quarter-Final | Mexico |
4–1 | Guzmán (OG), Riva (2), Rivera | |
| Semi-Final | West Germany |
4–3 (AET) | Boninsegna, Burgnich, Riva, Rivera | |
| Final | Brazil |
1–4 | Boninsegna | |
| 1974 | Group 4 |  Haiti |
3–1 | Rivera, Benetti, Anastasi |
| Group 4 | Argentina |
1–1 | Perfumo (OG) | |
| Group 4 |  Poland |
1–2 | Capello | |
| 1978 | Group 1 | France |
2–1 | Rossi, Zaccarelli |
| Group 1 | Hungary |
3–1 | Rossi, Bettega, Benetti | |
| Group 1 | Argentina |
1–0 | Bettega | |
| Group A Round 2 | West Germany |
0–0 | ||
| Group A Round 2 | Austria |
1–0 | Rossi | |
| Group A Round 2 |  Netherlands |
1–2 | Brandts (OG) | |
| Bronze Final | Brazil |
1–2 | Causio | |
| 1982 | Group 1 | Poland |
0–0 | |
| Group 1 |  Peru |
1–1 | Conti | |
| Group 1 |  Cameroon |
1–1 | Graziani | |
| Group C Round 2 | Argentina |
2–1 | Tardelli, Cabrini | |
| Group C Round 2 | Brazil |
3–2 | Rossi (3) | |
| Semi-Final | Poland |
2–0 | Rossi (2) | |
| Final | West Germany |
3–1 | Rossi, Tardelli, Altobelli | |
| 1986 | Group A |  Bulgaria |
1–1 | Altobelli |
| Group A | Argentina |
1–1 | Altobelli | |
| Group A | South Korea |
3–2 | Altobelli (2), Cho Kwang-Rae (OG) | |
| Round of 16 | France |
0–2 | ||
| 1990 | Group A | Austria |
1–0 | Schillaci |
| Group A | United States |
1–0 | Giannini | |
| Group A | Czechoslovakia |
2–0 | Schillaci, R. Baggio | |
| Round of 16 | Uruguay |
2-0 | Schillaci, Serena | |
| Quarter-Final |  Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | Schillaci | |
| Semi-Final | Argentina |
1–1 (AET) | Schillaci | |
| Bronze Final | England |
2-1 | R. Baggio, Schillaci | |
| 1994 | Group E | Republic of Ireland |
0–1 | |
| Group E | Norway |
1–0 | D. Baggio | |
| Group E | Mexico |
1–1 | Massaro | |
| Round of 16 |  Nigeria |
2–1 (AET) | R. Baggio (2) | |
| Quarter-Final | Spain |
2–1 | D. Baggio, R. Baggio | |
| Semi-Final |  Bulgaria |
2–1 | R. Baggio (2) | |
| Final | Brazil |
0–0 (AET) | ||
| 1998 | Group B | Chile |
2–2 | Vieri, R. Baggio |
| Group B | Cameroon |
3–0 | Di Biagio, Vieri (2) | |
| Group B | Austria |
2–1 | Vieri, R. Baggio | |
| Round of 16 | Norway |
1–0 | Vieri | |
| Quarter-Final | France |
0–0 (AET) | ||
| 2002 | Group G |  Ecuador |
2–0 | Vieri (2) |
| Group G |  Croatia |
1–2 | Vieri | |
| Group G | Mexico |
1–1 | Del Piero | |
| Round of 16 | South Korea |
1–2 (AET) | Vieri | |
| 2006 | Group E |  Ghana |
2–0 | Pirlo, Iaquinta |
| Group E | United States |
1–1 | Gilardino | |
| Group E | Czech Republic |
2–0 | Materazzi, Inzaghi | |
| Round of 16 |  Australia |
1–0 | Totti | |
| Quarter-Final |  Ukraine |
3–0 | Zambrotta, Toni (2) | |
| Semi-Final | Germany |
2–0 (AET) | Grosso, Del Piero | |
| Final | France |
1–1 (AET) | Materazzi | |
| 2010 | Group F |  Paraguay |
1–1 | De Rossi |
| Group F |  New Zealand |
1–1 | Iaquinta | |
| Group F |  Slovakia |
2–3 | Di Natale, Quagliarella | |
| 2014 | Group D | England |
2–1 | Marchisio, Balotelli |
| Group D |  Costa Rica |
0–1 | ||
| Group D | Uruguay |
Top goalscorers
| No. | Name | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Rossi | 9 | 1978 and 1982 |
| Roberto Baggio | 9 | 1990, 1994 and 1998 | |
| Christian Vieri | 9 | 1998 and 2002 | |
| 4 | Salvatore Schillaci | 6 | 1990 |
| 5 | Silvio Piola | 5 | 1938 |
| Alessandro Altobelli | 5 | 1982 and 1986 | |
| 7 | Angelo Schiavio | 4 | 1934 |
| Gino Colaussi | 4 | 1938 | |
| 9 | Raimundo Orsi | 3 | 1934 |
| Giuseppe Meazza | 3 | 1934 and 1938 | |
| Luigi Riva | 3 | 1970 | |
| Gianni Rivera | 3 | 1970 and 1974 |
References
- ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.