This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one fewer than Brazil, but last qualified for the event in 2014. The team was present in 18 out of the 22 tournaments, reaching six finals, a third place and a fourth place.
After a difficult route to the final, defeating hosts France in the quarter-finals and Brazil in the semis, Italy was the first team to win the World Cup title on foreign ground. Also, it was the first of only two times in World Cup history that a team successfully defended their title.
In 1970, the Brazilian team featured superstars like Pelé, Rivelino, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto and were considered favourites for the title. Particularly in the second half, the Italians were outclassed by the Brazilians passing play.
Italy played three draws in the first group stage in a worrisome start to the tournament, proceeding ahead of Cameroon only on number of goals scored. However, the Italians continued to defeat Brazil, Argentina and a strong Polish side over the course of the tournament and faced West Germany in the final in Madrid.
Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty in the goalless first half, but the dominant Italian side eventually built up a 3–0 lead and won by 3–1 in the end, securing their third World Cup trophy.
The 1994 final was the first ever to be decided on penalties after goalless 120 minutes. Italian captain Franco Baresi missed the very first penalty, and Roberto Baggio the decisive last one.
Italy became the first team to lose two World Cup finals against the same opponent.
Italian defender Marco Materazzi was involved in all three outstanding moments of the first 120 minutes: He conceded the penalty that was converted by Zinedine Zidane early in the game, equalised with a powerful header soon after, and provoked Zidane in a manner that lead to the French captain being sent off. He also scored in the penalty-shootout that was to follow.
It was only the second time a World Cup final was decided on penalties, again involving Italy after the 1994 final lost to Brazil.
Paolo Maldini is the player with the fourth-most matches at FIFA World Cups, trailing only behind the Argentinian Lionel Messi (26) and the Germans Lothar Matthäus (25) and Miroslav Klose (24). This also makes him the player with the most World Cup matches without winning the trophy.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is the only Italian player, and one of only three in the world, who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads.[2]
Three World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation, only English referees have had the honour more often (four times). The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella, who had already officiated the European Championship final two years earlier. The other referees are Pierluigi Collina in 2002, and Nicola Rizzoli in 2014.
The Italian referee with the most World Cup matches, however, is Roberto Rosetti, who has been in charge of six matches total in 2006 and 2010.
^ abc. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^"Campionati Mondiali: Presenze" [World Cup: Appearances] (in Italian). Italia1910.
^"Campionati Mondiali: Gol fatti" [World Cup: Goals scored] (in Italian). Italia1910.
External links
Italian Football Federation official website
January 20, 2023
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This is a record of Italy s results at the FIFA World Cup Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup having won four titles 1934 1938 1982 2006 just one fewer than Brazil but last qualified for the event in 2014 The team was present in 18 out of the 22 tournaments reaching six finals a third place and a fourth place The Italian national team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain Contents 1 Overall record 1 1 Finals 1 2 By Match 1 3 Record by Opponent 2 World Cup Finals 2 1 1934 World Cup Final v Czechoslovakia 2 2 1938 World Cup Final v Hungary 2 3 1970 World Cup Final v Brazil 2 4 1982 World Cup Final v West Germany 2 5 1994 World Cup Final v Brazil 2 6 2006 World Cup Final v France 3 Player records 3 1 Most appearances 3 2 Top goalscorers 4 Awards and Records 4 1 Team Awards 4 2 Individual Awards 5 Refereeing 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOverall record Edit Champions Runners up Third Place Fourth Place FIFA World Cup recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 12 3 1938 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 5 1950 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 4 3 1954 10th 3 1 0 2 6 7 1958 Did not qualify 1962 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 1966 9th 3 1 0 2 2 2 1970 Runners up 2nd 6 3 2 1 10 8 1974 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 5 4 1978 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1 2 9 6 1982 Champions 1st 7 4 3 0 12 6 1986 Round of 16 12th 4 1 2 1 5 6 1990 Third place 3rd 7 6 1 0 10 2 1994 Runners up 2nd 7 4 2 1 8 5 1998 Quarter finals 5th 5 3 2 0 8 3 2002 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 5 5 2006 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 12 2 2010 Group stage 26th 3 0 2 1 4 5 2014 22nd 3 1 0 2 2 3 2018 Did not qualify 2022 2026 To be determinedTotal 4 Titles 18 22 83 45 21 17 128 77 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot outItaly s World Cup recordFirst Match Italy 7 1 United States 27 May 1934 Rome Italy Biggest Win Italy 7 1 United States 27 May 1934 Rome Italy Biggest Defeat Switzerland 4 1 Italy 23 June 1954 Basel Switzerland Brazil 4 1 Italy 21 June 1970 Mexico City Mexico Best Result Champions in 1934 1938 1982 and 2006Worst Result Group stage in 1950 1954 1962 1966 1974 2010 and 2014Finals Edit Year Manager Captain Goal Scorer s 1934 Vittorio Pozzo Gianpiero Combi Raimundo Orsi Angelo Schiavio1938 Vittorio Pozzo Giuseppe Meazza Gino Colaussi 2 Silvio Piola 2 1970 Ferruccio Valcareggi Giacinto Facchetti Roberto Boninsegna1982 Enzo Bearzot Dino Zoff Paolo Rossi Marco Tardelli Alessandro Altobelli1994 Arrigo Sacchi Franco Baresi 2006 Marcello Lippi Fabio Cannavaro Marco MaterazziBy Match Edit Italy s score listed first World Cup Round Opponent Score Venue Scorers1934 Round of 16 United States 7 1 Rome Schiavio 3 Orsi 2 Ferrari MeazzaQuarter finals Spain 1 1 a e t Florence Ferrari Spain 1 0 Florence MeazzaSemi finals Austria 1 0 Milan GuaitaFinal Czechoslovakia 2 1 a e t Rome Orsi Schiavio1938 Round of 16 Norway 2 1 a e t Marseille Ferraris PiolaQuarter finals France 3 1 Paris Piola 2 ColaussiSemi finals Brazil 2 1 Marseille Colaussi MeazzaFinal Hungary 4 2 Paris Colaussi 2 Piola 2 1950 Group stage Sweden 2 3 Sao Paulo Carapellese Muccinelli Paraguay 2 0 Sao Paulo Carapellese Pandolfini1954 Group stage Switzerland 1 2 Lausanne Boniperti Belgium 4 1 Lugano Pandolfini Galli Frignani LorenziPlay off Switzerland 1 4 Basel Nesti1962 Group stage West Germany 0 0 Santiago Chile 0 2 Santiago Switzerland 3 0 Santiago Bulgarelli 2 Mora1966 Group stage Chile 2 0 Sunderland A Mazzola Barison Soviet Union 0 1 Sunderland North Korea 0 1 Middlesbrough 1970 Group stage Sweden 1 0 Toluca Domenghini Uruguay 0 0 Puebla Israel 0 0 Toluca Quarter finals Mexico 4 1 Toluca Riva 2 Guzman o g RiveraSemi finals West Germany 4 3 a e t Mexico City Boninsegna Burgnich Riva RiveraFinal Brazil 1 4 Mexico City Boninsegna1974 Group stage Haiti 3 1 Munich Rivera Benetti Anastasi Argentina 1 1 Stuttgart Perfumo o g Poland 1 2 Stuttgart Capello1978 Group stage France 2 1 Mar del Plata Rossi Zaccarelli Hungary 3 1 Mar del Plata Rossi Bettega Benetti Argentina 1 0 Buenos Aires BettegaSecond round West Germany 0 0 Buenos Aires Austria 1 0 Buenos Aires Rossi Netherlands 1 2 Buenos Aires Brandts o g Third place play off Brazil 1 2 Buenos Aires Causio1982 Group stage Poland 0 0 Vigo Peru 1 1 Vigo Conti Cameroon 1 1 Vigo GrazianiSecond round Argentina 2 1 Barcelona Tardelli Cabrini Brazil 3 2 Barcelona Rossi 3 Semi finals Poland 2 0 Barcelona Rossi 2 Final West Germany 3 1 Madrid Rossi Tardelli Altobelli1986 Group stage Bulgaria 1 1 Mexico City Altobelli Argentina 1 1 Puebla Altobelli South Korea 3 2 Puebla Altobelli 2 Cho K R o g Round of 16 France 0 2 Mexico City 1990 Group stage Austria 1 0 Rome Schillaci United States 1 0 Rome Giannini Czechoslovakia 2 0 Rome Schillaci R BaggioRound of 16 Uruguay 2 0 Rome Schillaci SerenaQuarter finals Republic of Ireland 1 0 Rome SchillaciSemi finals Argentina 1 1 a e t 3 4 pen Naples SchillaciThird place play off England 2 1 Bari R Baggio Schillaci1994 Group stage Republic of Ireland 0 1 East Rutherford Norway 1 0 East Rutherford D Baggio Mexico 1 1 Washington D C MassaroRound of 16 Nigeria 2 1 a e t Foxborough R Baggio 2 Quarter finals Spain 2 1 Foxborough D Baggio R BaggioSemi finals Bulgaria 2 1 East Rutherford R Baggio 2 Final Brazil 0 0 a e t 2 3 pen Pasadena 1998 Group stage Chile 2 2 Bordeaux Vieri R Baggio Cameroon 3 0 Montpellier Vieri 2 Di Biagio Austria 2 1 Saint Denis Vieri R BaggioRound of 16 Norway 1 0 Marseille VieriQuarter finals France 0 0 a e t 3 4 pen Saint Denis 2002 Group stage Ecuador 2 0 Sapporo Vieri 2 Croatia 1 2 Ibaraki Vieri Mexico 1 1 Ōita Del PieroRound of 16 South Korea 1 2 a e t Daejeon Vieri2006 Group stage Ghana 2 0 Hanover Pirlo Iaquinta United States 1 1 Kaiserslautern Gilardino Czech Republic 2 0 Hamburg Materazzi InzaghiRound of 16 Australia 1 0 Kaiserslautern TottiQuarter finals Ukraine 3 0 Hamburg Toni 2 ZambrottaSemi finals Germany 2 0 a e t Dortmund Grosso Del PieroFinal France 1 1 a e t 5 3 pen Berlin Materazzi2010 Group stage Paraguay 1 1 Cape Town De Rossi New Zealand 1 1 Nelspruit Iaquinta Slovakia 2 3 Johannesburg Di Natale Quagliarella2014 Group stage England 2 1 Manaus Marchisio Balotelli Costa Rica 0 1 Recife Uruguay 0 1 Natal Record by Opponent Edit FIFA World Cup matches by team Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Argentina 2 3 0 5 6 4 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 0 Austria 4 0 0 4 5 1 Belgium 1 0 0 1 4 1 Brazil 2 1 2 5 7 9 Bulgaria 1 1 0 2 3 2 Cameroon 1 1 0 2 4 1 Chile 1 1 1 3 4 4 Costa Rica 0 0 1 1 0 1 Croatia 0 0 1 1 1 2 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 2 0 Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 4 1 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 2 0 England 2 0 0 2 4 2 France 2 2 1 5 6 5 Germany 3 2 0 5 9 4 Ghana 1 0 0 1 2 0 Haiti 1 0 0 1 3 1 Hungary 2 0 0 2 7 3 Israel 0 1 0 1 0 0 Mexico 1 2 0 3 6 3 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 1 2 New Zealand 0 1 0 1 1 1 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 2 1 North Korea 0 0 1 1 0 1 Norway 3 0 0 3 4 1 Paraguay 1 1 0 2 3 1 Peru 0 1 0 1 1 1 Poland 1 1 1 3 3 2 Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 2 1 1 Slovakia 0 0 1 1 2 3 South Korea 1 0 1 2 4 4 Soviet Union 0 0 1 1 0 1 Spain 2 1 0 3 4 2 Sweden 1 0 1 2 3 3 Switzerland 1 0 2 3 5 6 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 3 0 United States 2 1 0 3 9 2 Uruguay 1 1 1 3 2 1World Cup Finals Edit1934 World Cup Final v Czechoslovakia Edit Main article 1934 FIFA World Cup Final With temperatures around 40 C 104 F Italy won their home tournament in 1934 after going into extra time against Czechoslovakia 10 June 193417 00 CESTItaly 2 1 a e t CzechoslovakiaOrsi 81 Schiavio 95 Report Puc 71 Stadio Nazionale PNF RomeAttendance 55 000Referee Ivan Eklind Sweden GK Gianpiero Combi c RB Eraldo MonzeglioLB Luigi AllemandiRH Attilio FerrarisCH Luis MontiLH Luigi BertoliniOR Enrique GuaitaIR Giuseppe MeazzaIL Giovanni FerrariOL Raimundo OrsiCF Angelo SchiavioManager Vittorio Pozzo GK Frantisek Planicka c RB Josef CtyrokyLB Ladislav ZenisekRH Rudolf KrcilCH Stefan CambalLH Josef KostalekOR Antonin PucIR Oldrich NejedlyIL Frantisek SvobodaOL Frantisek JunekCF Jiri SobotkaManager Karel Petru1938 World Cup Final v Hungary Edit Main article 1938 FIFA World Cup Final After a difficult route to the final defeating hosts France in the quarter finals and Brazil in the semis Italy was the first team to win the World Cup title on foreign ground Also it was the first of only two times in World Cup history that a team successfully defended their title 19 June 193817 00 WEST Italy 4 2 HungaryColaussi 6 35 Piola 16 82 Report Titkos 8 Sarosi 70 Stade Olympique de Colombes ParisAttendance 45 000Referee Georges Capdeville France GK Aldo OlivieriRB Alfredo FoniLB Pietro RavaRH Pietro SerantoniLH Ugo LocatelliCH Michele AndreoloIR Giuseppe Meazza c IL Giovanni FerrariOR Amedeo BiavatiCF Silvio PiolaOL Gino ColaussiManager Vittorio Pozzo GK Antal SzaboRB Sandor BiroLB Gyula PolgarRH Gyula LazarLH Antal SzalayCH Gyorgy SzucsIR Gyula ZsengellerIL Jeno VinczeOR Pal TitkosCF Gyorgy Sarosi c OL Ferenc SasManager Alfred Schaffer1970 World Cup Final v Brazil Edit Main article 1970 FIFA World Cup Final In 1970 the Brazilian team featured superstars like Pele Rivelino Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto and were considered favourites for the title Particularly in the second half the Italians were outclassed by the Brazilians passing play 21 June 197012 00 UTC 6Brazil 4 1 ItalyPele 18 Gerson 66 Jairzinho 71 Carlos Alberto 86 Report Boninsegna 37 Estadio Azteca Mexico CityAttendance 107 412Referee Rudi Glockner West Germany GK 1 FelixDF 4 Carlos Alberto c DF 2 BritoDF 3 PiazzaDF 16 EveraldoMF 5 ClodoaldoMF 8 GersonFW 7 JairzinhoFW 9 TostaoFW 10 PeleFW 11 Rivelino Manager Mario Zagallo GK 1 Enrico AlbertosiDF 2 Tarcisio Burgnich DF 5 Pierluigi CeraDF 8 Roberto RosatoDF 3 Giacinto Facchetti c MF 10 Mario Bertini 75 MF 13 Angelo DomenghiniMF 16 Giancarlo De SistiFW 15 Sandro MazzolaFW 11 Gigi RivaFW 20 Roberto Boninsegna 84 Substitutions MF 18 Antonio Juliano 75 MF 14 Gianni Rivera 84 Manager Ferruccio Valcareggi1982 World Cup Final v West Germany Edit Main article 1982 FIFA World Cup Final Italy played three draws in the first group stage in a worrisome start to the tournament proceeding ahead of Cameroon only on number of goals scored However the Italians continued to defeat Brazil Argentina and a strong Polish side over the course of the tournament and faced West Germany in the final in Madrid Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty in the goalless first half but the dominant Italian side eventually built up a 3 0 lead and won by 3 1 in the end securing their third World Cup trophy 11 July 198220 00 CESTItaly 3 1 West GermanyRossi 57 Tardelli 69 Altobelli 81 Report Breitner 83 Estadio Santiago Bernabeu MadridAttendance 90 000Referee Arnaldo Cezar Coelho Brazil GK 1 Dino Zoff c SW 7 Gaetano ScireaCB 6 Claudio GentileCB 5 Fulvio CollovatiRWB 3 Giuseppe BergomiLWB 4 Antonio CabriniDM 13 Gabriele Oriali 73 RM 16 Bruno Conti 31 CM 14 Marco TardelliLW 19 Francesco Graziani 7 CF 20 Paolo RossiSubstitutions GK 12 Ivano BordonMF 10 Giuseppe DossenaMF 11 Giampiero MariniMF 15 Franco Causio 89 FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli 7 89 Manager Enzo Bearzot GK 1 Harald SchumacherSW 15 Uli Stielike 73 RB 20 Manfred KaltzCB 4 Karlheinz ForsterLB 5 Bernd ForsterRM 6 Wolfgang Dremmler 61 62 CM 3 Paul BreitnerLM 2 Hans Peter BriegelRW 11 Karl Heinz Rummenigge c 70 LW 7 Pierre Littbarski 88 CF 8 Klaus FischerSubstitutions GK 21 Bernd FrankeDF 12 Wilfried HannesMF 10 Hansi Muller 70 MF 14 Felix MagathFW 9 Horst Hrubesch 62 Manager Jupp Derwall1994 World Cup Final v Brazil Edit Main article 1994 FIFA World Cup Final The 1994 final was the first ever to be decided on penalties after goalless 120 minutes Italian captain Franco Baresi missed the very first penalty and Roberto Baggio the decisive last one Italy became the first team to lose two World Cup finals against the same opponent July 17 199412 35 PDTBrazil 0 0 a e t ItalyReportPenaltiesMarcio Santos Romario Branco Dunga 3 2 Baresi Albertini Evani Massaro R BaggioRose Bowl PasadenaAttendance 94 194Referee Sandor Puhl Hungary GK 1 Claudio TaffarelRB 2 Jorginho 21 CB 13 AldairCB 15 Marcio SantosLB 6 BrancoCM 5 Mauro SilvaCM 8 Dunga c AM 17 Mazinho 4 AM 9 Zinho 106 CF 11 RomarioCF 7 BebetoSubstitutions DF 14 Cafu 87 21 FW 21 Viola 106 Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Gianluca PagliucaRB 8 Roberto Mussi 35 CB 6 Franco Baresi c CB 5 Paolo MaldiniLB 3 Antonio BenarrivoRM 14 Nicola BertiCM 13 Dino Baggio 95 CM 11 Demetrio Albertini 42 LM 16 Roberto DonadoniCF 10 Roberto BaggioCF 19 Daniele MassaroSubstitutes DF 2 Luigi Apolloni 41 35 MF 17 Alberigo Evani 95 Manager Arrigo Sacchi2006 World Cup Final v France Edit Main article 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Italian defender Marco Materazzi was involved in all three outstanding moments of the first 120 minutes He conceded the penalty that was converted by Zinedine Zidane early in the game equalised with a powerful header soon after and provoked Zidane in a manner that lead to the French captain being sent off He also scored in the penalty shootout that was to follow It was only the second time a World Cup final was decided on penalties again involving Italy after the 1994 final lost to Brazil 9 July 200620 00Italy 1 1 a e t FranceMaterazzi 19 Report Zidane 7 pen PenaltiesPirlo Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso 5 3 Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal SagnolOlympiastadion Berlin 1 Attendance 69 000 1 Referee Horacio Elizondo Argentina 1 GK 1 Gianluigi BuffonRB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta 5 CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro c CB 23 Marco MaterazziLB 3 Fabio GrossoRM 16 Mauro Camoranesi 86 CM 8 Gennaro GattusoCM 21 Andrea PirloLM 20 Simone Perrotta 61 SS 10 Francesco Totti 61 CF 9 Luca ToniSubstitutions MF 4 Daniele De Rossi 61 FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta 61 FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero 86 Manager Marcello Lippi GK 16 Fabien BarthezRB 19 Willy Sagnol 12 CB 15 Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 3 Eric AbidalCM 4 Patrick Vieira 56 CM 6 Claude Makelele 76 RW 22 Franck Ribery 100 AM 10 Zinedine Zidane c 110 LW 7 Florent Malouda 111 CF 12 Thierry Henry 107 Substitutions MF 18 Alou Diarra 56 FW 20 David Trezeguet 100 FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 107 Manager Raymond DomenechPlayer records EditMost appearances Edit Paolo Maldini is the player with the fourth most matches at FIFA World Cups trailing only behind the Argentinian Lionel Messi 26 and the Germans Lothar Matthaus 25 and Miroslav Klose 24 This also makes him the player with the most World Cup matches without winning the trophy Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is the only Italian player and one of only three in the world who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads 2 Rank Player Matches World Cups1 Paolo Maldini 23 1990 1994 1998 and 20022 Antonio Cabrini 18 1978 1982 and 1986Gaetano Scirea 18 1978 1982 and 1986Fabio Cannavaro 18 1998 2002 2006 and 20105 Dino Zoff 17 1974 1978 and 19826 Giuseppe Bergomi 16 1982 1986 1990 and 1998Roberto Baggio 16 1990 1994 and 19988 Paolo Rossi 14 1978 and 1982Gianluigi Buffon 14 2002 2006 2010 and 201410 Claudio Gentile 13 1978 and 1982Marco Tardelli 13 1978 and 1982Gianluca Zambrotta 13 2002 2006 and 2010Top goalscorers Edit Two Italians were awarded the Golden Boot for best goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990 with 6 goals each 3 Rank Player Goals World Cups1 Paolo Rossi 9 1978 3 and 1982 6 Roberto Baggio 9 1990 2 1994 5 and 1998 2 Christian Vieri 9 1998 5 and 2002 4 4 Salvatore Schillaci 6 19905 Silvio Piola 5 1938Alessandro Altobelli 5 1982 1 and 1986 4 7 Angelo Schiavio 4 1934Gino Colaussi 4 19389 Raimundo Orsi 3 1934Giuseppe Meazza 3 1934 2 and 1938 1 Gigi Riva 3 1970Gianni Rivera 3 1970 2 and 1974 1 Awards and Records EditTeam Awards Edit World Champions 1934 World Champions 1938 World Champions 1982 World Champions 2006 Second Place 1970 Second Place 1994 Third Place 1990Individual Awards Edit Golden Ball award Golden Ball 1934 Giuseppe Meazza Golden Ball 1982 Paolo Rossi Golden Ball 1990 Salvatore Schillaci Silver Ball 1938 Silvio Piola Silver Ball 1978 Paolo Rossi Silver Ball 1994 Roberto Baggio Silver Ball 2006 Fabio Cannavaro Bronze Ball 2006 Andrea PirloGolden Boot award Golden Boot 1982 Paolo Rossi Golden Boot 1990 Salvatore Schillaci Silver Boot 1934 Angelo Schiavio Silver Boot 1938 Silvio Piola Silver Boot 1998 Christian VieriOther individual awards Golden Glove 1982 Dino Zoff oldest Golden Glove winner Golden Glove 2006 Gianluigi Buffon Best Young Player Award 1978 Antonio Cabrini Man of the Match Award 2006 Andrea PirloRefereeing EditThree World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation only English referees have had the honour more often four times The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella who had already officiated the European Championship final two years earlier The other referees are Pierluigi Collina in 2002 and Nicola Rizzoli in 2014 The Italian referee with the most World Cup matches however is Roberto Rosetti who has been in charge of six matches total in 2006 and 2010 See also EditItaly at the UEFA European ChampionshipReferences Edit a b c Italy France FIFA com Federation Internationale de Football Association Archived from the original on 5 March 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2012 Campionati Mondiali Presenze World Cup Appearances in Italian Italia1910 Campionati Mondiali Gol fatti World Cup Goals scored in Italian Italia1910 External links EditItalian Football Federation official website FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 2002 FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 2002 FIFA official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italy at the FIFA World Cup amp oldid 1132587957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
