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List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads

List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads

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The World Cup and European Championship, are the primary competitive tournaments the Italy national football team enters. The tournaments are held every four years in alternate even numbered years. Excluding the tournament years in which Italy either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the Italy national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the tournaments:

1934 World Cup

  • Progress: Winners

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

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1938 World Cup

  • Progress: Winners

Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo

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1950 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Ferruccio Novo

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1954 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Hungary Lajos Czeizler

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1962 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Paolo Mazza and Giovanni Ferrari

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1966 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri

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1968 European Championship

  • Progress: Winners

Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi

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1970 World Cup

  • Progress: Runners-up

Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi

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1974 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi

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1978 World Cup

  • Progress: Fourth place

Head coach: Enzo Bearzot

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1980 European Championship

  • Progress: Fourth place

Head coach: Enzo Bearzot

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1982 World Cup

  • Progress: Winners

Head coach: Enzo Bearzot

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1986 World Cup

  • Progress: Round of 16

Head coach: Enzo Bearzot

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1988 European Championship

  • Progress: Semi final

Head coach: Azeglio Vicini

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1990 World Cup

  • Progress: Third place

Head coach: Azeglio Vicini

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1994 World Cup

  • Progress: Runners-up

Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi

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1996 European Championship

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi

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1998 World Cup

  • Progress: Quarter final

Head coach: Cesare Maldini

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2000 European Championship

Italy named an initial 26-man squad for the tournament on 18 May 2000.[2] Midfielders Dino Baggio and Diego Fuser, and defender Giuseppe Pancaro did not make the cut for the final 22, while forward Christian Vieri was ruled out through injury.[3] Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final 22, but suffered a broken hand in a warm-up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000; he was replaced in the squad by Milan's Christian Abbiati.[4]

  • Progress: Runners-up

Head coach: Dino Zoff

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2002 World Cup

Roberto Baggio was controversially excluded from the squad by coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who believed him to not have fully recovered from the serious injury he had sustained during the season although he was initially keen to include Baggio in the final 23-man list.[5]

  • Progress: Round of 16

Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni

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2004 European Championship

  • Progress: Group stage

Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni

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2006 World Cup

In honour of Italy winning the FIFA World Cup for a fourth time, all members of the World Cup-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere Ufficiale.[6][7]

  • Progress: Winners

Head coach: Marcello Lippi

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2008 European Championship

Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the Italian squad on 2 June after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Alessandro Gamberini.[9]

  • Progress: Quarter final

Head coach: Roberto Donadoni

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2010 World Cup

  • Progress: Group stage

Coach: Marcello Lippi

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2012 European Championship

Cesare Prandelli named a provisional 32-man squad on 13 May 2012, the final day of the 2011–12 Serie A season.[13] On 29 May 2012, Prandelli announced his final squad list,[14] with defender Domenico Criscito not considered due to match-fixing charges.[15]

  • Progress: Runners-up

Coach: Cesare Prandelli

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2014 World Cup

The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014.[16] The squad numbers were revealed the next day.[17]

  • Progress: Group stage

Coach: Cesare Prandelli

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2016 European Championship

Antonio Conte announced his final squad on 31 May 2016,[20][21] with Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco controversially left out[22] and Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti left out due to injury.[23][24]

  • Progress: Quarter final

Coach: Antonio Conte

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2020 European Championship

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was played in 2021. Roberto Mancini announced his final squad on 1 June 2021.[25] On 3 June, the injured Stefano Sensi was replaced by Matteo Pessina.[26] On 10 June, the injured Lorenzo Pellegrini was replaced by Gaetano Castrovilli.[27]

  • Progress: Winners

Coach: Roberto Mancini

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See also


References

  1. "Zoff names initial Euro 2000 squad". ESPN FC (ESPN Internet Ventures). 18 May 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. "Vieri out of Euro 2000". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 24 May 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. "Injured Buffon out of Euro 2000". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 June 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. "Baggio scrive al Trap "Portami ai Mondiali"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 6 May 2002. Retrieved 6 May 2002.
  5. "Italy squad given heroes' welcome". BBC Sport. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  6. "Italian joy at World Cup victory". BBC Sport. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  7. Grosso joined Inter Milan after the tournament.
  8. "Italy rocked by Cannavaro injury". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  9. Andrea Barzagli joined VfL Wolfsburg after the tournament.
  10. Marco Amelia joined Palermo after the tournament.
  11. Gianluca Zambrotta joined Milan after the tournament.
  12. "Criscito dropped by Italy". skysports.com. 29 May 2012.
  13. "Convocazione nazional A" (PDF). FIGC. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  14. "Nazionale, i numeri di maglia: il 9 a Balotelli, il 10 a Cassano" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. Immobile joined Borussia Dortmund after the tournament. "Borussia Dortmund sign Italy striker Ciro Immobile from Torino". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  16. Parolo joined SS Lazio after the tournament. "Lazio, Parolo a Formello. Lotito: "Mantengo le promesse"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  17. Nazionale Italiana [@@Vivo_Azzurro] (May 31, 2016). "I 23 #Azzurri convocati e i numeri di maglia! #Nazionale #Italia #VivoAzzurro" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2016 via Twitter.
  18. "OFFICIAL: Italy squad for Euro 2016". Football Italia. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  19. Ben Gladwell (24 May 2016). "MLS play cost Andrea Pirlo, Sebastian Giovinco their Italy chance - Conte". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  20. "Marchisio out for six months". Football Italia. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  21. "Official: Verratti out of Euro 2016". Football Italia. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  22. "Italia, Sensi salta l'Europeo: Mancini richiama Pessina". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-03.

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