Italy national football team records and statistics
This article lists various football records and statistics of the Italy national football team.
Contents
1 Individual records
1.1 Appearances
1.2 Goalscorers
1.3 Goalkeeping
1.4 Coaching
1.5 Captains
1.6 Hat-tricks
1.7 Discipline
2 Team records
3 All-time record
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Individual records
Appearances
Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps.
As of 20 November 2018, the players with the most appearances for Italy are:[1]
Players in bold are still active.
| # | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 1997–2018 | 176 | 0 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 1997–2010 | 136 | 2 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 1988–2002 | 126 | 7 |
| 4 | Daniele De Rossi | 2004–2017 | 117 | 21 |
| 5 | Andrea Pirlo | 2002–2015 | 116 | 13 |
| 6 | Dino Zoff | 1968–1983 | 112 | 0 |
| 7 | Giorgio Chiellini | 2004– | 100 | 8 |
| 8 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 1999–2010 | 98 | 2 |
| 9 | Giacinto Facchetti | 1963–1977 | 94 | 3 |
| 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | 1995–2008 | 91 | 27 |
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup
Paolo Maldini, 23[2][3]
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Gianluigi Buffon, 39[4]
- Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Fabio Cannavaro, 50[4]
- Most minutes played in FIFA World Cup matches
Paolo Maldini, 2216 minutes[2][5]
- Most FIFA World Cups part of the squad
Gianluigi Buffon, 5[6][nb 1]
- Most FIFA World Cups played in
Gianluigi Buffon, Gianni Rivera, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini, and Fabio Cannavaro, all at 4[2][7][nb 2]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship
Gianluigi Buffon, 17[9][10]
- Most appearances in UEFA European Championship qualifying
Gianluigi Buffon, 41[11]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying
Gianluigi Buffon, 58[12]
- Most minutes played in European Championship matches
Gianluigi Buffon, 1620 minutes[13]
- Most UEFA European Championships played in
Gianluigi Buffon and Alessandro Del Piero, 4[14]
- Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Riccardo Montolivo, all at 8[15]
- Most FIFA Confederations Cups played in
Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Andrea Pirlo, Riccardo Montolivo, Alberto Gilardino, all at 2- Most appearances at the Central European International Cup
Giuseppe Meazza, 16[16]
- Most appearances at the Olympics
Adolfo Baloncieri, 11[17]
- Most appearances as a substitute
Alessandro Del Piero, 30[18]
- Most appearances as a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
Alessandro Del Piero, 7[19]
- Most appearances as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
Alessandro Del Piero, 6[20]
- Most appearances for Italy wearing the number 10 shirt
Giancarlo Antognoni[21]
- Most FIFA World Cup matches won
Paolo Maldini, 14[8]
- Oldest player
Dino Zoff, 41 years 89 days, 29 May 1983, 0–2 vs. Sweden[2][22]
- Youngest player
Renzo De Vecchi, 16 years 112 days, 26 May 1910, 6–1 vs. Hungary[23][24][25]
- Youngest outfield player to feature in a match post-World War II
Giuseppe Bergomi, 18 years 113 days, 14 April 1982, 0–1 vs. East Germany[2][26][27]
- Youngest unofficial[nb 3] player to feature in a match
Rodolfo Gavinelli, 16 years 98 days, 9 April 1911, 2–2 vs. France[24][25][28]
- Oldest debutant
Emiliano Moretti, 33 years 160 days, 18 November 2014, 1–0 vs. Albania[29][30][31]
- Oldest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
Dino Zoff, 40 years 133 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[2]
- Youngest player to feature at the FIFA World Cup
Giuseppe Bergomi, 18 years 195 days, 5 July 1982, 3–2 vs. Brazil[2]
- Oldest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
Dino Zoff, 40 years 133 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[2]
- Youngest player to feature at a FIFA World Cup Final
Giuseppe Bergomi, 18 years 201 days, 11 July 1982, 3–1 vs. West Germany[2]
- Youngest goalkeeper to feature in a match
Gianluigi Donnarumma, 17 years 189 days, 1 September 2016, 1–3 vs. France[32]
- Youngest goalkeeper to start a match
Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18 years 31 days, 28 March 2017, 2–1 vs. Netherlands[33]
- Most FIFA World Cup titles
Giovanni Ferrari, Giuseppe Meazza, Eraldo Monzeglio, all at 2 (1934 and 1938)[2][nb 4]
- Most Central European International Cup titles
Giuseppe Meazza, Eraldo Monzeglio, Alfredo Pitto, all at 2 (1927–30 and 1933–35)[34]
- Only player to win both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship
Dino Zoff (1968 and 1982)[14]
- Only players to win both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal
Sergio Bertoni, Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli, Pietro Rava (1936 and 1938)[35]
Goalscorers
Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals.
As of 20 November 2018, the players with the most goals for Italy are:[36]
Players in bold are still active.
| # | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Riva (list) | 1965–1974 | 35 | 42 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Meazza | 1930–1939 | 33 | 53 | 0.62 |
| 3 | Silvio Piola | 1935–1952 | 30 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Roberto Baggio | 1988–2004 | 27 | 56 | 0.48 |
Alessandro Del Piero | 1995–2008 | 27 | 91 | 0.30 | |
| 6 | Adolfo Baloncieri | 1920–1930 | 25 | 47 | 0.53 |
Filippo Inzaghi | 1997–2007 | 25 | 57 | 0.44 | |
Alessandro Altobelli | 1980–1988 | 25 | 61 | 0.41 | |
| 9 | Christian Vieri | 1997–2005 | 23 | 49 | 0.47 |
Francesco Graziani | 1975–1983 | 23 | 64 | 0.36 |
- First goal
Pietro Lana, 15 May 1910, 6–2 vs. France[37][38]
- Most goals at the FIFA World Cup
Christian Vieri, Paolo Rossi, and Roberto Baggio, all at 9[39]
- Most goals at a single FIFA World Cup
Paolo Rossi and Salvatore Schillaci, both at 6[8][40]
- Most goals at the FIFA World Cup and FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Luigi Riva, 17[41]
- Most FIFA World Cups scored in
Roberto Baggio, 3[42]
- Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Luigi Riva, 14[41]
- First goal in a FIFA World Cup match
Angelo Schiavio, 27 May 1934, 7–1 vs. United States[2][43]
- First goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match
Anfilogino Guarisi, 25 March 1934, 4–0 vs. Greece
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship
Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano, both at 3[9]
- Most goals at a single UEFA European Championship
Mario Balotelli, 3[9]
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA European Championship qualifying
Filippo Inzaghi, 14[44]
- Most goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying
Filippo Inzaghi, 12[44]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship match
Angelo Domenghini, 8 June 1968, 1–1 vs. Yugoslavia[45]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
Gianni Rivera, 2 December 1962, 6–0 vs. Turkey
- Most goals at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Mario Balotelli, Giuseppe Rossi and Daniele De Rossi, all at 2[46]
- Most goals at a single FIFA Confederations Cup
Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi, both at 2- First goal in a FIFA Confederations Cup match
Giuseppe Rossi, 15 June 2009, 3–1 vs. United States[47]
- Most goals at the Central European International Cup
Giuseppe Meazza, 8[48]
- First goal in a Central European International Cup match
Julio Libonatti, 23 October 1927, 2–2 vs. Czechoslovakia
- Most goals at the Olympics
Adolfo Baloncieri, 8[49]
- First goal in an Olympic match
Franco Bontadini, 29 June 1912, 2–3 vs. Finland
- Most goals in Friendlies
Giuseppe Meazza, 20[50]
- Fastest goal
Emanuele Giaccherini, 19 seconds, 11 June 2013, 2–2 vs. Haiti[51]
- Fastest goal at the FIFA World Cup
Pietro Ferraris, 5 June 1938, 2–1 vs. Norway, and Bruno Mora, 7 June 1962, 3–0 vs. Switzerland, both in the 2nd minute of play[2]
- Fastest goal by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
Alessandro Altobelli, 17 June 1988, 2–0 vs. Denmark, after 1 minute[52]
- Oldest goalscorer
Christian Panucci, 35 years 62 days, 13 June 2008, 1–1 vs. Romania[53]
- Youngest goalscorer
Bruno Nicolè, 18 years 258 days, 9 November 1958, 2–2 vs. France[54][55]
- Oldest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
Daniele Massaro, 33 years 36 days, 28 June 1994, 1–1 vs. Mexico[2]
- Youngest goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup
Giacomo Bulgarelli, 21 years 226 days, 7 June 1962, 3–0 vs. Switzerland[2]
- Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship Final
Pietro Anastasi, 20 years 64 days, 10 June 1968, 2–0 vs. Yugoslavia[45]
- Oldest goalscorer at the UEFA European Championship
Christian Panucci, 35 years 62 days, 13 June 2008, 1–1 vs. Romania[53]
- Most goals by a midfielder
Adolfo Baloncieri, 25[56]
- Most goals by a midfielder post-World War II
Daniele De Rossi, 21[57]
- Most goals by a defender
Antonio Cabrini, 9[58]
- Most goals from a penalty kick
Roberto Baggio, 7[59]
- Most goals from a penalty kick at the FIFA World Cup
Roberto Baggio, 2[60]
- Most goals from a penalty kick at the UEFA European Championship
Leonardo Bonucci, Filippo Inzaghi, Andrea Pirlo, all at 1[61]
- Most goals from a penalty kick in a single match
Alessandro Del Piero, 2, 11 October 2000, 2–0 vs. Georgia
- Most goals in penalty shoot-outs
Franco Baresi and Andrea Pirlo, both at 3- Most goals by a substitute
Enrico Chiesa and Alessandro Del Piero, both at 5[62]
- Most goals by a substitute at the FIFA World Cup
Alessandro Del Piero and Gianni Rivera, both at 2[63]
- Most goals by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
Alessandro Altobelli, Mario Balotelli, Luigi De Agostini, Antonio Di Natale, all at 1[64]
- Most own goals
Sandro Salvadore, 2[65]
- Most own goals at the FIFA World Cup
Cristian Zaccardo, 1, 17 June 2006, 1–1 vs. United States[2]
- Italy's 100th goal at the FIFA World Cup finals
Luigi Di Biagio, 17 June 1998, 3–0 vs. Cameroon[2]
Goalkeeping
- Most clean sheets
Gianluigi Buffon, 77[66][67]
- Fewest number of goals conceded in a single FIFA World Cup by a starting FIFA World Cup winning goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon, 2[68]
- Most clean sheets in a single FIFA World Cup
Gianluigi Buffon and Walter Zenga, 5[69]
- Most clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
Gianluigi Buffon, 6[70]
- Most clean sheets at the UEFA European Championship
Gianluigi Buffon, 8[71]
- Most clean sheets at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Gianluigi Buffon, 1[72]
- Most clean sheets in the Central European International Cup
Gianpiero Combi, 4[73]
- Most clean sheets at the Summer Olympics
Giovanni De Prà and Bruno Venturini, 2[74]
- Most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches
Gianluigi Buffon, 21[75]
- Most clean sheets in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
Gianluigi Buffon, 23[76]
- Most clean sheets in friendlies
Dino Zoff, 27[77]
- Longest unbeaten streak
Dino Zoff, 1142 minutes[78]
- Longest unbeaten streak at the FIFA World Cup
Walter Zenga, 518 minutes[2][79]
- Most consecutive clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup
Walter Zenga, 5[2][79]
- Longest unbeaten streak at the UEFA European Championship
Dino Zoff, 494 minutes[80]
- Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
Gianluigi Buffon, 644 minutes[81]
- Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
Dino Zoff, 784 minutes (including 8 consecutive clean sheets, 1975–80)[81]
- Fewest goals conceded in a single UEFA European Championship by a starting UEFA European Championship winning goalkeeper
Dino Zoff, 1- Most penalty kicks saved
Gianluigi Buffon, 5[82]
- Most penalty kicks saved at the FIFA World Cup
Gianluigi Buffon, 1[2]
- Most penalty kicks saved at the UEFA European Championship
Gianluigi Buffon and Francesco Toldo, both at 1[83]
- Most penalty kicks saved in UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs
Gianluigi Buffon, 3
Coaching
- Most manager appearances on the Italy bench
Enzo Bearzot, 104[84]
- Most FIFA World Cups coached in
Enzo Bearzot, 3[8]
- Most FIFA World Cup appearances as a manager
Enzo Bearzot, 18[8]
- Most FIFA World Cup matches won as a manager
Enzo Bearzot, 9[8]
- Most FIFA World Cup titles as a manager
Vittorio Pozzo, 2 (1934 and 1938)[2]
Captains
- First captain
Francesco Calì, 15 May 1910, 6–2 vs. France[85]
- Youngest captain
Bruno Nicolè, 21 years 61 days, 25 April 1961, 3–2 vs. Northern Ireland[54][86]
- Most appearances as captain
Gianluigi Buffon, 80[87][88]
- Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon, 80[88][89]
- Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship
Gianluigi Buffon, 13 (2008–2016)[nb 5]
- Longest serving captain
Giacinto Facchetti, 1966–1977
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.[91]
- 1910 Francesco Calì
- 1911–1913 Giuseppe Milano
- 1914–1915 Virgilio Fossati
- 1920–1925 Renzo De Vecchi
- 1925–1927 Luigi Cevenini
- 1927–1930 Adolfo Baloncieri
- 1931–1933 Umberto Caligaris
- 1934 Gianpiero Combi
- 1935–1936 Luigi Allemandi
- 1937–1939 Giuseppe Meazza
- 1940–1947 Silvio Piola
- 1947–1949 Valentino Mazzola
- 1949–1950 Riccardo Carapellese
- 1951–1952 Carlo Annovazzi
- 1952–1960 Giampiero Boniperti
- 1961–1962 Lorenzo Buffon
- 1962–1963 Cesare Maldini
- 1963–1966 Sandro Salvadore
- 1966–1977 Giacinto Facchetti
- 1977–1983 Dino Zoff
- 1984–1985 Marco Tardelli
- 1985–1986 Gaetano Scirea
- 1986–1987 Antonio Cabrini
- 1988–1991 Giuseppe Bergomi
- 1991–1994 Franco Baresi
- 1994–2002 Paolo Maldini
- 2002–2010 Fabio Cannavaro[nb 6]
- 2010–2018 Gianluigi Buffon[nb 7]
- 2018–present Giorgio Chiellini
Hat-tricks
Three goals or more in a single match on the greatest number of occasions
Luigi Riva, three times- Most hat-tricks at a FIFA World Cup
Angelo Schiavio, 27 May 1934, 7–1 vs. United States, and Paolo Rossi, 5 July 1982, 3–2 vs. Brazil, both at 1[2]
As of 31 May 2017
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.
| Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Goals | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlo Biagi [100] | 1936 Summer Olympics |  Japan | Home | 8–0 | 4 | 7 August 1936 |
Francesco Pernigo [101] | 1948 Summer Olympics |  United States | Home | 9–0 | 4 | 2 August 1948 |
| Omar Sívori | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Israel | Home | 6–0 | 4 | 4 November 1961 |
| Alberto Orlando | UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying |  Turkey | Home | 6–0 | 4 | 2 December 1962 |
| Luigi Riva | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Luxembourg | Home | 5–0 | 4 | 31 March 1973 |
| Roberto Bettega | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Finland | Home | 6–1 | 4 | 15 October 1977 |
| Pietro Lana | Friendly |  France | Home | 6–2 | 3 | 15 May 1910 |
| Ermanno Aebi | Friendly | France | Home | 9–4 | 3 | 18 January 1920 |
| Guglielmo Brezzi | Friendly | France | Home | 9–4 | 3 | 18 January 1920 |
| Adolfo Baloncieri | Friendly |  Switzerland | Away | 5–1 | 3 | 30 January 1927 |
Angelo Schiavio [102] | 1928 Summer Olympics |  Egypt | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 June 1928 |
Elvio Banchero [102] | 1928 Summer Olympics | Egypt | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 June 1928 |
Mario Magnozzi [102] | 1928 Summer Olympics | Egypt | Home | 11–3 | 3 | 9 June 1928 |
| Gino Rossetti | 1927–30 Central European International Cup |  Czechoslovakia | Home | 4–2 | 3 | 3 March 1929 |
| Giuseppe Meazza | Central European International Cup |  Hungary | Away | 5–0 | 3 | 11 May 1930 |
| Giuseppe Meazza | Friendly | France | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 25 January 1931 |
| Francesco Fedullo | 1931–32 Central European International Cup | Switzerland | Home | 3–0 | 3 | 14 February 1932 |
| Angelo Schiavio | 1934 FIFA World Cup | United States | Home | 7–1 | 3 | 27 May 1934 |
Annibale Frossi [103] | 1936 Summer Olympics | Japan | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 7 August 1936 |
| Silvio Piola | Friendly |  Belgium | Home | 6–1 | 3 | 15 May 1938 |
| Silvio Piola | Friendly | Finland | Away | 3–2 | 3 | 20 July 1939 |
| Romeo Menti | Friendly | Switzerland | Home | 5–2 | 3 | 27 April 1947 |
Aredio Gimona [104] | 1952 Summer Olympics | United States | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 16 July 1952 |
Sergio Brighenti [105] | Unofficial friendly | Empoli F.C. | Home | 4–1 | 3 | 22 April 1959 |
| Paolo Barison | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Poland | Home | 6–1 | 3 | 1 November 1965 |
Sandro Mazzola [105] | Unofficial friendly | DBU Copenhagen | Away | 4–0 | 3 | 6 July 1966 |
| Luigi Riva | 1968 UEFA Euro qualifying |  Cyprus | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 1 November 1967 |
| Luigi Riva | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Wales | Home | 4–1 | 3 | 4 November 1969 |
| Francesco Graziani | Unofficial friendly |  United States | Home | 10–0 | 3 | 4 April 1975 |
| Paolo Rossi | 1982 FIFA World Cup |  Brazil | Home | 3–2 | 3 | 5 July 1982 |
| Paolo Rossi | Friendly |  Mexico | Home | 5–0 | 3 | 4 February 1984 |
Alessandro Altobelli [106] | Unofficial friendly |  Guatemala | Home | 4–0 | 3 | 24 May 1986 |
| Enrico Chiesa | FIGC Centenary | World XI | Home | 6–2 | 3 | 16 December 1998 |
| Filippo Inzaghi | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Wales | Home | 4–0 | 3 | 6 September 2003 |
| Luca Toni | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Belarus | Away | 4–1 | 3 | 7 September 2005 |
| Alberto Gilardino | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Cyprus | Home | 3–2 | 3 | 14 October 2009 |
Ciro Immobile [107] | Unofficial friendly | Fluminense FC | Away | 5–3 | 3 | 8 June 2014 |
Gianluca Lapadula [108] | Unofficial friendly |  San Marino | Home | 8–0 | 3 | 31 May 2017 |
Discipline
- Most red cards
Giancarlo Antognoni, Franco Causio, Daniele De Rossi, all at 2[109]
- First goalkeeper to be sent off at a FIFA World Cup
Gianluca Pagliuca, 1, 23 June 1994, 1–0 vs Norway[2]
Team records
- Venue most played in
Stadio Olimpico, 44- Largest victory
- 10–0 vs. United States, 4 April 1975
- Largest official victory
- 9–0 vs. United States, 2 August 1948
- Largest FIFA World Cup victory[2]
- 7–1 vs. United States, 27 May 1934
- Largest UEFA European Championship victory
- 2–0, achieved seven times
- Largest defeat
- 1–7 vs. Hungary, 6 April 1924
- Largest FIFA World Cup defeat
- 1–4 vs. Switzerland, 23 June 1954 and Brazil, 21 June 1970[2]
- Largest UEFA European Championship defeat
- 0–4 vs. Spain, 1 July 2012
- Most total goals in a single match
- 9–4 vs. France, 18 January 1920
- Most consecutive victories
9, 15 May 1938 vs. Belgium – 26 March 1939 vs. Germany
- Most consecutive defeats
3, achieved twice, most recently 23 June 1974 vs. Poland – 20 November 1974 vs. Netherlands
- Most consecutive matches without victory
8, 15 January 1958 vs. Northern Ireland – 29 November 1959 vs. Hungary
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
30, 24 November 1935 vs. Hungary – 20 July 1939 vs. Finland
- Most consecutive draws
5, 8 June 1997 vs. Brazil – 29 October 1997 vs. Russia
- Most consecutive matches without a draw
20, achieved twice, most recently 22 November 1975 vs. Netherlands – 25 January 1978 vs. Spain
- Most consecutive matches with at least one Italian goal scored
43, 20 May 1931 vs. Scotland – 31 October 1937 vs. Switzerland
- Most consecutive matches with no Italian goals scored
3, achieved five times, most recently 10 November 2017 vs. Sweden – 23 March 2018 vs. Argentina
- Most consecutive matches with at least one goal conceded on Italy
18, 31 January 1915 vs. Switzerland – 1 January 1923 vs. Germany
- Most consecutive matches with no goals conceded on Italy
12, 7 October 1972 vs. Luxembourg – 8 June 1974 vs. Austria
All-time record
- FIFA World Cup
Winner (4): 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
- Runner-up (2): 1970, 1994
- Third place (1): 1990
- Fourth place (1): 1978
- UEFA European Championship
Winner (1): 1968
- Runner-up (2): 2000, 2012
- Fourth place (1): 1980
- Semi-finals (1): 1988
- FIFA Confederations Cup
- Third place (1): 2013
- Third place (1): 2013
- Olympic football tournament
Gold Medal (1): 1936
- Bronze Medal (2): 1928, 2004
- Central European International Cup
Winner (2): 1927–30, 1933–35
- Runner-up (2): 1931–32, 1936–38[nb 8]
Notes
^ Buffon was named to five of Italy's FIFA World Cup squads, but only featured in four of them (2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014), as he was an unused substitute in 1998.
^ Dino Zoff was also named to four of Italy's FIFA World Cup squads, but only featured in three of them (1974, 1978, and 1982), as he was an unused substitute in 1970.[8]
^ Unofficial due to Rodolfo Gavinelli's reported date of birth (1 January 1895) not being entirely certain.[24][25]
^ Guido Masetti was also in Italy's 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup winning squads, but did not feature in any World Cup matches, as he was a reserve goalkeeper on both occasions.
^ Buffon was named Italy's second acting captain under Roberto Donadoni for Euro 2008 after incumbent Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the tournament due to injury, and as Italy's replacement captain Alessandro Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[90]
^ During UEFA Euro 2008, Alessandro Del Piero was named the Italian national team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Gianluigi Buffon was often played as captain as Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[92][93][90]
^ Buffon served as second acting captain in UEFA Euro 2008 after Alessandro Del Piero was named the team's acting captain, as Cannavaro was injured and unable to take part in the competition, however Del Piero was frequently deployed as a substitute.[90] Although Buffon was officially named Italy's new captain in 2010,[94] following Cannavaro's retirement subsequent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Andrea Pirlo was named the Italian national team's acting captain after the tournament (while Daniele De Rossi was named the team's second acting captain),[94][95][96] as Buffon was ruled out until the end of the year due to injury, and only made his first appearance as Italy's official captain on 9 February 2011, in a 1–1 friendly away draw against Germany.[94][97][98][99]
^ This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.
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