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First Match
The team's first match was held in Milan on May 15, 1910. Italy defeated France with a score of 6-2 -
First Olympic Win
On June 9, 1928, Italy won Bronze in the Summer Olympic Games. Italy defeated Egypt 11-3. The games were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. -
First World Cup Win
On June 10, 1934 in Rome, Italy, Italy won their first World Cup. They defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1. -
Second World Cup Win
Italy wins their second World Cup in France. They defeated Hungary, 4-2. -
First European Championship
In 1968, Italy won their first major competition since the 1938 World Cup. They beat Yugoslavia in Rome for the European Championship title. -
Third World Cup Win
1982 World Cup On June 11, 1982, in Spain, Italy defeated West Germany 3-1 for their third title. -
1990 World Cup
For the second time in history, Italy hosted the World Cup. Despite being favorites to win, Italy lost to Argentina in Naples. They lost 4-3 on penality kicks. -
1994 World Cup in the United States
1994 World Cup Video The 1994 World Cup was held in the United States. Italy started very slowly, but reached the final. They lost the opening match at Giants Stadium against Ireland 0-1. However, they still made it to the finals. The final took place in Los Angele's Rose Bowl. The match went to shootouts, after the score ended at 0-0.Italy lost to Brazil at shootsouts with a score of 3-2. -
2006 World Cup Win
2006 World Cup VideoThe 2006 World Cup was hosted in Germany. In the final game, they played France. The game went to penality kicks wwith the score 1-1. At penality kicks, Italy beat France 5-3. -
Present Day
Today, Italy has two divisions of teams, Saerie A and Serie B. Serie A has 20 teams. Serie B has 22 teams. Along with Serie A and Serie B there is also the Italian National Football Team. The captain of the team is goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Buffon is one of the most famous players of his time. He is respected as one of the best goalkeepers all around the world. Itally also qualified for the 2016 European Champions. -
