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
1938 World Cup
Progress: Winners Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
1950 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Ferruccio Novo
1954 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Lajos Czeizler
1962 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Paolo Mazza and Giovanni Ferrari
1966 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri
1968 European Championship
Progress: Winners Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
1970 World Cup
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
1974 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
1978 World Cup
Progress: Fourth place Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
1980 European Championship
Progress: Fourth place Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
1982 World Cup
Progress: Winners Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
1986 World Cup
Progress: Round of 16 Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
1988 European Championship
Progress: Semi-finals Head coach: Azeglio Vicini
1990 World Cup
Progress: Third place Head coach: Azeglio Vicini
1994 World Cup
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi
1996 European Championship
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi
1998 World Cup Goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi was originally named in the final list, but suffered an injury before the tournament; he was replaced in the squad by Francesco Toldo.
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Cesare Maldini
2000 European Championship Italy named an initial 26-man squad for the tournament on 18 May 2000. 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. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final list, but suffered a broken hand in a warm-up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000; he was replaced in the squad by Christian Abbiati.
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Dino Zoff
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. Progress: Round of 16 Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
2004 European Championship
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
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.
Progress: Winners Head coach: Marcello Lippi
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.
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Roberto Donadoni
2010 World Cup
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Marcello Lippi
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. On 29 May 2012, Prandelli announced his final squad list, with defender Domenico Criscito not considered due to match-fixing charges.
Progress: Runners-up Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
2014 World Cup The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014. The squad numbers were revealed the next day.
Progress: Group stage Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
2016 European Championship Antonio Conte announced his final squad on 31 May 2016, with Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco controversially left out and Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti left out due to injury.
Progress: Quarter-finals Head coach: Antonio Conte
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. On 3 June, the injured Stefano Sensi was replaced by Matteo Pessina. On 10 June, the injured Lorenzo Pellegrini was replaced by Gaetano Castrovilli.
Progress: Winners Head coach: Roberto Mancini
2024 European Championship Italy announced a 30-man squad on 23 May 2024. On 30 May, Francesco Acerbi was forced to withdraw due to injury. On 2 June, Giorgio Scalvini was also forced to withdraw due to injury, and the next day Federico Gatti was called up as a replacement. On 6 June, the final 26-man squad was announced, with Ivan Provedel, Samuele Ricci and Riccardo Orsolini being cut.
Progress: Round of 16 Head coach: Luciano Spalletti
See also List of Italy international footballers
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