| team ITALY | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 18 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 1: + 1; = 0; - 0: 4 - 0 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 5: + 4; = 1; - 0: 12 - 3 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 4: + 4; = 0; - 0: 11 - 5 8 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 4 - 3 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 2: + 2; = 0; - 0: 7 - 2 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 6 - 7 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 5 - 5 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 2; = 0; - 0: 10 - 2 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 3 - 2 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 17 - 3 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 2 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 10 - 3 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 10 - 8 8 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 12 - 0 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 5 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 5; = 0; - 1: 18 - 4 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 7: + 4; = 1; - 2: 9 - 6 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 5; = 2; - 1: 12 - 5 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 7: + 4; = 3; - 0: 12 - 6 11 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 7: + 6; = 1; - 0: 10 - 2 13 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 22 - 7 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 7: + 4; = 2; - 1: 8 - 5 14 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 10: + 6; = 4; - 0: 13 - 2 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 8 - 3 11 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 8: + 6; = 2; - 0: 16 - 3 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 5 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 7; = 2; - 1: 17 - 8 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 7: + 5; = 2; - 0: 12 - 2 17 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 7; = 3; - 0: 18 - 7 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 4 - 5 2 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 6; = 4; - 0: 19 - 9 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 12: + 7; = 3; - 2: 21 - 9 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 9: + 4; = 4; - 1: 13 - 3 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 4-time champion of the world (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 118: +78: =30; -10; 234 ‒ 72 264 | |
| Percentage indicators | +66,10%; =25,42%; -8,47%; 1,98 ‒ 0,61 74,58% | |
| FIFA world cup | 83: +45: =21; -17; 128 ‒ 77 156 | |
| Percentage indicators | +54,22%; =25,30%; -20,48%; 1,54 ‒ 0,93 62,65% | |
| Total: | 201: +123: =51; -27; 362 ‒ 149 420 | |
| Percentage indicators | +61,19%; =25,37%; -13,43%; 1,80 ‒ 0,74 69,65% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 201 (62) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 362 | |
| - home: | 169 (46,69%) | |
| - away: | 100 (27,62%) | |
| - neutral field: | 93 (25,69%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 149 | |
| - home: | 33 (22,15%) | |
| - away: | 56 (37,58%) | |
| - neutral field: | 60 (40,27%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,80 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,74 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 187/216 (86,57 %) | |
| - away: | 122/201 (60,7 %) | |
| - neutral field: | 111/186 (59,68%) | |
| Biggest win: | 7:1 - USA | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:4 - Switzerland, Brazil | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 96 (47,76%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 36 (17,91%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 31 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 4 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 213 (1,06) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 16 (0,08) | |
| - second yellow cards | 12 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 397 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 8 429 076 (41 936) | |
| Top scorer: | Luigi RIVA (70 74) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Gianluigi BUFFON (98 02 06 10 14 18) - 53 games | |