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Name | Italy | Nickname | Azzurri (The Blues) | Association | Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio | Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | Head coach | Cesare Prandelli | Asst coach | Gabriele Pin | Captain | Gianluigi Buffon | Most caps | Fabio Cannavaro (136) | Top scorer | Luigi Riva (35) | FIFA code | ITA | FIFA ranking | 6 | Highest FIFA ranking | 1 ( November 1993, February 2007, April � June 2007 ) | Lowest FIFA ranking | 16 ( April 1998, October 2010 ) | Elo ranking | 11 | Highest Elo ranking | 1 ( June 1934 � March 1940, December 1940 � November 1945, July � August 2006 ) | Lowest Elo ranking | 21 ( November 1959 ) | First international | Italy 6 � 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) | Biggest win | Italy 9 � 0 United States (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) | Biggest defeat | Hungary 7 � 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) | Appearances | 17 | First World Cup | 1934 | Best result | Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 | European Championship | Appearances | 7 | First apps. | 1968 | Best result | Winners, 1968 | Appearances | 1 | First apps. | 2009 | Best result | Round 1, 2009 |
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The Italy National Football Team ( ), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one fewer than Brazil. To this tally they can add one European championship (1968), one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups. Italy are considered to be one of the best teams in international football.
The traditional colour of the national team (as well as all Italian national teams and athletes officially representing Italy) is azure blue (azzurro, in Italian), due to the "Azzurro Savoia" (Savoy Blue), the colour traditionally linked to the royal dynasty which unified Italy in 1861, and maintained in the official standard of the Italian President.
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