Italy at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Italy at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Italy 's results at the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles ( 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 ), just one fewer than Brazil. The team was present in 18 out of the 21 tournaments, reaching six finals, a third place and a fourth place. Contents 1 FIFA World Cup record 1.1 Winning World Cups 1.2 By Match 1.3 Record by Opponent 2 World Cup Finals 2.1 1934 World Cup Final v Czechoslovakia 2.2 1938 World Cup Final v Hungary 2.3 1970 World Cup Final v Brazil 2.4 1982 World Cup Final v West Germany 2.5 1994 World Cup Final v Brazil 2.6 2006 World Cup Final v France 3 Player appearances 4 Top goalscorers 5 Awards and Records 5.1 Team Awards 5.2 Individual Awards 6 Refereeing 7 See also 8 References 9 External links FIFA World Cup record Champions Runners - up Third Place Fourth Place FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA 1930 Did Not Enter 1934 Champions 1st 5 0 12 1938 Champions 1st 0 0 11 5 1950 Group Stage 7th 0 1954 10th 0 6 7 1958 Did Not Qualify 1962 Group Stage 9th 1966 9th 0 1970 Runners - up 2nd 6 10 8 Group Stage 10th 5 1978 Fourth Place 4th 7 9 6 1982 Champions 1st 7 0 12 6 1986 Round of 16 12th 5 6 1990 Third Place 3rd 7 6 0 10 1994 Runners - up 2nd 7 8 5 1998 Quarter Final 5th 5 0 8 2002 Round of 16 15th 5 5 2006 Champions 1st 7 5 0 12 Group Stage 26th 0 5 2014 22nd 0 2018 Did Not Qualify 2022 TBD Total 4 Titles 18 / 21 83 45 21 17 128 77 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks show Italy 's World Cup record First Match Italy 7 -- 1 United States ( 27 May 1934 ; Rome, Italy ) Biggest Win Italy 7 -- 1 United States ( 27 May 1934 ; Rome, Italy ) Biggest Defeat Switzerland 4 -- 1 Italy ( 23 June 1954 ; Basel, Switzerland ) Brazil 4 -- 1 Italy ( 21 June 1970 ; Mexico City, Mexico ) Best Result Champions at the 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006 World Cups Worst Result 26th at the 2010 World Cup Winning World Cups Year Manager Captain Winning Goal Scorer ( s ) 1934 Vittorio Pozzo Gianpiero Combi Raimundo Orsi, Angelo Schiavio 1938 Vittorio Pozzo Giuseppe Meazza Gino Colaussi ( 2 ), Silvio Piola ( 2 ) 1982 Enzo Bearzot Dino Zoff Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli, Alessandro Altobelli 2006 Marcello Lippi Fabio Cannavaro Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso ( decisive penalty ) By Match Italy 's score listed first World Cup Round Opponent Score Venue Scorers 1934 Round of 16 United States 7 -- 1 Rome Schiavio ( 3 ), Orsi ( 2 ), Ferrari, Meazza Quarter - finals Spain 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Florence Ferrari Spain 1 -- 0 Florence Meazza Semi-finals Austria 1 -- 0 Milan Guaita Final Czechoslovakia 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Rome Orsi, Schiavio 1938 Round of 16 Norway 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Marseille Ferraris, Piola Quarter - finals France 3 -- 1 Paris Piola ( 2 ), Colaussi Semi-finals Brazil 2 -- 1 Marseille Colaussi, Meazza Final Hungary 4 -- 2 Paris Colaussi ( 2 ), Piola ( 2 ) 1950 Group stage Sweden 2 -- 3 São Paulo Carapellese, Muccinelli Paraguay 2 -- 0 São Paulo Carapellese, Pandolfini 1954 Group stage Switzerland 1 -- 2 Lausanne Boniperti Belgium 4 -- 1 Lugano Pandolfini, Galli, Frignani, Lorenzi Switzerland 1 -- 4 Basel Nesti 1962 Group stage West Germany 0 -- 0 Santiago & -- Chile 0 -- 2 Santiago & -- Switzerland 3 -- 0 Santiago Bulgarelli ( 2 ), Mora 1966 Group stage Chile 2 -- 0 Sunderland A. Mazzola, Barison Soviet Union 0 -- 1 Sunderland & -- North Korea 0 -- 1 Middlesbrough & -- 1970 Group stage Sweden 1 -- 0 Toluca Domenghini Uruguay 0 -- 0 Puebla & -- Israel 0 -- 0 Toluca & -- Quarter - finals Mexico 4 -- 1 Toluca Riva ( 2 ), Guzmán ( o.g. ), Rivera Semi-finals West Germany 4 -- 3 ( a.e.t. ) Mexico City Boninsegna, Burgnich, Riva, Rivera Final Brazil 1 -- 4 Mexico City Boninsegna Group stage Haiti 3 -- 1 Munich Rivera, Benetti, Anastasi Argentina 1 -- 1 Stuttgart Perfumo ( o.g. ) Poland 1 -- 2 Stuttgart Capello 1978 Group stage France 2 -- 1 Mar del Plata Rossi, Zaccarelli Hungary 3 -- 1 Mar del Plata Rossi, Bettega, Benetti Argentina 1 -- 0 Buenos Aires Bettega Second round West Germany 0 -- 0 Buenos Aires & -- Austria 1 -- 0 Buenos Aires Rossi Netherlands 1 -- 2 Buenos Aires Brandts ( o.g. ) Third place play - off Brazil 1 -- 2 Buenos Aires Causio 1982 Group stage Poland 0 -- 0 Vigo & -- Peru 1 -- 1 Vigo Conti Cameroon 1 -- 1 Vigo Graziani Second round Argentina 2 -- 1 Barcelona Tardelli, Cabrini Brazil 3 -- 2 Barcelona Rossi ( 3 ) Semi-finals Poland 2 -- 0 Barcelona Rossi ( 2 ) Final West Germany 3 -- 1 Madrid Rossi, Tardelli, Altobelli 1986 Group stage Bulgaria 1 -- 1 Mexico City Altobelli Argentina 1 -- 1 Puebla Altobelli South Korea 3 -- 2 Puebla Altobelli ( 2 ), Cho K.R. ( o.g. ) Round of 16 France 0 -- 2 Mexico City & -- 1990 Group stage Austria 1 -- 0 Rome Schillaci United States 1 -- 0 Rome Giannini Czechoslovakia 2 -- 0 Rome Schillaci, R. Baggio Round of 16 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Rome Schillaci, Serena Quarter - finals Republic of Ireland 1 -- 0 Rome Schillaci Semi-finals Argentina 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) ( 3 -- 4 pen. ) Naples Schillaci Third place play - off England 2 -- 1 Bari R. Baggio, Schillaci 1994 Group stage Republic of Ireland 0 -- 1 East Rutherford & -- Norway 1 -- 0 East Rutherford D. Baggio Mexico 1 -- 1 Washington, D.C. Massaro Round of 16 Nigeria 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Foxborough R. Baggio ( 2 ) Quarter - finals Spain 2 -- 1 Foxborough D. Baggio, R. Baggio Semi-finals Bulgaria 2 -- 1 East Rutherford R. Baggio ( 2 ) Final Brazil 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 2 -- 3 pen. ) Pasadena & -- 1998 Group stage Chile 2 -- 2 Bordeaux Vieri, R. Baggio Cameroon 3 -- 0 Montpellier Vieri ( 2 ), Di Biagio Austria 2 -- 1 Saint - Denis Vieri, R. Baggio Round of 16 Norway 1 -- 0 Marseille Vieri Quarter - finals France 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 3 -- 4 pen. ) Saint - Denis & -- 2002 Group stage Ecuador 2 -- 0 Sapporo Vieri ( 2 ) Croatia 1 -- 2 Ibaraki Vieri Mexico 1 -- 1 Ōita Del Piero Round of 16 South Korea 1 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Daejeon Vieri 2006 Group stage Ghana 2 -- 0 Hanover Pirlo, Iaquinta United States 1 -- 1 Kaiserslautern Gilardino Czech Republic 2 -- 0 Hamburg Materazzi, Inzaghi Round of 16 Australia 1 -- 0 Kaiserslautern Totti Quarter - finals Ukraine 3 -- 0 Hamburg Toni ( 2 ), Zambrotta Semi-finals Germany 2 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Dortmund Grosso, Del Piero Final France 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) ( 5 -- 3 pen. ) Berlin Materazzi Group stage Paraguay 1 -- 1 Cape Town De Rossi New Zealand 1 -- 1 Nelspruit Iaquinta Slovakia 2 -- 3 Johannesburg Di Natale, Quagliarella 2014 Group stage England 2 -- 1 Manaus Marchisio, Balotelli Costa Rica 0 -- 1 Recife & -- Uruguay 0 -- 1 Natal & -- Record by Opponent FIFA World Cup matches ( by team ) Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Argentina 0 5 6 Australia 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 5 Belgium 0 0 Brazil 5 7 9 Bulgaria 0 Cameroon 0 Chile Costa Rica 0 0 0 Croatia 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 Czechoslovakia 0 0 Ecuador 0 0 0 England 0 0 France 5 6 5 Germany 0 5 9 Ghana 0 0 0 Haiti 0 0 Hungary 0 0 7 Israel 0 0 0 0 Mexico 0 6 Netherlands 0 0 New Zealand 0 0 Nigeria 0 0 North Korea 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 Paraguay 0 Peru 0 0 Poland Republic of Ireland 0 Slovakia 0 0 South Korea 0 Soviet Union 0 0 0 Spain 0 Sweden 0 Switzerland 0 5 6 Ukraine 0 0 0 United States 0 9 Uruguay World Cup Finals 1934 World Cup final v Czechoslovakia Main article : 1934 FIFA World Cup Final With temperatures around 40 ° C ( 104 ° F ), Italy won their home tournament in 1934 after going into extra time against Czechoslovakia. 10 June 1934 17 : 00 CEST Italy 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Czechoslovakia Orsi 81 ' Schiavio 95 ' Report Puč 71 ' Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Ivan Eklind GK Gianpiero Combi ( c ) RB Eraldo Monzeglio LB Luigi Allemandi RH Attilio Ferraris CH Luis Monti LH Luigi Bertolini OR Enrique Guaita IR Giuseppe Meazza IL Giovanni Ferrari OL Raimundo Orsi CF Angelo Schiavio Manager : Vittorio Pozzo GK František Plánička ( c ) RB Josef Čtyřoký LB Ladislav Ženíšek RH Rudolf Krčil CH Štefan Čambal LH Josef Košťálek OR Antonín Puč IR Oldřich Nejedlý IL František Svoboda OL František Junek CF Jiří Sobotka Manager : Karel Petrů 1938 World Cup final v hungary Main article : 1938 FIFA World Cup Final After a difficult route to the final, defeating hosts France in the quarter - finals and Brazil in the semis, Italy was the first team to win the World Cup title on foreign ground. Also, it was the first of only two times in World Cup history that a team successfully defended their title. 19 June 1938 17 : 00 ( WEST ) Italy 4 -- 2 Hungary Colaussi 6 ', 35 ' Piola 16 ', 82 ' Report Titkos 8 ' Sárosi 70 ' Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Georges Capdeville GK Aldo Olivieri RB Alfredo Foni LB Pietro Rava RH Pietro Serantoni LH Ugo Locatelli CH Michele Andreolo IR Giuseppe Meazza ( c ) IL Giovanni Ferrari OR Amedeo Biavati CF Silvio Piola OL Gino Colaussi Manager : Vittorio Pozzo GK Antal Szabó RB Sándor Bíró LB Gyula Polgár RH Gyula Lázár LH Antal Szalay CH György Szűcs IR Gyula Zsengellér IL Jenő Vincze OR Pál Titkos CF György Sárosi ( c ) OL Ferenc Sas Manager : Alfréd Schaffer 1970 World Cup final v Brazil Main article : 1970 FIFA World Cup Final In 1970, the Brazilian team featured superstars like Pelé, Rivelino, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto and were considered favourites for the title. Particularly in the second half, the Italians were outclassed by the Brazilians passing play. 21 June 1970 12 : 00 UTC − 6 Brazil 4 -- 1 Italy Pelé 18 ' Gérson 66 ' Jairzinho 71 ' Carlos Alberto 86 ' Report Boninsegna 37 ' Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance : 107,412 Referee : Rudi Glöckner GK Félix DF Carlos Alberto ( c ) DF Brito DF Piazza DF 16 Everaldo MF 5 Clodoaldo MF 8 Gérson FW 7 Jairzinho FW 9 Tostão FW 10 Pelé FW 11 Rivelino Manager : Mário Zagallo GK Enrico Albertosi DF Tarcisio Burgnich DF 5 Pierluigi Cera DF 8 Roberto Rosato DF Giacinto Facchetti ( c ) MF 10 Mario Bertini 75 ' MF 13 Angelo Domenghini MF 16 Giancarlo De Sisti FW 15 Sandro Mazzola FW 11 Luigi Riva FW 20 Roberto Boninsegna 84 ' Substitutions : MF 18 Antonio Juliano 75 ' MF 14 Gianni Rivera 84 ' Manager : Ferruccio Valcareggi 1982 World Cup final v West Germany Italy played three draws in the first group stage in a worrisome start to the tournament, proceeding ahead of Cameroon only on number of goals scored. However, the Italians continued to defeat Brazil, Argentina and a strong Polish side over the course of the tournament and faced West Germany in the final in Madrid. Antonio Cabrini missed a penalty in the goalless first half, but the dominant Italian side eventually built up a 3 - 0 lead and won by 3 - 1 in the end, securing their third World Cup trophy. 11 July 1982 20 : 00 CEST Italy 3 -- 1 West Germany Rossi 57 ' Tardelli 69 ' Altobelli 81 ' Report Breitner 83 ' Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance : 90,000 Referee : Arnaldo Cézar Coelho GK Dino Zoff ( c ) SW 7 Gaetano Scirea CB 6 Claudio Gentile CB 5 Fulvio Collovati RWB Giuseppe Bergomi LWB Antonio Cabrini DM 13 Gabriele Oriali 73 ' RM 16 Bruno Conti 31 ' CM 14 Marco Tardelli LW 19 Francesco Graziani 7 ' CF 20 Paolo Rossi Substitutions : GK 12 Ivano Bordon MF 10 Giuseppe Dossena MF 11 Giampiero Marini MF 15 Franco Causio 89 ' FW 18 Alessandro Altobelli 7 ' 89 ' Manager : Enzo Bearzot GK Harald Schumacher SW 15 Uli Stielike 73 ' RB 20 Manfred Kaltz CB Karlheinz Förster LB 5 Bernd Förster RM 6 Wolfgang Dremmler 61 ' 62 ' CM Paul Breitner LM Hans - Peter Briegel RW 11 Karl - Heinz Rummenigge ( c ) 70 ' LW 7 Pierre Littbarski 88 ' CF 8 Klaus Fischer Substitutions : GK 21 Bernd Franke DF 12 Wilfried Hannes MF 10 Hansi Müller 70 ' MF 14 Felix Magath FW 9 Horst Hrubesch 62 ' Manager : Jupp Derwall 1994 World Cup final v Brazil Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Final The 1994 final was the first ever to be decided on penalties after goalless 120 minutes. Italian captain Franco Baresi missed the very first penalty, and Roberto Baggio the decisive last one. Italy became the first team to lose two World Cup finals against the same opponent. July 17, 1994 12 : 35 PDT Brazil 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Italy Report Penalties Márcio Santos Romário Branco Dunga 3 -- 2 Baresi Albertini Evani Massaro R. Baggio Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance : 94,194 Referee : Sándor Puhl GK Cláudio Taffarel RB Jorginho 21 ' CB 13 Aldair CB 15 Marcio Santos LB 6 Branco CM 5 Mauro Silva CM 8 Dunga ( c ) AM 17 Mazinho 4 ' AM 9 Zinho 106 ' CF 11 Romário CF 7 Bebeto Substitutions : DF 14 Cafu 87 ' 21 ' FW 21 Viola 106 ' Manager : Carlos Alberto Parreira GK Gianluca Pagliuca RB 8 Roberto Mussi 35 ' CB 6 Franco Baresi ( c ) CB 5 Paolo Maldini LB Antonio Benarrivo RM 14 Nicola Berti CM 13 Dino Baggio 95 ' CM 11 Demetrio Albertini 42 ' LM 16 Roberto Donadoni CF 10 Roberto Baggio CF 19 Daniele Massaro Substitutes : DF Luigi Apolloni 41 ' 35 ' MF 17 Alberigo Evani 95 ' Manager : Arrigo Sacchi 2006 World Cup final v France Main article : 2006 FIFA World Cup Final Italian defender Marco Materazzi was involved in all three outstanding moments of the first 120 minutes : He conceded the penalty that was converted by Zinedine Zidane early in the game, equalised with a powerful header soon after, and provoked Zidane in a manner that lead to the French captain being sent off. He also scored in the penalty - shootout that was to follow. It was only the second time a World Cup final was decided on penalties, again involving Italy after the 1994 final lost to Brazil. 9 July 2006 20 : 00 Italy 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) France Materazzi 19 ' Report Zidane 7 ' ( pen. ) Penalties Pirlo Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso 5 -- 3 Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal Sagnol Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance : 69,000 Referee : Horacio Elizondo GK Gianluigi Buffon RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta 5 ' CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro ( c ) CB 23 Marco Materazzi LB Fabio Grosso RM 16 Mauro Camoranesi 86 ' CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso CM 21 Andrea Pirlo LM 20 Simone Perrotta 61 ' SS 10 Francesco Totti 61 ' CF 9 Luca Toni Substitutions : MF Daniele De Rossi 61 ' FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta 61 ' FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero 86 ' Manager : Marcello Lippi GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 19 Willy Sagnol 12 ' CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 William Gallas LB Éric Abidal CM Patrick Vieira 56 ' CM 6 Claude Makélélé 76 ' RW 22 Franck Ribéry 100 ' AM 10 Zinedine Zidane ( c ) 110 ' LW 7 Florent Malouda 111 ' CF 12 Thierry Henry 107 ' Substitutions : MF 18 Alou Diarra 56 ' FW 20 David Trezeguet 100 ' FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 107 ' Manager : Raymond Domenech Player Appearances Paolo Maldini is the player with the third-most matches at FIFA World Cups, trailing only behind the Germans Lothar Matthäus ( 25 ) and Miroslav Klose ( 24 ). This also makes him the player with the most World Cup matches who has never won the trophy. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is one of only three players who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads. No. Name Matches World Cups Paolo Maldini 23 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 Antonio Cabrini 18 1978, 1982 and 1986 Gaetano Scirea 18 1978, 1982 and 1986 Fabio Cannavaro 18 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 5 Dino Zoff 17 1974, 1978 and 1982 6 Giuseppe Bergomi 16 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1998 Roberto Baggio 16 1990, 1994 and 1998 8 Paolo Rossi 14 1978 and 1982 Gianluigi Buffon 14 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 10 Claudio Gentile 13 1978 and 1982 Marco Tardelli 13 1978 and 1982 Gianluca Zambrotta 13 2002, 2006 and 2010 Top goalscorers Two Italians were awarded the Golden Boot for best goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup : Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990 with 6 goals each. No. Name Goals World Cups Paolo Rossi 9 1978 ( 3 ) and 1982 ( 6 ) Roberto Baggio 9 1990 ( 2 ), 1994 ( 5 ) and 1998 ( 2 ) Christian Vieri 9 1998 ( 5 ) and 2002 ( 4 ) Salvatore Schillaci 6 1990 5 Silvio Piola 5 1938 Alessandro Altobelli 5 1982 ( 1 ) and 1986 ( 4 ) 7 Angelo Schiavio 1934 Gino Colaussi 1938 9 Raimundo Orsi 1934 Giuseppe Meazza 1934 ( 2 ) and 1938 ( 1 ) Luigi Riva 1970 Gianni Rivera 1970 ( 2 ) and 1974 ( 1 ) Awards and Records Team Awards World Champions 1934 World Champions 1938 World Champions 1982 World Champions 2006 Second Place 1970 Second Place 1994 Third Place 1990 Individual Awards Golden Ball award Golden Ball 1934 : Giuseppe Meazza Golden Ball 1982 : Paolo Rossi Golden Ball 1990 : Salvatore Schillaci Silver Ball 1938 : Silvio Piola Silver Ball 1978 : Paolo Rossi Silver Ball 1994 : Roberto Baggio Silver Ball 2006 : Fabio Cannavaro Bronze Ball 2006 : Andrea Pirlo Golden Boot award Golden Boot 1982 : Paolo Rossi Golden Boot 1990 : Salvatore Schillaci Silver Boot 1934 : Angelo Schiavio Silver Boot 1938 : Silvio Piola Silver Boot 1998 : Christian Vieri Other individual awards Golden Glove 1982 : Dino Zoff ( oldest Golden Glove winner ) Golden Glove 2006 : Gianluigi Buffon Best Young Player Award 1978 : Antonio Cabrini Man of the Match Award 2006 : Andrea Pirlo Refereeing Three World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation, only English referees have had the honour more often ( four times ). The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella, who had already officiated the European Championship final two years earlier. The other referees are Pierluigi Collina in 2002, and Nicola Rizzoli in 2014. The Italian referee with the most World Cup matches, however, is Roberto Rosetti, who has been in charge of six matches total in 2006 and 2010. See also Italy at the UEFA European Football Championship References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived 2007 - 06 - 14 at the Wayback Machine. ( PDF ), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Italy -- France ''. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Campionati Mondiali : Presenze '' ( World Cup : Appearances ) ( in Italian ). Italia1910. Jump up ^ `` Campionati Mondiali : Gol fatti '' ( World Cup : Goals scored ) ( in Italian ). Italia1910. External links Italian Football Federation official website FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 -- 2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 -- 2002 FIFA official site Italy FIFA World Cup squads Italy squad -- 1934 FIFA World Cup winners ( 1st title ) GK Cavanna GK Combi ( c ) GK Masetti DF Allemandi DF Caligaris DF Monzeglio DF Rosetta MF Bertolini MF Castellazzi MF Ferraris MF Monti MF Pizziolo MF Varglien FW Arcari FW Borel FW Demaria FW Ferrari FW Guaita FW Guarisi FW Meazza FW Orsi FW Schiavio Coach : Pozzo Italy squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup winners ( 2nd title ) GK Ceresoli GK Masetti GK Olivieri DF Foni DF Monzeglio DF Rava MF Andreolo MF Chizzo MF Donati MF Genta MF Locatelli MF Olmi MF Perazzolo MF Serantoni FW Bertoni FW Biavati FW Colaussi FW Ferrari FW Ferraris FW Meazza ( c ) FW Pasinati FW Piola Coach : Pozzo Italy squad -- 1950 FIFA World Cup GK Casari GK Moro GK Sentimenti DF Annovazzi DF Blason DF Fattori DF Furiassi DF Giovannini MF Magli MF Mari MF Parola MF Remondini MF Tognon FW Amadei FW Boniperti FW Campatelli FW Cappello FW Caprile FW Carapellese ( c ) FW Lorenzi FW Muccinelli FW Pandolfini Coach : Novo Italy squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Ghezzi 2 Vincenzi 3 Giacomazzi 4 Neri 5 Tognon 6 Nesti 7 Muccinelli 8 Pandolfini 9 Galli 10 Cappello 11 Lorenzi 12 Viola 13 Magnini 14 Cervato 15 Mari 16 Ferrario 17 Segato 18 Pivatelli 19 Boniperti ( c ) 20 Gratton 21 Frignani 22 Costagliola Coach : Czeizler Italy squad -- 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon ( c ) 2 Losi 3 Radice 4 Salvadore 5 Maldini 6 Trapattoni 7 Mora 8 Maschio 9 Altafini 10 Sívori 11 Menichelli 12 Mattrel 13 Albertosi 14 Rivera 15 Sormani 16 Robotti 17 Pascutti 18 David 19 Janich 20 Tumburus 21 Ferrini 22 Bulgarelli Coach : Mazza & Ferrari Italy squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Albertosi 2 Anzolin 3 Barison 4 Bulgarelli 5 Burgnich 6 Facchetti 7 Fogli 8 Guarneri 9 Janich 10 Juliano 11 Landini 12 Leoncini 13 Lodetti 14 Mazzola 15 Meroni 16 Pascutti 17 Perani 18 Pizzaballa 19 Rivera 20 Rizzo 21 Rosato 22 Salvadore ( c ) Coach : Fabbri Italy squad -- 1970 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Albertosi 2 Burgnich 3 Facchetti ( c ) 4 Poletti 5 Cera 6 Ferrante 7 Niccolai 8 Rosato 9 Puia 10 Bertini 11 Riva 12 Zoff 13 Domenghini 14 Rivera 15 Mazzola 16 De Sisti 17 Vieri 18 Juliano 19 Gori 20 Boninsegna 21 Furino 22 Prati Coach : Valcareggi Italy squad -- 1974 FIFA World Cup 1 Zoff 2 Spinosi 3 Facchetti ( c ) 4 Benetti 5 Morini 6 Burgnich 7 Mazzola 8 Capello 9 Chinaglia 10 Rivera 11 Riva 12 Albertosi 13 Sabadini 14 Bellugi 15 Wilson 16 Juliano 17 Re Cecconi 18 Causio 19 Anastasi 20 Boninsegna 21 Pulici 22 Castellini Coach : Valcareggi Italy squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Zoff ( c ) 2 Bellugi 3 Cabrini 4 Cuccureddu 5 Gentile 6 Maldera 7 Manfredonia 8 Scirea 9 Antognoni 10 Benetti 11 Pecci 12 Conti 13 P. Sala 14 Tardelli 15 Zaccarelli 16 Causio 17 C. Sala 18 Bettega 19 Graziani 20 Pulici 21 Rossi 22 Bordon Coach : Bearzot Italy squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup winners ( 3rd title ) 1 Zoff ( c ) 2 Baresi 3 Bergomi 4 Cabrini 5 Collovati 6 Gentile 7 Scirea 8 Vierchowod 9 Antognoni 10 Dossena 11 Marini 12 Bordon 13 Oriali 14 Tardelli 15 Causio 16 Conti 17 Massaro 18 Altobelli 19 Graziani 20 Rossi 21 Selvaggi 22 Galli Coach : Bearzot Italy squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Galli 2 Bergomi 3 Cabrini 4 Collovati 5 Nela 6 Scirea ( c ) 7 Tricella 8 Vierchowod 9 Ancelotti 10 Bagni 11 Baresi 12 Tancredi 13 De Napoli 14 Di Gennaro 15 Tardelli 16 Conti 17 Vialli 18 Altobelli 19 Galderisi 20 Rossi 21 Serena 22 Zenga Coach : Bearzot Italy squad -- 1990 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Zenga 2 Baresi 3 Bergomi ( c ) 4 De Agostini 5 Ferrara 6 Ferri 7 Maldini 8 Vierchowod 9 Ancelotti 10 Berti 11 De Napoli 12 Tacconi 13 Giannini 14 Marocchi 15 Baggio 16 Carnevale 17 Donadoni 18 Mancini 19 Schillaci 20 Serena 21 Vialli 22 Pagliuca Coach : Vicini Italy squad -- 1994 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Pagliuca 2 Apolloni 3 Benarrivo 4 Costacurta 5 Maldini 6 Baresi ( c ) 7 Minotti 8 Mussi 9 Tassotti 10 R. Baggio 11 Albertini 12 Marchegiani 13 D. Baggio 14 Berti 15 Conte 16 Donadoni 17 Evani 18 Casiraghi 19 Massaro 20 Signori 21 Zola 22 Bucci Coach : Sacchi Italy squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Toldo 2 Bergomi 3 P. Maldini ( c ) 4 Cannavaro 5 Costacurta 6 Nesta 7 Pessotto 8 Torricelli 9 Albertini 10 Del Piero 11 D. Baggio 12 Pagliuca 13 Cois 14 Di Biagio 15 Di Livio 16 Di Matteo 17 Moriero 18 R. Baggio 19 Inzaghi 20 Chiesa 21 Vieri 22 Buffon Coach : C. Maldini Italy squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon 2 Panucci 3 Maldini ( c ) 4 Coco 5 Cannavaro 6 Zanetti 7 Del Piero 8 Gattuso 9 Inzaghi 10 Totti 11 Doni 12 Abbiati 13 Nesta 14 Di Biagio 15 Iuliano 16 Di Livio 17 Tommasi 18 Delvecchio 19 Zambrotta 20 Montella 21 Vieri 22 Toldo 23 Materazzi Coach : Trapattoni Italy squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup winners ( 4th title ) 1 Buffon 2 Zaccardo 3 Grosso 4 De Rossi 5 Cannavaro ( c ) 6 Barzagli 7 Del Piero 8 Gattuso 9 Toni 10 Totti 11 Gilardino 12 Peruzzi 13 Nesta 14 Amelia 15 Iaquinta 16 Camoranesi 17 Barone 18 Inzaghi 19 Zambrotta 20 Perrotta 21 Pirlo 22 Oddo 23 Materazzi Coach : Lippi Italy squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon 2 Maggio 3 Criscito 4 Chiellini 5 Cannavaro ( c ) 6 De Rossi 7 Pepe 8 Gattuso 9 Iaquinta 10 Di Natale 11 Gilardino 12 Marchetti 13 Bocchetti 14 De Sanctis 15 Marchisio 16 Camoranesi 17 Palombo 18 Quagliarella 19 Zambrotta 20 Pazzini 21 Pirlo 22 Montolivo 23 Bonucci Coach : Lippi Italy squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon ( c ) 2 De Sciglio 3 Chiellini 4 Darmian 5 Motta 6 Candreva 7 Abate 8 Marchisio 9 Balotelli 10 Cassano 11 Cerci 12 Sirigu 13 Perin 14 Aquilani 15 Barzagli 16 De Rossi 17 Immobile 18 Parolo 19 Bonucci 20 Paletta 21 Pirlo 22 Insigne 23 Verratti Coach : Prandelli Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). 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Question: when was the last time italy failed to qualify for the world cup
Answer: 2018