# List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva

Gigi Riva was an Italian professional footballer who represented the Italy national football team as a forward. Since debuting for Italy against Hungary on 27 June 1965, Riva scored 35 goals in 42 appearances, making him the country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance for his country on 1 November 1967, as part of a hat-trick scored against Cyprus during a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying match. Riva made his last appearance for Italy on 19 June 1974 in a 1–1 draw against Argentina during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Riva scored a second hat-trick for his national team in a 4–1 win against Wales in a 1970 World Cup qualifier. He scored six times in total against Luxembourg, the most against any team. On 31 March 1973, he scored four goals against Luxembourg during a 1974 World Cup qualifier. He also scored a brace (two goals) seven times. Riva scored one goal at the UEFA European Championship, three goals at the World Cup, eight goals in friendly matches, nine goals in European Championship qualifiers and 14 goals in World Cup qualifiers.
Riva's first international tournament was the UEFA Euro 1968, where he scored the opening goal in the replay of the final helping Italy to a 2–0 win against Yugoslavia. Two years later, Riva scored three goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, twice against Mexico in a 4–1 victory in the quarter-finals and a goal in the 4–3 win against West Germany in the semi-finals after extra time.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riva goal.
Key :
| ‡ | Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick |
List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva :
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 | 1 November 1967 | Stadio San Vito, Cosenza, Italy | Cyprus | 3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 2 | 4 | 1 November 1967 | Stadio San Vito, Cosenza, Italy | Cyprus | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 3 | 4 | 1 November 1967 | Stadio San Vito, Cosenza, Italy | Cyprus | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 4 | 5 | 18 November 1967 | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 5 | 5 | 18 November 1967 | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland | Switzerland | 2–2 ‡ | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 6 | 6 | 23 December 1967 | Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Italy | Switzerland | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier |
| 7 | 7 | 10 June 1968 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 |
| 8 | 8 | 23 October 1968 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 9 | 9 | 1 January 1969 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 9 | 1 January 1969 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 11 | 29 March 1969 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany | East Germany | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 12 | 11 | 29 March 1969 | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany | East Germany | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 13 | 13 | 4 November 1969 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Wales | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 14 | 13 | 4 November 1969 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Wales | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 15 | 13 | 4 November 1969 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Wales | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 16 | 14 | 22 November 1969 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy | East Germany | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 17 | 15 | 21 February 1970 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 18 | 16 | 10 May 1970 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 16 | 10 May 1970 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 20 | 14 June 1970 | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | Mexico | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 21 | 20 | 14 June 1970 | Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico | Mexico | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 22 | 21 | 17 June 1970 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | West Germany | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1970 FIFA World Cup |
| 23 | 26 | 9 October 1971 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Sweden | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier |
| 24 | 26 | 9 October 1971 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Sweden | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier |
| 25 | 30 | 13 May 1972 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 2–1 ‡ | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier |
| 26 | 31 | 20 September 1972 | Stadio Municipale, Turin, Italy | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 32 | 7 October 1972 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 28 | 32 | 7 October 1972 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 29 | 36 | 31 March 1973 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 30 | 36 | 31 March 1973 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 31 | 36 | 31 March 1973 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | Luxembourg | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 32 | 36 | 31 March 1973 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | Luxembourg | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 33 | 37 | 9 June 1973 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 34 | 38 | 29 September 1973 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 35 | 39 | 20 October 1973 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier |

## Statistics

Goals by year :
| Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1969 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1970 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1973 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 35 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Apps | Goals |
| FIFA World Cup | 8 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 | 14 |
| Friendlies | 15 | 8 |
| UEFA European Championship | 1 | 1 |
| UEFA European Championship qualification | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 42 | 35 |