![]() ![]() Italy has notable rivalries with other footballing nations, such as Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany and Spain. The team was unbeaten from October 2018 to October 2021, and holds the world record for most consecutive matches without defeat (37). Failure to qualify for the World Cup did not happen again until the consecutive editions of 20. After the majority of the team was killed in a plane crash in 1949, Italy obtained poor results in the 1950s, even failing to qualify for the 1958 World Cup. Between its first two World Cup victories, Italy won the Olympic football tournament ( 1936). Italy had also previously won two Central European International Cups ( 1927–30, 1933–35). In 1938, Italy became the first team to defend its World Cup title, and due to the outbreak of World War II, retained the title for a further 12 years. The team is known as gli Azzurri (the Blues), because Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional paint of the royal House of Savoy, which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy. Italy's team also achieved a second place at the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions in 2022, and a third place at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013 and at the UEFA Nations League in 2021. Italy also won two European Championships ( 1968, 2020), and appeared in two other finals of the tournament ( 2000, 2012). Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of football and the World Cup, having won four titles ( 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and appearing in two other finals ( 1970, 1994), reaching a third place ( 1990) and a fourth place ( 1978). ![]() Italy are the reigning European champions, having won UEFA Euro 2020. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. The Italy national football team ( Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910.
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