Italy - Soccer World Cup Profile

Soccer World Cup participations: 15 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)

Soccer World Cup honours: World champions (1934, 1938, 1982)

Continental Titles: European champions (1968)

First International: Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910)

Largest win: Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948)

Worst defeat: Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924)

European Championship Appearances: 6 (First in 1968) Best result Winners, 1968

World Cup Record:

1930 - Did not enter

1934 - Champions

1938 - Champions

1950 - Round 1

1954 - Round 1

1958 - Did not qualify

1962 - Round 1

1966 - Round 1

1970 - Runners-up

1974 - Round 1

1978 - Fourth place

1982 - Champions

1986 - Round 2

1990 - Third place

1994 - Runners-up

1998 - Quarter-finals

2002 - Round 2

2006 - Qualified

2006 Team:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon, Morgan De Sanctis, Angelo Peruzzi, Flavio Roma

Defenders: Andrea Barzagli, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Marco Materazzi, Alessandro Nesta, Massimo Oddo, Cristian Zaccardo, Gianluca Zambrotta

Midfielders: Manuele Blasi, Mauro Camoranesi, Daniele De Rossi, Mauro Esposito, Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Fabio Grosso, Andrea PirloForwards: Antonio Cassano, Alessandro Del Piero, Alberto Gilardino, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Luca Toni, Francesco Totti, Christian Vieri