ITALY SOCCER TEAM
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Italy is one of the greatest football nations, with four World Cups won including the last one (albeit won in questionnable fashion and not really the best team). Some legendary strikers like Luigi Riva or Alessandro del Piero should make their way to the top of the ranking but one should not forget that the Squadra Azzura is especially famous for its defenders (like Paolo Maldini who played 126 times for the national team) or its goalkeepers like Dino Zoff or Gianluigi Buffon. All candidates below have played at least 40 times or scored 15 goals for Italy.
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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)
Appearances18 (First in 1934)
Best resultWinners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Appearances8 (First in 1968)
Best resultWinners, 1968
Appearances2 (First in 2009)
Best resultThird place, 2013
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