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All about the Azzurri records in the World Cup championship throughout the years

History:

AZZURRI WORLD CUP STARS

The Azzurri are one of the most successful teams in the history of the World Cup. They became World Champions four times, winning twice each the Rimet Cup and the FIFA Cup. They almost won the Rimet Cup forever when in the 1970 edition they played the final against Brazil, with both teams needing just one victory to keep the cup. Unfortunately the Brazilians won the match and the Azzurri had to be content with the second place. Twenty four years later, in 1994 they again finished second when they played the final against Brazil and again lost, but this time with a penalty shoot-out. The Italian national team finished also once third and once fourth. Italy hosted the competition twice, in 1934 and 1990 and during the years established a lot of records, both as a team and the players individually. This page honours all those who made us fans dream - the stars in the Azzurri World Cup History.

The Final Positions of the Azzurri in the World Cup

The Azzurri World Cup Team Records

The Azzurri World Cup Star Coaches

EDITION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

YEAR 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006

HOST Uruguay Italy France Brazil Switzerland Sweden Chile England Mexico West Germany Argentina Spain Mexico Italy U.S.A. France Japan/S.Korea Germany

WINNER Uruguay Italy Italy Uruguay West Germany Brazil Brazil England Brazil West Germany Argentina Italy Argentina West Germany Brazil France Brazil Italy

ITALY (Final Position) No Participation World Champions World Champions First Round First Round Qualification Round First Round First Round Final First Round 3/4 Place Final World Champions Second Round 3/4 Place Final Final Quarter Finals Second Round World Champions

RANK -- 1st 1st 7th 9th -- 9th 9th 2nd 10th 4th 1st 12th 3rd 2nd 5th 11th 1st

The Azzurri World Cup Star Placings

1934 Hosts & World Champions

1938 World Champions

1982 World Champions

1970 Runner-up World Champions

1994 Runner-up World Champions

1990 Hosts & 3rd Place

1978 4th Place

The Azzurri World Cup Star Players

ALBERTINI Demetrio (Milan) - 1994 Runner-up ALBERTOSI Enrico (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up ALLEMANDI Luigi (Inter) - 1934 Champion ALTOBELLI Alessandro (Inter) - 1982 Champion AMELIA Marco (Livorno) - 2006 Champion ANCELOTTI Carlo (Milan) - 1990 Third Place ANDREOLO Michele (Bologna) - 1938 Champion ANTOGNONI Giancarlo (Fiorentina) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place APOLLONI Luigi (Parma) - 1994 Runner-up ARCARI Pietro (Genoa) - 1934 Champion BAGGIO Dino (Juventus) - 1994 Runner-up BAGGIO Roberto (Juventus/Fiorentina) - 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place BARESI Franco (Milan) - 1982 Champion, 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place BARONE Simone (Palermo) - 2006 Champion BARZAGLI Andrea (Palermo) - 2006 Champion BELLUGI Mauro (Bologna) - 1978 Fourth Place BENARRIVO Antonio (Parma) - 1994 Runner-up BENETTI Romeo (Juventus) - 1978 Fourth Place BERGOMI Giuseppe (Inter) - 1982 Champion, 1990 Third Place BERTI Nicola (Inter) - 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place BERTINI Mario (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up BERTOLINI Luigi (Juventus) - 1934 Champion BERTONI Sergio (Genoa) - 1938 Champion BETTEGA Roberto (Juventus) - 1978 Fourth Place BIAVATI Amedeo (Bologna) - 1938 Champion BONINSEGNA Roberto (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up BORDON Ivano (Inter) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place BOREL Felice Placido (Juventus) - 1934 Champion BUCCI Luca (Parma) - 1994 Runner-up BUFFON Gianluigi (Juventus) - 2006 Champion BURGNICH Tarcisio (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up CABRINI Antonio (Juventus) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place CALIGARIS Umberto (Juventus) - 1934 Champion CAMORANESI Mauro German (Juventus) - 2006 Champion CANNAVARO Fabio (Juventus) - 2006 Champion CARNEVALE Andrea (Napoli) - 1990 Third Place CASIRAGHI Pier Luigi (Lazio) - 1994 Runner-up CASTELLAZZI Mario (Inter) - 1934 Champion CAUSIO Franco (Udinese/Juventus) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place CAVANNA Giuseppe (Napoli) - 1934 Champion CERA Pierluigi (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up CERESOLI Carlo (Bologna) - 1938 Champion CHIZZO Bruno (Triestina) - 1938 Champion COLAUSSI Gino (Triestina) - 1938 Champion COLLOVATI Fulvio (Milan) - 1982 Champion COMBI Giampiero (Juventus) - 1934 Champion CONTE Antonio (Juventus) - 1994 Runner-up CONTI Bruno (Roma) - 1982 Champion CONTI Paolo (Roma) - 1978 Fourth Place COSTACURTA Alessandro (Milan) - 1994 Runner-up CUCCUREDDU Antonello (Juventus) - 1978 Fourth Place DE AGOSTINI Luigi (Juventus) - 1990 Third Place DE NAPOLI Fernando (Napoli) - 1990 Third Place DE ROSSI Daniele (Roma) - 2006 Champion DE SISTI Giancarlo (Fiorentina) - 1970 Runner-up DEL PIERO Alessandro (Juventus) - 2006 Champion DEMARIA Atilio (Inter) - 1934 Champion DOMENGHINI Angelo (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up DONADONI Roberto (Milan) - 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place DONATI Aldo (Roma) - 1938 Champion DOSSENA Giuseppe (Torino) - 1982 Champion EVANI Alberigo (Sampdoria) - 1994 Runner-up FACCHETTI Gacinto (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up FERRANTE Ugo (Fiorentina) - 1970 Runner-up FERRARA Ciro (Napoli) - 1990 Third Place FERRARI Giovanni (Juventus/Inter) - 1934/1938 Champion FERRARIS Attilio (Roma) - 1934 Champion FERRARIS Pietro (Inter) - 1938 Champion FERRI Riccardo (Inter) - 1990 Third Place FONI Alfredo (Juventus) - 1938 Champion FURINO Giuseppe (Juventus) - 1970 Runner-up GALLI Giovanni (Fiorentina) - 1982 Champion GATTUSO Gennaro Ivan (Milan) - 2006 Champion GENTA Mario (Genoa) - 1938 Champion GENTILE Claudio (Juventus) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place GIANNINI Giuseppe (Roma) - 1990 Third Place GILARDINO Alberto (Milan) - 2006 Champion GORI Sergio (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up GRAZIANI Francesco (Fiorentina/Torino) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place GROSSO Fabio (Palermo) - 2006 Champion GUAITA Enrique (Roma) - 1934 Champion GUARISI Anfilogino (Lazio) - 1934 Champion IAQUINTA Vincenzo (Udinese) - 2006 Champion INZAGHI Filippo (Milan) - 2006 Champion JULIANO Antonio (Napoli) - 1970 Runner-up LOCATELLI Ugo (Inter) - 1938 Champion MALDINI Paolo (Milan) - 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place MALDERA Aldo (Milan) - 1978 Fourth Place MANCINI Roberto (Sampdoria) - 1990 Third Place MANFREDONIA Lionello (Lazo) - 1978 Fourth Place MARCHEGIANI Luca (Lazio) - 1994 Runner-up MARINI Giampiero (Inter) - 1982 Champion MAROCCHI Giancarlo (Juventus) - 1990 Third Place MASETTI Guido (Roma) - 1934/1938 Champion MASSARO Daniele (Fiorentina/Milan) - 1982 Champion, 1994 Runner-up MATERAZZI Marco (Inter) - 2006 Champion MAZZOLA Alessandro (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up MEAZZA Giuseppe (Inter) - 1934/1938 Champion MINOTTI Lorenzo (Parma) - 1994 Runner-up MONTI Luis (Juventus) - 1934 Champion MONZEGLIO Eraldo (Bologna/Roma) - 1934/1938 Champion MUSSI Roberto (Torino) - 1994 Runner-up NESTA Alessandro (Milan) - 2006 Champion NICCOLAI Comunardo (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up ODDO Massimo (Lazio) - 2006 Champion OLIVIERI Aldo (Lucchese) - 1938 Champion OLMI Renato (Inter) - 1938 Champion ORIALI Gabriele (Inter) - 1982 Champion ORSI Raimundo (Juventus) - 1934 Champion PAGLIUCA Gianluca (Sampdoria) - 1994 Runner-up, 1990 Third Place PASINATI Pietro (Triestina) - 1938 Champion PECCI Eraldo (Torino) - 1978 Fourth Place PERAZZOLO Mario (Genoa) - 1938 Champion PERROTTA Simone (Roma) - 2006 Champion PERUZZI Angelo (Lazio) - 2006 Champion PIOLA Silvio (Lazio) - 1938 Champion PIRLO Andrea (Milan) - 2006 Champion PIZZIOLO Mario (Fiorentina) - 1934 Champion POLETTI Fabrizio (Torino) - 1970 Runner-up PRATI Pierino (Milan) - 1970 Runner-up PUIA Giorgio (Torino) - 1970 Runner-up PULICI Paolino (Torino) - 1978 Fourth Place RAVA Pietro (Juventus) - 1938 Champion RIVA Luigi (Cagliari) - 1970 Runner-up RIVERA Gianni (Milan) - 1970 Runner-up ROSATO Roberto (Milan) - 1970 Runner-up ROSETTA Virginio (Juventus) - 1934 Champion ROSSI Paolo (Juventus/Vicenza) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place SALA Claudio (Torino) - 1978 Fourth Place SALA Patrizio (Torino) - 1978 Fourth Place SCHIAVIO Angelo (Bologna) - 1934 Champion SCHILLACI Salvatore (Juventus) - 1990 Third Place SCIREA Gaetano (Juventus) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place SELVAGGI Franco (Cagliari) - 1982 Champion SERANTONI Pietro (Roma) - 1938 Champion SERENA Aldo (Inter) - 1990 Third Place SIGNORI Giuseppe (Lazio) - 1994 Runner-up TACCONI Stefano (Juventus) - 1990 Third Place TARDELLI Marco (Juventus) - 1982 Champion, 1978 Fourth Place TASSOTTI Mauro (Milan) - 1994 Runner-up TONI Luca (Fiorentina) - 2006 Champion TOTTI Francesco (Roma) - 2006 Champion VARGLIEN Mario (Juventus) - 1934 Champion VIALLI Gianluca (Sampdoria) - 1990 Third Place VIERCHOWOD Pietro (Fiorentina/Sampdoria) - 1982 Champion, 1990 Third Place VIERI Lido (Inter) - 1970 Runner-up ZACCARDO Cristian (Palermo) - 2006 Champion ZACCARELLI Renato (Torino) - 1978 Fourth Place ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca (Juventus) - 2006 Champion ZENGA Walter (Inter) - 1990 Third Place ZOFF Dino (Juventus/Napoli) - 1982 Champion, 1970 Runner-up, 1978 Fourth Place ZOLA Gianfranco (Parma) - 1994 Runner-up

The 1934 World Champions

The 1938 World Champions

The 1982 World Champions

The 1970 Runner-Up World Champions

The 1994 Runner-Up World Champions

The 1990 3rd Place

The 1978 4th Place

The Azzurri World Cup Star Presidents

Giorgio VACCARO World Champions 1934 & 1938, Hosts 1934

Federico SORDILLO World Champions 1982

Artemio FRANCHI Runner-up World Champions 1970 & 4th Place 1978

Antonio MATARRESE Runner-up World Champions 1994, 3rd Place 1990 & Hosts 1990

1934

1938

Vittorio POZZO 1934 & 1938 World Champion

1st. European Coach to win the World Cup (1934). 1st. Coach to win the World Cup away from home (1938). Only Coach to win two World Cups (1934, 1938).

1st. Coach to lead the Azzurri in the World Cup (1934). 1st. Italian Coach to win the World Cup (1934). 1st. Italian Coach to win the World Cup outside Italy (1938). Only Italian Coach to win the World Cup in Italy (1934). Only Italian Coach to win two World Cups (1934, 1938). Only Italian Coach to win the Rimet World Cup (1934, 1938). 2nd. All-Time Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in World Cup editions -2 (1934, 1938). 2nd. All-Time Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in World Cup games - 9 games.

1st. Coach to win the FIFA World Cup away from home (1982). 4th. All-Time Coach to lead a team in World Cup games - 18 games.

First Italian Coach to win the FIFA World Cup (1982). Only Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in 3 World Cup editions (1978, 1982, 1986). Most all-time Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in World Cup games - 18 games.

Enzo BEARZOT 1982 World Champion 1978 4th Place

1982

Ferruccio VALCAREGGI 1970 Runner-up World Champion

2nd. All-Time Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in World Cup editions -2 (1970, 1974). 2nd. All-Time Italian Coach to lead the Azzurri in World Cup games - 9 games.

First Coach to lose the World Cup Final by a Penalty Shoot-Out (1994).

Arrigo SACCHI 1994 Runner-up World Champion

Azeglio VICINI 1990 3rd Place

Only Italian Coach to lose a World Cup hosted in Italy (1990).

Alfredo FONI

The Azzurri World Cup Star Captains

1934

Giampiero COMBI 1934 World Champion Captain

1st. European Captain to raise the World Cup (1934). Only Goalkeeper Captain to raise the Rimet World Cup (1934).

1st. Italian Captain to lead the Azzurri in a World Cup Final (1934). 1st. Italian Captain to raise the World Cup (1934). 1st. Italian Goalkeeper Captain to raise the World Cup (1934). Only Italian Captain to raise the World Cup in Italy (1934). Only Italian Goalkeeper Captain to raise the Rimet World Cup (1934).

Giacinto FACCHETTI 1970 Runner-up World Champion Captain

First Captain to lose the World Cup Final by a Penalty Shoot-Out (1994)

Franco BARESI 1994 Runner-up World Champion Captain

Four World Cup Games as Captain in the absence of the injured Baresi

1938

Giuseppe MEAZZA 1938 World Champion Captain

1st. Captain to raise the World Cup away from home (1938).

1st. Italian Captain to raise the World Cup away from Home (1938). First Italian non-goalkeeper Captain to raise the World Cup (1938). Only Italian non-goalkeeper Captain to raise the Rimet World Cup (1938).

1982

Dino ZOFF 1982 World Champion Captain 1978 4th Place Captain

1st. Captain to raise the FIFA World Cup away from home (1982). Only Goalkeeper Captain to raise the FIFA World Cup (1982). The Oldest Captain to raise the World Cup - 40 years 133 days (1982).

First Italian Captain to raise the FIFA World Cup (1982). Only Italian Goalkeeper Captain to raise the FIFA World Cup (1982). Most all-time Italian Captain to lead the Azzurri in World Cup games - 14 games.

Giuseppe BERGOMI 1990 3rd Place Captain

Paolo MALDINI 1994 Runner-up World Champion Captain