FEDERATION: 'Suomen Palloliitto (SPL) (Football Association of
Finland)' founded in 1907.
CONFEDERATION: Founding member of UEFA (Europe) in 1954.
FIFA AFFILIATION:1908.
FIRST GAME: 22 October 1911, Helsinki Finland - Finland vs Sweden: 2-5.
HONOURS:NORDIC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 2000/01, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1964/67, FOURTH PLACE, 11 - 1929/32, 1933/36, 1937/47, 1948/51, 1952/55, 1956/59, 1960/63, 1968/71, 1972/77, 1978/80, 1981/85. OLYMPIC GAMES (FOOTBALL) - FOURTH PLACE, 1- 1912, HOSTS, 1 - 1952.BALTIC CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 2012, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 2014. KING'S CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 2 - 2000, 2013, FOURTH PLACE, 1 - 1996.CYPRUS FOUR NATIONS TOURNAMENT - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 2005, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 2008.
NICKNAME: Alfaraeina (The Pharaohs).
FEDERATION: 'Egyptian Football Association ' founded in 1921. The name was changed to 'United Arab Republic Football Association' in 1958. They returned to the original name, which is also the current one, in 1970.
CONFEDERATION: Founding member of CAF (Africa) in 1957.
FIFA AFFILIATION: 1923.
FIRST GAME: 28 August 1920, Ghent Belgium - Italy vs Egypt: 2-1.
HONOURS:CAF AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS - CHAMPIONS, 7 - 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, RUNNERS-UP, 3 - 1962, 2017, 2021, THIRD PLACE, 3 - 1963, 1970, 1974, FOURTH PLACE, 3 - 1976, 1980, 1984, HOSTS, 5 - 1959, 1974, 1986, 2006, 2019. FIFA ARAB NATIONS CUP - CHAMPIONS, 1- 1992, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1988, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 2021. AFRO-ASIAN CUP OF NATIONS - RUNNERS-UP, 2 - 1987, 2007.
PALESTINE CUP - CHAMPIONS, 2 - 1972, 1975. OLYMPIC GAMES (FOOTBALL) - FOURTH PLACE, 1 - 1928. ARAB GAMES (FOOTBALL) - CHAMPIONS, 4 - 1953, 1965, 1992, 2007, RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1961,
HOSTS, 3 - 1953, 1965, 2007. ALL-AFRICAN GAMES (FOOTBALL) - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1987, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1973. NILE BASIN TOURNAMENT - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 2011, HOSTS, 1 - 2011. 7th NOVEMBER CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1993. LG CUP - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 2005, RUNNERS-UP, 2 - 2000, 2001, HOSTS, 2 - 2001, 2005.
HISTORY: East Germany was created on the 7 October
1949 with the partition of Germany. It was re-united with
West Germany on the 3 October 1990 to re-create Germany.
NICKNAME: "Weltmeister in Freundschaftsspielen" (World champions in friendly games).
FEDERATION: 'Deutscher Fußball Verband der DDR (DFV) (German Football Association for the DDR - German Democratic Republic)' officially founded in 1958, but already operational since 1949. It ceased to exist in 1990 when it was incorporated within the 'Deutscher Fußball Bund' (German Football Federation).
CONFEDERATION: Founding member of UEFA (Europe) in 1954. In 1990 it was integrated with West Germany to create one affiliation - Germany.
FIFA AFFILIATION: 1952. In 1990 it was integrated with West Germany to create one affiliation - Germany
FIRST GAME: 21 September 1952, Warsaw Poland - Poland vs East Germany: 3-0.
LAST GAME: 12 September 1990, Brussels Belgium - Belgium vs East Geramny: 0-2.
HONOURS:'FRANCE FOOTBALL' EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD - THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1976.
FORZA
AZZURRI
STATISTICS
www.forza-azzurri.info
A web site by PIERRE BONELLO
Profile lists of all the teams who played against the Azzurri starting with the letters E and F, including all games.
Opponents:
PROFILES E-F
EAST GERMANY
COUNTRY:German Democratic Republic
1. (Azzurro Game 281) 29-03-1969 - East Berlin E.Germany, 1970 World Cup Qualification - E.Germany vs Italy: (1-0) 2-2.
2. (Azzurro Game 284) 22-11-1969 - Napoli Italy, 1970 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs East Germany: (3-0) 3-0.
3. (Azzurro Game 384) 19-04-1981 - Udine Italy, Friendly - Italy vs East Germany: (0-0) 0-0.
4. (Azzurro Game 391) 14-04-1982 - Leipzig East Germany, Friendly - East Germany vs Italy: (1-0) 1-0.
OLYMPIC RULE - 1992 AND AFTER
ECUADOR
COUNTRY:
Republic of Ecuador
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
1. (Azzurro Game 600) 03-06-2002 - Sapporo Japan, 2002 World Cup Round One - Italy vs Ecuador: (2-0) 2-0.
2. (Azzurro Game 638) 11-06-2005 - New York USA, Friendly - Italy vs Ecuador: (1-1) 1-1.
3. (Azzurro Game 873) 24-03-2024 - Harrison USA, Friendly - Italy vs Ecuador: (1-0) 2-0.
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN ECUADOR
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
3
0
0
3
1
2
ITA. WINS
2
0
0
2
1
1
DRAWS
1
0
0
1
0
1
ITA. LOSE
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. GOALS
5
0
0
5
2
3
ECU. GOALS
1
0
0
1
0
1
RECORDS:Egypt was the first African nation to play against the Azzurri, which was also the Italian National team's first Neutral win and the first win against an African nation (Azzurro Game 23: 2-1). Egypt is also the African Nation against whom the Italian National team played most games (5 games), obtained most victories (4 wins), scored most goals (20 goals scored), and against whom the Azzurri conceded most goals (7 goals conceded). Egypt is the only African Nation (together with Ivory Coast) to manage to beat the Azzurri (Azzurro Game 691: 0-1) and the first African nation to do so. It is also the African nation against whom the Italian National team won with the highest score (Azzurro Game 75: 11-3) which is also the match in which the Azzurri scored most goals in one match in their history (11 goals in 1 match).
OLYMPIC RULE - 1992 AND AFTER
EGYPT
COUNTRY:
Arab Republic
of Egypt
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
1. (Azzurro Game 23) 28-08-1920 - Ghent Belgium, 1920 Olympics Qualification - Italy vs Egypt: (1-1) 2-1.
2. (Azzurro Game 75) 09-06-1928 - Amsterdam Netherlands, 1928 Olympics 3/4 Place Final - Italy vs Egypt: (6-2) 11-3.
3. (Azzurro Game 191) 13-11-1953 - Cairo Egypt, 1954 World Cup Qualification - Egypt vs Italy: (1-0) 1-2.
4. (Azzurro Game 193) 24-01-1954 - Milano Italy, 1954 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs Egypt: (1-1) 5-1.
5. (Azzurro Game 691) 18-06-2009 - Johannesburg S.Africa, 2009 Confederations Cup Rd One - Italy vs Egypt: (0-1) 0-1.
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN EYGPT
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
5
1
1
3
5
0
ITA. WINS
4
1
1
2
4
0
DRAWS
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. LOSE
1
0
0
1
1
0
ITA. GOALS
20
5
2
13
20
0
EGY. GOALS
7
1
1
5
7
0
ENGLAND
COUNTRY:One of four constituent countries forming the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN ENGLAND
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
32
14
12
6
16
16
ITA. WINS
11
6
3
2
7
4
DRAWS
11
5
5
1
4
7
ITA. LOSE
10
3
4
3
5
5
ITA. GOALS
35
17
11
7
16
19
ENG. GOALS
39
15
15
9
16
23
1. (Azzurro Game 106) 13-05-1933 - Rome Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (1-1) 1-1.
2. (Azzurro Game 116) 14-11-1934 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (3-0) 3-2.
3. (Azzurro Game 146) 13-05-1939 - Milano Italy, Friendly - Italy vs Engalnd: (0-1) 2-2.
4. (Azzurro Game 166) 16-05-1948 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (0-2) 0-4.
5. (Azzurro Game 173) 30-11-1949 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (0-0) 2-0.
6. (Azzurro Game 184) 18-05-1952 - Firenze Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (0-1) 1-1.
7. (Azzurro Game 220) 06-05-1959 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (2-0) 2-2.
8. (Azzurro Game 227) 24-05-1961 - Rome Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (1-1) 2-3.
9. (Azzurro Game 314) 14-06-1973 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (1-0) 2-0.
10. (Azzurro Game 317) 14-11-1973 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (0-0) 0-1.
11. (Azzurro Game 335) 28-05-1976 - New Yok USA, USA Bicentennial Cup - Italy vs England: (2-0) 2-3.
12. (Azzurro Game 341) 17-11-1976 - Rome Italy, 1978 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs England: (1-0) 2-0.
13. (Azzurro Game 347) 16-11-1977 - London England, 1978 World Cup Qualification - England vs Italy: (1-0) 2-0.
14. (Azzurro Game 373) 15-06-1980 - Torino Italy, Euro 1980 Semi Final Group - Italy vs England: (0-0) 1-0.
15. (Azzurro Game 423) 06-06-1985 - Mexico City Mexico, Cuidad de Mexico Cup - Italy vs England: (0-0) 2-1.
16. (Azzurro Game 465) 15-11-1989 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (0-0) 0-0.
17. (Azzurro Game 475) 07-07-1990 - Bari Italy, 1990 World Cup 3/4 Place Final - Italy vs Engalnd: (0-0) 2-1.
18. (Azzurro Game 541) 12-02-1997 - London England, 1998 World Cup Qualification - England vs Italy: (0-1) 0-1.
19. (Azzurro Game 545) 04-06-1997 - Nantes France, Tournoi de France - Italy vs England: (0-2) 0-2.
20. (Azzurro Game 549) 11-10-1997 - Rome Italy, 1998 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs England: (0-0) 0-0.
21. (Azzurro Game 586) 15-11-2000 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (0-0) 1-0.
22. (Azzurro Game 597) 27-03-2002 - Leeds England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (0-0) 1-2.
23. (Azzurro Game 729) 24-06-2012 - Kiev Ukraine, Euro 2012 Quarter Final - Italy vs England: (0-0) 0-0 [4-2 PSO].
24. (Azzurro Game 732) 15-08-2012 - Bern Switzerland, Friendly - Italy vs England: (1-1) 1-2.
25. (Azzurro Game 759) 14-06-2014 - Manaus Brazil, 2014 World Cup Round One - Italy vs England: (1-1) 2-1.
26. (Azzurro Game 769) 31-03-2015 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs England: (1-0) 1-1.
27. (Azzurro Game 804) 27-03-2018 - London England, Friendly - England vs Italy: (1-0) 1-1.
28. (Azzurro Game 843) 11-07-2021 - London England, Euro 2020 Final - England vs Italy: (1-0) 1-1 [4-3 PSO].
29. (Azzurro Game 856) 11-06-2022 - Wolverhampton England, 2022/23 Nations League Q. - England vs Italy: (0-0) 0-0.
30. (Azzurro Game 858) 23-09-2022 - Milano Italy, 2023 Nations League Qualification - Italy vs England: (0-0) 1-0.
31. (Azzurro Game 862) 23-03-2023 - Napoli Italy, Euro 2024 Qualification - Italy vs England: (0-2) 1-2.
32. (Azzurro Game 869) 17-10-2023 - London England, Euro 2024 Qualification - England vs Italy: (1-1) 3-1.
ESTONIA
COUNTRY:Republic of Estonia
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN ESTONIA
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
7
4
3
0
6
1
ITA. WINS
7
4
3
0
6
1
DRAWS
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. LOSE
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. GOALS
20
13
7
0
16
4
EST. GOALS
2
1
1
0
2
0
1. (Azzurro Game 501) 14-04-1993 - Trieste Italy, 1994 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs Estonia: (1-0) 2-0.
2. (Azzurro Game 503) 22-09-1993 - Tallinn Estonia, 1994 World Cup Qualification - Estonia vs Italy: (0-1) 0-3.
3. (Azzurro Game 519) 08-10-1994 - Tallinn Estonia, Euro 1996 Qualification - Estonia vs Italy: (0-1) 0-2.
4. (Azzurro Game 522) 25-03-1995 - Salerno Italy, Euro 1996 Qualification - Italy vs Estonia: (1-0) 4-1.
5. (Azzurro Game 707) 03-09-2010 - Tallinn Estonia, Euro 2012 Qualification - Estonia vs Italy: (1-0) 1-2.
6. (Azzurro Game 715) 03-06-2011 - Modena Italy, Euro 2012 Qualification - Italy vs Estonia: (2-0) 3-0.
7. (Azzurro Game 829) 11-11-2020 - Firenze Italy, Friendly - Italy vs Estonia: (2-0) 4-0.
FAROE ISLANDS
COUNTRY:
Autonomous Province
of the Kingdom of
Denmark
1. (Azzurro Game 663) 02-06-2007 - Torshaven Faroe Islands, Euro 2008 Qualification - Faroe Isl vs Italy: (0-1) 1-2.
2. (Azzurro Game 671) 21-11-2007 - Modena Italy, Euro 2008 Qualification - Italy vs Faroe Islands: (3-0) 3-1.
3. (Azzurro Game 708) 07-09-2010 - Firenze Italy, Euro 2012 Qualification - Italy vs Faroe Islands: (3-0) 5-0.
4. (Azzurro Game 718) 02-09-2011 - Torshaven Faroe Islands, Euro 2012 Qualification - Faroe Isl vs Italy: (0-1) 0-1.
FRANCE
COUNTRY:
French Republic
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN FRANCE
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
41
17
17
7
14
27
ITA. WINS
19
10
6
3
5
14
DRAWS
10
2
7
1
4
6
ITA. LOSE
12
5
4
3
5
7
ITA. GOALS
86
48
27
11
21
65
FRA. GOALS
60
24
24
12
22
38
1. (Azzurro Game 1) 15-05-1910 - Milano Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (2-0) 6-2.
2. (Azzurro Game 4) 09-04-1911 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (2-1) 2-2.
3. (Azzurro Game 7) 17-03-1912 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-2) 3-4.
4. (Azzurro Game 12) 12-01-1913 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-0) 1-0.
5. (Azzurro Game 16) 29-03-1914 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (0-0) 2-0.
6. (Azzurro Game 20) 18-01-1920 - Milano Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (4-3) 9-4.
7. (Azzurro Game 24) 29-08-1920 - Antwerp Belgium, 1920 Olympics Quarter Final - Italy vs France: (1-2) 1-3.
8. (Azzurro Game 27) 20-02-1921 - Marseille France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-0) 1-2.
9. (Azzurro Game 49) 22-03-1925 - Torino Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-0) 7-0.
10. (Azzurro Game 63) 24-04-1927 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-2) 3-3.
11. (Azzurro Game 71) 29-05-1928 - Amsterdam Netherlands, 1928 Olympics Round One - Italy vs France: (3-2) 4-3.
12. (Azzurro Game 88) 25-01-1931 - Bologna Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (3-0) 5-0.
13. (Azzurro Game 98) 10-04-1932 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-1) 1-2.
14. (Azzurro Game 118) 17-02-1935 - Rome Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (2-1) 2-1.
15. (Azzurro Game 136) 05-12-1937 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (0-0) 0-0.
16. (Azzurro Game 140) 12-06-1938 - Paris France, 1938 World Cup Quarter Final - France vs Italy: (1-1) 1-3.
17. (Azzurro Game 144) 04-12-1938 - Napoli Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-0) 1-0.
18. (Azzurro Game 165) 04-04-1948 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (0-3) 1-3.
19. (Azzurro Game 180) 03-06-1951 - Genova Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-1) 4-1.
20. (Azzurro Game 194) 11-04-1954 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-2) 1-3.
21. (Azzurro Game 204) 15-02-1956 - Bologna Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (0-0) 2-0.
22. (Azzurro Game 217) 09-11-1958 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-0) 2-2.
23. (Azzurro Game 231) 05-05-1962 - Firenze Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (0-1) 2-1.
24. (Azzurro Game 257) 19-03-1966 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (0-0) 0-0.
25. (Azzurro Game 351) 08-02-1978 - Napoli Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (2-0) 2-2.
26. (Azzurro Game 353) 02-06-1978 - Mar del Plata Argentina, 1978 World Cup Round One - Italy vs France: (1-1) 2-1.
27. (Azzurro Game 390) 23-02-1982 - Paris France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (1-0) 2-0.
28. (Azzurro Game 432) 17-06-1986 - Mexico City Mexico, 1986 World Cup Round Two - Italy vs France: (0-1) 0-2.
29. (Azzurro Game 506) 16-02-1994 - Napoli Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (0-1) 0-1.
30. (Azzurro Game 547) 11-06-1997 - Paris France, Tournoi de France - France vs Italy: (1-0) 2-2.
31. (Azzurro Game 559) 03-07-1998 - St-Denis France, 1998 World Cup Quarter Final - France vs Italy: (0-0) 0-0 [4-3 PSO].
32. (Azzurro Game 582) 02-07-2000 - Rotterdam Netherlands, Euro 2000 Final - Italy vs France: (0-0/1-1) 1-2 ET/GB.
33. (Azzurro Game 655) 09-07-2006 - Berlin Germany, 2006 World Cup Final - Italy vs France: (1-1) 1-1 [5-3 PSO].
34. (Azzurro Game 658) 06-09-2006 - Paris France, Euro 2008 Qualification - France vs Italy: (2-1) 3-1.
35. (Azzurro Game 666) 08-09-2007 - Milano Italy, Euro 2008 Qualification - Italy vs France: (0-0) 0-0.
36. (Azzurro Game 677) 17-06-2008 - Zurich Switzerland, Euro 2008 Round One - Italy vs France: (1-0) 2-0.
37. (Azzurro Game 737) 14-11-2012 - Parma Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-1) 1-2.
38. (Azzurro Game 787) 01-09-2016 - Bari Italy, Friendly - Italy vs France: (1-2) 1-3.
39. (Azzurro Game 806) 01-06-2018 - Nice France, Friendly - France vs Italy: (2-1) 3-1.
40. (Azzurro Game 880) 06-09-2024 - Paris France, 2024/25 Nations League Qualification - France vs Italy: (1-1) 1-3.
41. (Azzurro Game 885) 17-11-2024 - Milano Italy, 2024/25 Nations League Qualification - Italy vs France: (1-2) 1-3.
RECORDS:France was the Nation against whom the Italian National team played their first match (Azzurro Game 1: 6-2), which was also the Azzurri first home match, first win, first home win, first friendly match, first friendly win, first match against a European Nation and first victory against a European Nation. Against France the Azzurri obtained their first draw (Azzurro Game 4: 2-2), which was also the Italian National team's first away draw, first friendly draw and first draw against a European Nation. France (together with Austria) is the nation against whom the Azzurri lost most matches played on Italian soil (5 loses). They are (together with Switzerland) the nation against whom the Azzurri won most friendly games (14 friendly wins), the nation against whom the Italian National team scored most goals in friendly matches (65 friendly goals scored) and (together with San Marino) is the country against whom Italy obtained the victory with the highest score in a friendly match (Azzurro Game 49: 7-0).
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN EAST GERMANY
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
4
2
2
0
2
2
ITA. WINS
1
1
0
0
1
0
DRAWS
2
1
1
0
1
1
ITA. LOSE
1
0
1
0
0
1
ITA. GOALS
5
3
2
0
5
0
EGE. GOALS
3
0
3
0
2
1
RECORDS:England is the nation who (together with Austria and Yugoslavia), gave the Italian National team the biggest defeat in Italy (Azzurro Game 166: 0-4).
EUROPEAN SELECTION
CONTINENT:
Council of Europe
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
OUTSIDE ITALY
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
1
1
0
0
0
1
ITA. WINS
0
0
0
0
0
0
DRAWS
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. LOSE
1
1
0
0
0
1
ITA. GOALS
0
0
0
0
0
0
EUR. GOALS
3
3
0
0
0
3
1. (Azzurro Game 383) 25-02-1981 - Rome Italy, Friendly - Italy vs European Selection: (0-1) 0-3.
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN FAROE ISLANDS
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
4
2
2
0
4
0
ITA. WINS
4
2
2
0
4
0
DRAWS
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. LOSE
0
0
0
0
0
0
ITA. GOALS
11
8
3
0
11
0
FAR. GOALS
2
1
1
0
2
0
FINLAND
COUNTRY:Republic of Finland
GAMES AGAINST THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM
TOTAL
IN ITALY
IN FINLAND
NEUTRAL GROUND
COMPETITIVE MATCH
FRIENDLY MATCH
GAMES
15
8
6
1
11
4
ITA. WINS
13
7
6
0
9
4
DRAWS
1
1
0
0
1
0
ITA. LOSE
1
0
0
1
1
0
ITA. GOALS
35
20
13
2
27
8
FIN. GOALS
8
2
3
3
6
2
RECORDS:Finland was the nation against whom the Azzurri played their first Competitive match and also the first game played on a Neutral Ground. This match was also the Italian National team's first loss in a Competitive match and the first lose on a Neutral ground for the Azzurri (Azzurro Game 8: 2-3).
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LEGEND OF MATCHES: Number of game against Italy, Number of game played by Italy, Date of game, Host city / nation, Type of game, Nations playing the game, Half-Time Score, Final Score.
ABBREVIATIONS: PSO - Penalty Shoot-Out, ET - Extra Time, GB - Golden Ball, CONS.T. - Consolation Tournament, SUS - Suspended match and removed from records, GP - Group, NO-RR - Not Official, Removed from Records.
NOTE ON PENALTY SHOOT-OUT - As per international norm, all games that finished with a penalty shoot-out are considered as a draw since the function of the penalty shoot-out is only to decide who will qualify for the next round or win the cup after the proper game had finished in a draw even after playing Extra-time.
NOTE ON OLYMPIC GAMES AND SIMILAR CONTINENTAL GAMES (FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT) - Only Olympic Games / Tournaments prior to the 1956 edition are considered since all Italian football matches played in the Olympic football tournaments after this edition stopped to be regarded as full Italian National games.
NICKNAME: La Tri (The Three), La Tricolor (The Tricolors).
FEDERATION: 'Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
(Ecuadorian Football Federation)' founded in 1925 as the 'Association of Ecuadorian Football'. The current name was adapted in 1978.
CONFEDERATION: CONMEBOL (South America) affiliated since 1927.
FIFA AFFILIATION:1926.
FIRST GAME: 8 August 1938, Bogota Colombia - Ecuador vs Bolivia: 1-1.
HONOURS:COPA AMERICA - FOURTH PLACE, 2 - 1959, 1993, HOSTS, 3 - 1947, 1959, 1993. CANADA (MAPLE) CUP - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1999. KIRIN CUP - THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1995.
NICKNAME: The Three Lions.
FEDERATION: 'The Football Association' founded in 1863.
The first football federation in the world.
CONFEDERATION: Founding member of UEFA (Europe) in 1954.
FIFA AFFILIATION:1905 but resigned in 1920, rejoined in 1924 for only four years, but rejoined definitively in 1946.
FIRST GAME: 30 November 1872, Patrick Scotland - Scotland vs England: 0-0.
HONOURS:FIFA WORLD CUP - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1966, FOURTH PLACE, 2 - 1990, 2018, HOSTS, 1 - 1966.UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (EURO) - RUNNERS-UP, 2 - 2020, 2024, THIRD PLACE, 2 - 1968, 1996, HOSTS, 2 - 1996, 2020. UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE -THIRD PLACE, 1 -2018/19.
FIFA WORLD CUP FAIR PLAY AWARD - WINNER, 3 - 1990, 1998, 2022.
UMBRO CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1995, HOSTS, 1 - 1995. KING HASSAN II INTERNATIONAL CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1998. USA (NIKE) CUP - FOURTH PLACE, 1 - 1993. USA BICENTENNIAL CUP - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1976. AZTECA 2000 TOURNAMENT - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1985. CUIDAD DE MEXICO CUP - THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1985. TACA DAS NACOES - THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1964. 'FRANCE FOOTBALL' EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD - WINNERS, 6 - 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1987, 2005, RUNNERS-UP, 2 - 1986, 1997, THIRD PLACE, 8 - 1960, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1996, 2001, FOURTH PLACE, 3 - 1967, 1979, 1991.
NICKNAME:Sinisärgid (Blue shirts).
FEDERATION: 'Eesti Jalgpalli Liit (EJL) (Estonian Football
Association)' founded in 1921. From 1940 till 1991 Estonia formed
part of the U.S.S.R.
CONFEDERATION: UEFA (Europe) affiliated since 1992.
FIFA AFFILIATION: 1923 but withdrawn in 1940. Rejoined in 1992.
FIRST GAME: 17 October 1920, Helsinki Finland - Finland vs Estonia: 6-0.
1. (Azzurro Game 8) 29-06-1912 - Stockholm Sweden, 1912 Olympics Qualification - Italy vs Finland: (2-2/2/2) 2-3 ET.
2. (Azzurro Game 150) 20-07-1939 - Helsinki Finland, Friendly - Finland vs Italy: (1-2) 2-3.
3. (Azzurro Game 246) 04-11-1964 - Genova Italy, 1966 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs Finland: (3-0) 6-1.
4. (Azzurro Game 252) 23-06-1965 - Helsinki Finland, 1966 World Cup Qualification - Finland vs Italy: (0-1) 0-2.
5. (Azzurro Game 327) 05-06-1975 - Helsinki Finland, Euro 1976 Qualification - Finland vs Italy: (0-1) 0-1.
6. (Azzurro Game 329) 27-09-1975 - Rome Italy, Euro 1976 Qualification - Italy vs Finland: (0-0) 0-0.
7. (Azzurro Game 344) 08-06-1977 - Helsinki Finland, 1978 World Cup Qualification - Finland vs Italy: (0-1) 0-3.
8. (Azzurro Game 346) 15-10-1977 - Torino Italy, 1978 World Cup Qualification - Italy vs Finland: (3-0) 6-1.
9. (Azzurro Game 508) 27-05-1994 - Parma Italy, Friendly - Italy vs Finland: (1-0) 2-0.
10. (Azzurro Game 610) 29-03-2003 - Palermo Italy, Euro 2004 Qualification - Italy vs Finalnd: (2-0) 2-0.
11. (Azzurro Game 613) 11-06-2003 - Helsinki Finland, Euro 2004 Qualification - Finland vs Italy: (0-1) 0-2.
12. (Azzurro Game 632) 17-11-2004 - Messina Italy, Friendly - Italy vs Finland: (1-0) 1-0.
13. (Azzurro Game 781) 06-06-2016 - Verona Italy, Friendly - Italy vs Finland: (1-0) 2-0.
14. (Azzurro Game 814) 23-03-2019 - Udine Italy, Euro 2020 Qualification - Italy vs Finland: (1-0) 2-0.
15. (Azzurro Game 819) 08-09-2019 - Tampere Finland, Euro 2020 Qualification - Finland vs Italy: (0-0) 1-2.
NICKNAMES: Les Bleus (The Blues), Les Tricolores (The Three
colours).
FEDERATION: 'Fédération Française de Football (FFF / 3F) (French Football Federation)' founded in 1919 as 'Fédération Française de Football Association' taking over from the 'Comité Français Interfédéral' that was founded in 1907. Prior, football and other sports where controlled by the 'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques' founded in 1890.
CONFEDERATION: Founding member of UEFA (Europe) in 1954. One of the three national football associations who took the initiative to found UEFA..
FIFA AFFILIATION: Founding member of FIFA in 1904.
FIRST GAME: 1 May 1904, Uccle Belgium - Belgium vs France: 3-3.
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 2020/21. ARTEMIO FRANCHI TROPHY / CONMEBOL–UEFA CUP OF CHAMPIONS - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1985, HOSTS, 1 - 1985.FIFA WORLD CUP FAIR PLAY AWARD - WINNER, 1 - 1998. FIFA WORLD CUP MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM AWARD - WINNER, 1 - 1998.FIFA TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD - WINNER, 1 - 2001, RUNNERS-UP, 8 - 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2019, 2020, THIRD PLACE, 4 - 1996, 1999, 2021, 2022. FIFA BEST MOVER OF THE YEAR AWARD - WINNER, 2 - 2016, 2018, RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1998, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 2006. OLYMPIC GAMES (FOOTBALL) - RUNNERS-UP, 1 - 1900, HOSTS, 2 - 1900, 1924.TOURNOI DE FRANCE - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1988, THIRD PLACE, 1 - 1997, HOSTS, 2 - 1988, 1997.'LAUREUS' WORLD SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD - WINNER, 2 - 2001, 2019.'FRANCE FOOTBALL' EUROPEAN NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD - WINNER, 4 - 1984, 1991, 1998, 2000, RUNNERS-UP, 5 - 1959, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, THIRD PLACE, 2 - 1982, 1995, FOURTH PLACE, 4 - 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986. 'WORLD SOCCER' TEAM OF THE YEAR - WINNER, 5 - 1984, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2018.KIRIN CUP - CHAMPIONS, 1 - 1994.KING HASSAN II INTERNATIONAL CUP - CHAMPIONS, 2 - 1998, 2000.
NICKNAME: The Old Continent.
NAME: Europe.
CONFEDERATION: 'Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)' founded in 1954.
EUROPE XI: From time to time UEFA used to organize matches for good causes or in order to celebrate an event. One of the teams used to be composed of star European players coming from different National Teams. These Star-Teams used to be called 'European Selection' or 'Europe XI'. Such matches used to be regarded as full National Team games.
