Italy
UEFA. Played 897 since 15 May 1910: won 479, drawn 244, lost 174. Elo 1974, ranked 14 in the world; peak 2145 in 2021. Titles: 4 World Cups, 2 Euros.
4World Cup2EuroComing fixtures
- 2026-11-12 19:45ItalyvFranceGroup A1 · Stadio San SiroItaly 22% · Draw 25% · France 53%Expected goals 1.0–1.7Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-15 19:45BelgiumvItalyGroup A1 · King Baudouin StadiumBelgium 54% · Draw 25% · Italy 22%Expected goals 1.8–1.0Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-05WItaly3–1TurkeyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Bologna77%
- 2026-10-02DFrance1–1ItalyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Paris13%
- 2026-09-28WTurkey1–4ItalyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Bursa35%
- 2026-09-25LItaly0–2BelgiumUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Rome50%
- 2026-06-07WGreece0–1ItalyFriendly · Heraklion51%
- 2026-06-03WLuxembourg0–1ItalyFriendly · Luxembourg90%
- 2026-03-31DBosnia and Herzegovina1–1Italy (Bosnia and Herzegovina won on penalties)FIFA World Cup qualification · Zenica75%
- 2026-03-26WItaly2–0Northern IrelandFIFA World Cup qualification · Bergamo89%
- 2025-11-16LItaly1–4NorwayFIFA World Cup qualification · Milan69%
- 2025-11-13WMoldova0–2ItalyFIFA World Cup qualification · Chișinău95%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium, Turkey, and France between 25 September and 5 October 2026.
- Players
- 30
- Average age
- 24.6
- Caps between them
- 483
- Most from one club
- Atalanta (3)
Where they play
21 at home · 9 abroad in 4 other countries
- Italy 21
- England 5
- Germany 2
- France 1
- Portugal 1
Average club rating 1810 (ClubElo; 30 of 30 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Arsenal, ranked 1 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Italy national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 25 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group A1
| Team | Quarter-finals | Stays up | Play-off | Relegated | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | >99% | <1% | – | – | 14.5 |
| Belgium | 60% | 35% | 4% | – | 9.7 |
| Italy | 40% | 56% | 4% | – | 8.8 |
| Turkey | – | – | 28% | 72% | 1.2 |
League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
World Cup: 18 appearances
Euro: 11 appearances
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Italy v Switzerland: played 62, won 29, drawn 24, lost 9; goals 111–70. First met 7 May 1911, last 29 Jun 2024.
- 2024-06-29LSwitzerland2–0ItalyUEFA Euro · Round of 16 · Berlin62%
- 2021-11-12DItaly1–1SwitzerlandFIFA World Cup qualification · Rome79%
- 2021-09-05DSwitzerland0–0ItalyFIFA World Cup qualification · Basel56%
- 2021-06-16WItaly3–0SwitzerlandUEFA Euro · Group A · Rome77%
- 2010-06-05DSwitzerland1–1ItalyFriendly · Geneva61%
- 2009-08-12DSwitzerland0–0ItalyFriendly · Basel55%
- 2006-05-31DSwitzerland1–1ItalyFriendly · Geneva58%
- 2003-04-30WSwitzerland1–2ItalyFriendly · Geneva60%
- 1999-06-09DSwitzerland0–0ItalyUEFA Euro qualification · Lausanne78%
- 1998-10-10WItaly2–0SwitzerlandUEFA Euro qualification · Udine93%
- 1995-06-19WSwitzerland0–1ItalyFriendly · Lausanne59%
- 1994-06-03WItaly1–0SwitzerlandFriendly · Rome75%
- 1993-05-01LSwitzerland1–0ItalyFIFA World Cup qualification · Bern60%
- 1992-10-14DItaly2–2SwitzerlandFIFA World Cup qualification · Cagliari83%
- 1990-03-31WSwitzerland0–1ItalyFriendly · Basel75%
Latest 15 of 62 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 394 | 198 | 111 | 85 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 128 | 85 | 31 | 12 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 126 | 78 | 32 | 16 |
| FIFA World Cup | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 |
| UEFA Euro | 49 | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| Central European International Cup | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
| UEFA Nations League | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Olympic Games | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Confederations Cup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Inter-Allied Games | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tournoi de France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| USA Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mundialito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scania 100 Tournament | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Gigi Riva 27
- Filippo Inzaghi 22
- Christian Vieri 18
- Roberto Baggio 17
- Alessandro Del Piero 17
- Daniele De Rossi 15
- Ciro Immobile 15
- Sandro Mazzola 14
- Alessandro Altobelli 14
- Roberto Bettega 13
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.