[40], At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy lost the opening match against Ireland 0–1 at the Giants Stadium near New York City. [51] In the final tournament, Italy found themselves in another critical shootout for the third World Cup in a row. Luca Toni added two more goals in the second half (59th and 69th minute), as Ukraine pressed forward but were not able to score, hitting the crossbar and requiring several saves from Gianluigi Buffon and a goal-line clearance from Zambrotta. [68], In the semi-finals, Italy beat hosts Germany 2–0 with the two goals coming in the last two minutes of extra time. After a 1–0 win against Norway in New York City and a 1–1 draw with Mexico at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., Italy advanced from Group E based on goals scored among the four teams tied on points. The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Italy - Men's - FIFA.com. [61][62] Italy's campaign in the tournament hosted by Germany was accompanied by open pessimism[63] due to the controversy caused by the 2006 Serie A scandal,[64] however these negative predictions were then refuted, as the Azzurri eventually won their fourth World Cup. History of the Italy national football team, 1933–35 Central European International Cup, 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B, Italy national football team all-time record, List of Italy national football team managers, Italy national football team results (2010–present), List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads, Italy national football team records and statistics, List of Italy national football team captains, List of Italy national football team hat-tricks, Italy national football team head to head, "Football at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games", "Giuseppe Meazza La favola di Peppin il folbèr". In stoppage time a controversial penalty kick was awarded to the Azzurri when referee Luis Medina Cantalejo ruled that Lucas Neill fouled Fabio Grosso. The Italy women's national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio femminile dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international women's football since their inception in 1968. Italy won the replay 2–0 (with goals from Luigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi) to take the trophy. Italia. [37] Both forwards stroke the target in Germany, where Soviet Union defeated azzurri in semi-finals. [36] He was also shown like Altobelli's possibly successor, having his same goal attitude. Their fans currently referred to the team as I Rossoblu or The Red-Blues by their fans. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, reigning champions Italy were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, finishing last place in their group. Mancini: "Buon gruppo, "Nations League – Italia-Polonia 2-0. Their longest winning streak is 11 wins,[190] and their unbeaten record is 30 consecutive official matches. However, no record remains of such a telegram, and World Cup player Pietro Rava said, when interviewed, "No, no, no, that's not true. "Euro 1968: Alan Mullery's moment of madness", "Euro 2012: five classic tournament matches between Germany and Italy including the 'Game of the Century, "Classic Football: Dino Zoff – I was there", "Brazil lost that Italy game in 1982 but won a place in history – Falcão", "Italy 3–2 Brazil, 1982: the day naivety, not football itself, died", "1982: Why Brazil V Italy Was One Of Football's Greatest Ever Matches", "Paolo Rossi: La solitudine del centravanti", "Ma per l' Italia altri cento di questi giorni...", "Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Nigeria – Italy", "Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Italy – Spain", "Match Report – 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM): Bulgaria – Italy", "Has so much ever hung on a hamstring? [138] On 16 August 2018, in the FIFA World Ranking that followed the 2018 World Cup, Italy dropped two places to their lowest ever ranking, to 21st place. Italy's highest winning margin is nine goals, which has been achieved against the United States in 1948 (9–0). The score remained 1–1 after extra time and Germany beat Italy 6–5 in the ensuing penalty shoot-out. Italy lost 7–6 (0–0 after extra time) in a penalty shoot-out after Leonardo Bonucci failed to score his kick. The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania on 25, 28, and 31 March 2021, respectively.