Original Kappa training shirt Italy 2002/03

The Italy national football team is a team of football players that represents Italy in international competitions. The nickname is La Squadra Azzurra (The Blue Team) or the derivative Azzurri (Blues).

Italy became world champions four times: in 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 and European champions twice in 1968 and 2020. A tradition within the Italian national football team is that the player with the most games played for the team is automatically the captain.

On the occasion of the centenary of the Italian Football Federation, the Italian selection played a friendly match against a FIFA world team in the Olympic Stadium on December 16, 1998. The match led by French referee Rémi Harrel is an official international match for the Italian association; striker Marco Delvecchio made his official debut for the Azzurri. He came on at halftime for Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus FC). Italy won the anniversary match 6-2 with goals from Filippo Inzaghi, Eusebio Di Francesco, Diego Fuser and Enrico Chiesa (3). Gabriel Batistuta and George Weah scored for the world team.