List of the Current Squad of the Italy National Football Team in 2025 and Roster of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
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Italy National Football Team is the men’s football team for Italy that has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006. The team is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the Football World Cup which is the second highest times ever World Cup won by any country. The team is governed by the Italian Football Federation. It comes under the UEFA Confederation of Europe continent and won a European Championship in 1968.
The Italian national football team was introduced in the year 1910 It represented the Italian team in international football since the first match in the year 1910. The Italian National Football Team comes under UEFA and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The team is also known as Gli Azzurri (meaning the Blues) and they wear Savoy blue. Luciano Spalletti is the current Coach.
The Italy side is the most World Cup holders team with 4 times and appearing in two other finals (1970, 1994). In 2006, the final was contested by Zinedine Zidane’s team France and Italy. The Italy National Football Team is one of the most successful teams in the history of the football world and the World Cup history as they have appeared two times in the final (1970, 1994) as we talk about the titles they have won, 4 times they have won World cup title in the year (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006).
They defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out, where Zinedine Zidane played in the last match of his career. Italy is the first team to defend their previous World Cup Trophy. Due to World War II, the World Cup was not played, and Italy retained the title for a record of 16 years.
Italy National Football Team Roster
Gianluigi Buffon, Paolo Maldini, Francesco Totti, Roberto Baggio, and Dino Zoff are some of the famous soccer players from Italy Soccer Team.
Current Football Squad of Italy National Football Team:
Italy Football Team
As of March 20, 2025, the Italy National Football Team represent the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League quarterfinal and is preparing for the upcoming qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Italy will play eight qualifier matches, where the first match play against Norway in the 2026 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualification in March. Germany’s 5-4 aggregate win over Italy in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal was the last international match.
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Donnarumma (PSG), Meret (Napoli), and Vicario (Tottenham). |
| Defenders | Bastoni (Inter) Buongiorno (Napoli), Calafiori (Arsenal), Cambiaso (Juventus), Comuzzo (Fiorentina), Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Gatti (Juventus), Ruggeri (Atalanta), and Udogie (Tottenham). |
| Midfielders | Barella (Inter), Casadei (Torino), Frattesi (Inter), Ricci (Torino), Rovella (Lazio), and Tonali (Newcastle). |
| Forwards | Kean (Fiorentina), Lucca (Udinese), Maldini (Atalanta), Politano (Napoli), Raspadori (Napoli), Retegui (Atalanta), and Zaccagni (Lazio) |
| Captain | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
Italy National Football Team History and Information
| Team | Italy Football Team |
|---|---|
| FIFA code | ITA |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 9 ( 31 March 2025) |
| Top Scorer | Gigi Riva (35) |
| Most caps | Gianluigi Buffon (176) |
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) La Nazionale |
| Captain | Giorgio Chiellini |
| World Cup Appearances | 18 times Best Results- Won(1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
| European Championship- | 9 times Best Results- Won(1968) |
| Confederations Cup- | 2 times Best Results- Third place (2013) |
Italy National Football Team History
The Italian national football team entered international matches in the year 1910, but the team was made before, and they tried to create the best team on 30 April 1899. Unfortunately, they failed to do so, as they did not lose hope we can see the best teams in the world is here.
The team is governed by the Italian Football Federation. It comes under the UEFA Confederation of Europe continent. Roberto Mancini is the current head coach and also a former player of Italy and Giorgio Chiellini is captain of the team.
The Football team was created in 1910 and contested its first official international match on 15 May 1910 against France by 6-2. In 1930 the team won two consecutive editions in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. The Stade de France is the home ground of the team. It was opened in 1998.
FIFA World Cup 2006 Football Winner Squad
| Role | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio) Marco Amelia (Livorno |
| Defenders: | Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus) – Captain Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan) Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan) Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus) Fabio Grosso (Palermo) Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo) Massimo Oddo (Lazio) Andrea Barzagli (Palermo) |
| Midfielders: | Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan) Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) Francesco Totti (AS Roma) Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma) Simone Perrotta (AS Roma) Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus) Simone Barone (Palermo) |
| Forwards: | Luca Toni (Fiorentina) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan) Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese) Francesco Totti (AS Roma) |
| Captain | Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus) |
Italy Squad: 2024 Euro Cup
Here are updates of the 2024 UEFA Euro of Italy Squad.
| Role | Players |
| Goalkeeper | Gianluigi Donnarumma, Guglielmo Vicario, Alex Meret |
| Defenders | Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Buongiorno, Gianluca Mancini, Matteo Darmian, Riccardo Calafiori, Raoul Bellanova, Alessandro Bastoni, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Gatti |
| Midfielders | Nicolò Barella, Davide Frattesi, Jorginho, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante, Nicolò Fagioli, Michael Folorunsho |
| Forwards | Mateo Retegui, Giacomo Raspadori, Federico Chiesa, Gianluca Scamacca, Mattia Zaccagni, Stephan El Shaarawy |
| Captain | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
Results of 2024 Copa America
- June 15: Italy 2-1 Albania, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
- June 20: Spain 1-0 Italy, Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- June 24: Croatia 1-1 Italy, Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
- June 29: Switzerland 2-0 Italy, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
2026 FIFA World Cup Italy Team Qualification Match Schedule
| S.R | Teams | Score | Time/Date | |
| 2024–25 UEFA Nations League Qaterfinal | ||||
| 1 | Italy vs Germany | 1–2 | 20 March | |
| 2 | Germany vs Italy | 3-3 (Agg: 5-4) | 23 March | |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Fixtures | ||||
| 3 | Norway vs Italy | – | 6 June | |
| 4 | Italy vs Moldova | – | 9 June | |
| 5 | Italy vs Estonia | – | 5 September | |
| 6 | Israel vs Italy | – | 8 September | |
| 7 | Estonia vs Italy | – | 11 October | |
| 8 | Italy vs Israel | – | 14 October | |
| 9 | Moldova vs Italy | – | 13 November | |
| 10 | Italy vs Norway | – | 16 November | |
Italy National Football Team Most Appearances Player
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | 176 | 0 | Goalkeeper | 2008–2022 |
| 2 | Fabio Cannavaro | 136 | 2 | Defender | 1994–2008 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 126 | 7 | Center-back | 1988–2002 |
Italy National Football Team Top Goalscorers
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Luigi Riva | 42 | 35 | 0.83 | 1965–1974 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Meazza | 53 | 33 | 0.62 | 1930–1939 |
| 3 | Silvio Piola | 34 | 30 | 0.88 | 1935–1952 |
