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Italynational football team record

479
Wins
244
Draws
174
Defeats

897 matches, 1910 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1964, 12th in the world

Italy have played 897 internationals since 1910: 479 wins, 244 draws and 174 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Switzerland, with 62 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against USA in a friendly on 2 April 1975.

Italy's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8974792441741573–88153%
Competitive50328113389896–45756%
Friendlies39419811185677–42450%
At home4032679739869–30566%
Away3271379991448–38242%
Neutral venues167754844256–19445%

Record against every opponent

Italy have played 81 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Switzerland6229249111–702024
France4319111387–632026
Spain4111161446–462024
Germany3915141057–522025
Austria381781349–582022
Hungary34189766–522022
England3211111035–392023
Belgium27175550–302026
Portugal27183651–232018
Czechoslovakia2699839–381990
Sweden25117728–252017
Netherlands241110333–242023
Bulgaria21118236–172021
Norway19104525–202025
Poland1878323–102020
Romania18115235–152015
Yugoslavia1785424–211988
Argentina1665522–182022
Brazil1653823–302013
Russia1656513–142012
Finland15131136–82019
Turkey15114031–92026
Greece1494132–62026
Ireland1483320–102016
Denmark1282221–112013
Mexico1274128–102013
Northern Ireland1283121–62026
Scotland1182119–42016
Uruguay1134412–112017
Croatia1016311–112024
Luxembourg1091026–22026
Malta10100027–22023
Ukraine1073017–42023
USA1063125–52018
Estonia990028–32025
Israel981028–92025
Wales970221–52021
Cyprus871022–52009
Georgia871014–22009
Lithuania862019–12021
Bosnia742111–52026
Czech Republic732211–62021
Moldova770019–22025
Slovenia74125–32011
Albania55009–22024
Egypt540120–72009
North Macedonia522110–72023
Serbia51407–42011
Armenia431017–52019
Azerbaijan440011–22015
Belarus42209–52005
Faroe Islands440011–22011
East Germany41215–31982
Liechtenstein440020–02019
San Marino440023–02021
Cameroon31204–12010
Chile31114–41998
Ecuador32105–12024
Paraguay32106–22010
Costa Rica1–0 (1994), 0–1 (2014)21011–12014
Haiti3–1 (1974), 2–2 (2013)21105–32013
Iceland0–2 (2004), 0–0 (2005)20110–22005
Ivory Coast1–1 (2005), 0–1 (2010)20111–22010
Japan1–1 (2001), 4–3 (2013)21105–42013
Montenegro2–1 (2008), 2–0 (2009)22004–12009
New Zealand4–3 (2009), 1–1 (2010)21105–42010
Nigeria2–1 (1994), 2–2 (2013)21104–32013
Slovakia3–0 (1998), 2–3 (2010)21015–32010
South Africa1–0 (2001), 2–0 (2007)22003–02007
South Korea3–2 (1986), 1–2 (2002)21014–42002
Algeria1–0 (1989)11001–01989
Australia1–0 (2006)11001–02006
Canada2–0 (1984)11002–01984
China2–0 (1986)11002–01986
Ghana2–0 (2006)11002–02006
Morocco1–0 (2001)11001–02001
North Korea0–1 (1966)10010–11966
Peru1–1 (1982)10101–11982
Saudi Arabia2–1 (2018)11002–12018
Tunisia4–0 (2004)11004–02004
Venezuela2–1 (2024)11002–12024

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v USAFriendly, 2 Apr 197510–0 for Italy
  2. v GreeceInter-Allied Games, 25 Jun 19199–0 for Italy
  3. v EgyptOlympic Games, 9 Jun 192811–3 for Italy
  4. v ArmeniaEuro qualifying, 18 Nov 20199–1 for Italy
  5. v San MarinoFriendly, 31 May 20178–0 for Italy

Heaviest defeats

  1. at HungaryFriendly, 6 Apr 19241–7 for Italy
  2. at YugoslaviaCentral European International Cup, 12 May 19571–6 for Italy
  3. at HungaryFriendly, 26 May 19101–6 for Italy
  4. at AustriaFriendly, 9 Nov 19471–5 for Italy
  5. at CzechoslovakiaFriendly, 27 May 19231–5 for Italy

Latest results

  1. v TurkeyNations League, 5 Oct 20263–1 for Italy
  2. at FranceNations League, 2 Oct 20261–1 for Italy
  3. at TurkeyNations League, 28 Sept 20264–1 for Italy
  4. v BelgiumNations League, 25 Sept 20260–2 for Italy
  5. at GreeceFriendly, 7 Jun 20261–0 for Italy
  6. at LuxembourgFriendly, 3 Jun 20261–0 for Italy
  7. at BosniaWorld Cup qualifying, 31 Mar 20261–1 for Italy
  8. v Northern IrelandWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20262–0 for Italy
  9. v NorwayWorld Cup qualifying, 16 Nov 20251–4 for Italy
  10. at MoldovaWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Nov 20252–0 for Italy

Italy's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1910: 1493End of 1911: 1465End of 1912: 1418End of 1913: 1414End of 1914: 1436End of 1915: 1446End of 1919: 1502End of 1920: 1479End of 1921: 1519End of 1922: 1527End of 1923: 1530End of 1924: 1534End of 1925: 1538End of 1926: 1556End of 1927: 1589End of 1928: 1669End of 1929: 1663End of 1930: 1698End of 1931: 1730End of 1932: 1720End of 1933: 1767End of 1934: 1816End of 1935: 1815End of 1936: 1832End of 1937: 1843End of 1938: 1923End of 1939: 1886End of 1940: 1875End of 1942: 1884End of 1945: 1879End of 1946: 1881End of 1947: 1867End of 1948: 1846End of 1949: 1851End of 1950: 1830End of 1951: 1820End of 1952: 1798End of 1953: 1758End of 1954: 1718End of 1955: 1712End of 1956: 1737End of 1957: 1679End of 1958: 1649End of 1959: 1646End of 1960: 1633End of 1961: 1701End of 1962: 1738End of 1963: 1767End of 1964: 1776End of 1965: 1785End of 1966: 1794End of 1967: 1819End of 1968: 1832End of 1969: 1859End of 1970: 1891End of 1971: 1878End of 1972: 1827End of 1973: 1876End of 1974: 1812End of 1975: 1824End of 1976: 1836End of 1977: 1829End of 1978: 1876End of 1979: 1872End of 1980: 1902End of 1981: 1810End of 1982: 1923End of 1983: 1758End of 1984: 1790End of 1985: 1790End of 1986: 1797End of 1987: 1853End of 1988: 1892End of 1989: 1884End of 1990: 1945End of 1991: 1904End of 1992: 1917End of 1993: 1941End of 1994: 1935End of 1995: 1937End of 1996: 1916End of 1997: 1922End of 1998: 1984End of 1999: 1893End of 2000: 1983End of 2001: 1987End of 2002: 1862End of 2003: 1911End of 2004: 1899End of 2005: 1935End of 2006: 2032End of 2007: 2043End of 2008: 2012End of 2009: 1969End of 2010: 1871End of 2011: 1918End of 2012: 1936End of 2013: 1942End of 2014: 1922End of 2015: 1906End of 2016: 1977End of 2017: 1940End of 2018: 1929End of 2019: 2011End of 2020: 2040End of 2021: 2077End of 2022: 2028End of 2023: 1989End of 2024: 1982End of 2025: 1911End of 2026: 1964
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2136, reached on 2 July 2021. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly39419811185677–424
World Cup qualifying128853112258–85
Euro qualifying126783216240–85
World Cup83452117128–77
European Championship492219855–36
Central European International Cup4621111484–70
Nations League321510749–36
Olympic Games1581638–28
Confederations Cup832313–15
Inter-Allied Games320116–3
Tournoi de France30215–7
USA Cup31203–1
Mundialito20111–3
Scania 100 Tournament21103–1
U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament20023–7

Top scorers

  1. 1Gigi Riva27
  2. 2Filippo Inzaghi22
  3. 3Christian Vieri18
  4. 4Alessandro Del Piero17
  5. 5Roberto Baggio17
  6. 6Ciro Immobile15
  7. 7Daniele De Rossi15
  8. 8Alessandro Altobelli14
  9. 9Sandro Mazzola14
  10. 10Moise Kean13

Counted from the 383 of 897 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Italy play their first international?

On 15 May 1910, a 6–2 win against France in a friendly.

What is Italy's biggest win?

10–0 against USA in a friendly on 2 April 1975.

What is Italy's heaviest defeat?

1–7 against Hungary in a friendly on 6 April 1924.

Who have Italy played the most?

Switzerland: 62 matches, with 29 wins, 24 draws and 9 defeats for Italy.

What is Italy's longest winning run?

13 wins in a row, from 11 November 2020 to 2 July 2021.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.