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Italy (2002)

Italia

Matches: 13; 13 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 4-4-5; 4 W · 4 D · 5 L
Goals: 14; 13 against
Goal difference: +1

General Information

Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio

Founded: 1898
FIFA entry: 1905
Average height in 2002: 1.81 m
Average age in 2002: 27.3 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

No jersey for this year

Jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Giovanni Trapattoni(Coach)

Date of birth: 17 March 1939
Place of birth: Cusano Milanino, Italy
Height: 1.75 m
Matches: 13 (7 official · 6 friendlies)

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Players of Italy in 2002

45 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Gianluigi Buffon	28 January 1978	Goalkeeper	Juventus Torino	12	0	0
Francesco Toldo	2 December 1971	Goalkeeper	Inter Milano	1	3	0
Defenders18
Fabio Cannavaro	13 September 1973	Centre Back	Inter Milano	12	0	0
Christian Panucci	12 April 1973	Right Back	AS Roma	10	1	1
Alessandro Nesta	19 March 1976	Centre Back	AC Milan	10	0	0
Gianluca Zambrotta	19 February 1977	Left Back	Juventus Torino	7	1	0
Francesco Coco	8 January 1977	Left Back	Inter Milano	5	2	0
Paolo Maldini	26 June 1968	Left Back	AC Milan	5	0	0
Mark Iuliano	12 August 1973	Centre Back	Juventus Torino	3	3	0
Luciano Zauri	20 January 1978	Right Back	Atalanta Bergamo	3	1	0
Marco Materazzi	19 August 1973	Centre Back	Inter Milano	2	3	0
Alessandro Birindelli	12 November 1974	Right Back	Juventus Torino	1	0	0
Gianluca Pessotto	11 August 1970	Left Back	Juventus Torino	1	0	0
Daniele Adani	10 July 1974	Right Back	Inter Milano	0	2	0
Massimo Oddo	14 June 1976	Right Back	Lazio Roma	0	2	0
Daniele Bonera	31 May 1981	Centre Back	AC Parma	0	1	0
Matteo Ferrari	5 December 1979	Centre Back	AC Parma	0	1	0
Nicola Legrottaglie	20 October 1976	Centre Back	Chievo Verona	0	1	0
Giuseppe Pancaro	26 August 1971	Right Back	Lazio Roma	0	1	0
Luigi Sartor	30 January 1975	Right Back	AS Roma	0	1	0
Midfielders15
Damiano Tommasi	17 May 1974	Defensive Midfielder	AS Roma	10	2	0
Luigi Di Biagio	3 June 1971	Defensive Midfielder	Inter Milano	8	0	0
Cristiano Zanetti	10 April 1977	Defensive Midfielder	Inter Milano	6	1	0
Cristiano Doni	1 April 1973	Attacking Midfielder	Atalanta Bergamo	5	1	0
Gennaro Gattuso	9 January 1978	Centre Midfielder	AC Milan	3	7	0
Andrea Pirlo	19 May 1979	Centre Midfielder	AC Milan	2	2	0
Massimo Ambrosini	29 May 1977	Defensive Midfielder	AC Milan	1	5	0
Antonino Asta	17 November 1970	Right Midfielder	US Palermo	1	0	0
Matteo Brighi	24 February 1981	Centre Midfielder	AC Parma	1	0	0
Simone Perrotta	17 September 1977	Attacking Midfielder	Chievo Verona	1	0	0
Alessio Tacchinardi	23 July 1975	Defensive Midfielder	Juventus Torino	1	0	0
Carlo Nervo	29 October 1971	Midfielder	Bologna FC	1	0	0
Angelo Di Livio	26 July 1966	Right Midfielder	Florentia Viola	0	3	0
Demetrio Albertini	23 August 1971	Centre Midfielder	Atlético Madrid	0	1	0
Stefano Fiore	17 April 1975	Attacking Midfielder	Lazio Roma	0	1	0
Forwards10
Christian Vieri	12 July 1973	Centre Forward	Inter Milano	8	0	5
Alessandro Del Piero	9 November 1974	Secondary striker	Juventus Torino	7	4	5
Filippo Inzaghi	9 August 1973	Centre Forward	AC Milan	6	2	0
Francesco Totti	27 September 1976	Secondary striker	AS Roma	6	0	0
Vincenzo Montella	18 June 1974	Centre Forward	AS Roma	1	6	2
Marco Di Vaio	15 July 1976	Centre Forward	Juventus Torino	1	3	0
Marco Delvecchio	7 April 1973	Centre Forward	AS Roma	1	1	0
Antonio Di Natale	13 October 1977	Centre Forward	Empoli FC	1	0	0
Massimo Marazzina	16 July 1974	Striker	AS Roma	0	3	0
Massimo Maccarone	6 September 1979	Centre Forward	Middlesbrough FC	0	2	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Italy in 2002

13 matches

20 Nov 2002Friendly · Stadio Adriatico - Giovanni CornacchiaHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Italy vs. Turkey 1–1Draw
16 Oct 2002European Championship 2004 · Group 9 · Millenium StadiumAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. Italy 2–1Defeat
12 Oct 2002European Championship 2004 · Group 9 · Stadio Diego Armando MaradonaHvs.Serbia & MontenegroMatch report: Italy vs. Serbia & Montenegro 1–1Draw
7 Sept 2002European Championship 2004 · Group 9 · Tofik Bakhramov StadiumAvs.AzerbaijanMatch report: Azerbaijan vs. Italy 0–2Win
21 Aug 2002Friendly · Stadio Nereo RoccoHvs.SloveniaMatch report: Italy vs. Slovenia 0–1Defeat
18 Jun 2002World Cup 2002 · Round of 16 · Daejeon World Cup StadiumAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Italy 2–1a.e.t.Defeat
13 Jun 2002World Cup 2002 · Group G · Ōita Bank DomeAvs.MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. Italy 1–1Draw
8 Jun 2002World Cup 2002 · Group G · Kashima Soccer StadiumHvs.CroatiaMatch report: Italy vs. Croatia 1–2Defeat
3 Jun 2002World Cup 2002 · Group G · Sapporo DomeHvs.EcuadorMatch report: Italy vs. Ecuador 2–0Win
18 May 2002Friendly · epet ArenaAvs.Czech RepublicMatch report: Czech Republic vs. Italy 1–0Defeat
17 Apr 2002Friendly · San Siro-Giuseppe MeazzaHvs.UruguayMatch report: Italy vs. Uruguay 1–1Draw
27 Mar 2002Friendly · Elland Road Football StadiumAvs.EnglandMatch report: England vs. Italy 1–2Win
13 Feb 2002Friendly · Stadio Angelo MassiminoHvs.USAMatch report: Italy vs. USA 1–0Win

Match Progress for Italy

4 W · 4 D · 5 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Italy

83 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Switzerland	37	13	16	8	46
France	27	10	4	13	49
Germany	27	9	10	8	35
Spain	27	8	8	11	27
England	21	11	5	5	20
Netherlands	21	10	8	3	26
Belgium	19	10	5	4	31
Poland	18	7	8	3	23
Austria	17	8	5	4	21
Norway	17	8	4	5	18
Portugal	16	11	2	3	24
Bulgaria	16	9	5	2	28
Sweden	16	8	2	6	13
Finland	14	12	1	1	33
Hungary	14	8	3	3	26
Turkey	13	9	4	0	27
Romania	13	7	4	2	18
Greece	11	7	4	0	19
Ireland	11	5	3	3	12
Uruguay	11	4	3	4	12
Argentina	11	3	3	5	11
Brazil	11	2	2	7	14
Malta	10	10	0	0	27
Luxembourg	10	9	1	0	26
Ukraine	10	7	3	0	17
Northern Ireland	10	7	2	1	16
Scotland	10	7	2	1	16
Denmark	10	6	2	2	17
Estonia	9	9	0	0	28
Israel	9	8	1	0	28
Wales	9	7	0	2	20
USA	9	5	3	1	15
Soviet Union	9	2	4	3	6
Croatia	9	0	6	3	7
Cyprus	8	7	1	0	22
Georgia	8	7	1	0	14
Lithuania	8	6	2	0	19
Mexico	8	4	3	1	17
Czechoslovakia	8	2	3	3	10
Moldova	7	7	0	0	19
Bosnia & Herzegovina	7	4	1	2	11
Slovenia	7	4	1	2	5
Czechia	7	3	2	2	11
Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	8
Albania	5	5	0	0	9
Egypt	5	4	0	1	20
Russia	5	3	1	1	6
North Macedonia	5	2	2	1	10
San Marino	4	4	0	0	23
Liechtenstein	4	4	0	0	20
Azerbaijan	4	4	0	0	11
Faroe Islands	4	4	0	0	11
Armenia	4	3	1	0	17
Belarus	4	2	2	0	9
East Germany	4	1	2	1	5
Paraguay	3	2	1	0	6
Ecuador	3	2	1	0	5
Cameroon	3	1	2	0	4
Chile	3	1	1	1	4
Serbia & Montenegro	3	0	3	0	3
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	4
South Africa	2	2	0	0	3
Haiti	2	1	1	0	5
Japan	2	1	1	0	5
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	5
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	4
Serbia	2	1	1	0	4
Slovakia	2	1	0	1	5
South Korea	2	1	0	1	4
Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	1
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1
Iceland	2	0	1	1	0
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	4
Canada	1	1	0	0	2
China	1	1	0	0	2
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	2
Algeria	1	1	0	0	1
Australia	1	1	0	0	1
Morocco	1	1	0	0	1
Peru	1	0	1	0	1
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0
Total	674	366	174	134	1,114

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Italy

Games Total: 211
Goals: 400
Goals Against: 180
Games W/D/L: 131/47/33
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.90
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.85

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 17; Luigi Riva
Most Matches: 53; Gianluigi Buffon
Most Yellow Cards: 9; Fabio Cannavaro
Most Red Cards: 1; Gianfranco Zola

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Italy

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Buffon, Gianluigi	Goalkeeper	1997–2018	174	171	3	0	0	6	0	0
2	Cannavaro, Fabio	Centre Back	1997–2010	134	130	4	2	1	21	0	0
3	Maldini, Paolo	Left Back	1988–2002	125	123	2	7	0	12	0	0
4	Bonucci, Leonardo	Centre Back	2010–2023	121	113	8	8	7	16	1	1
5	Chiellini, Giorgio	Centre Back	2004–2022	117	108	9	8	4	24	1	0
6	De Rossi, Daniele	Defensive Midfielder	2004–2017	116	102	14	21	5	16	0	2
7	Pirlo, Andrea	Centre Midfielder	2002–2015	116	105	11	13	22	6	0	0
8	Zoff, Dino	Goalkeeper	1968–1983	110	109	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	Zambrotta, Gianluca	Left Back	1999–2010	97	90	7	2	2	18	1	0
10	Facchetti, Giacinto	Left Back	1963–1977	93	93	0	3	0	0	0	0
11	Del Piero, Alessandro	Secondary striker	1995–2008	91	61	30	27	3	5	0	0
12	Donnarumma, Gianluigi	Goalkeeper	2016–2026	86	84	2	0	0	6	0	0
13	Bergomi, Giuseppe	Right Back	1982–1998	81	74	7	6	0	4	0	1
14	Baresi, Franco	Sweeper	1982–1994	81	80	1	1	0	6	0	1
15	Tardelli, Marco	Defensive Midfielder	1976–1985	79	74	5	6	0	6	0	1
16	Albertini, Demetrio	Centre Midfielder	1991–2002	78	73	5	2	5	13	0	0
17	Scirea, Gaetano	Libero	1975–1986	77	77	0	2	0	5	0	0
18	Nesta, Alessandro	Centre Back	1996–2006	77	74	3	0	0	8	0	0
19	Gattuso, Gennaro	Centre Midfielder	2000–2010	73	48	25	1	0	21	0	0
20	Barella, Nicolò	Centre Midfielder	2018–2026	72	65	7	10	10	12	0	0
21	Cabrini, Antonio	Left Back	1978–1987	72	69	3	9	0	3	0	1
22	Barzagli, Andrea	Centre Back	2004–2017	72	63	9	0	0	5	0	0
23	Mazzola, Sandro	Attacking Midfielder	1963–1974	70	68	2	22	0	0	0	0
24	Antognoni, Giancarlo	Attacking Midfielder	1974–1983	70	69	1	7	0	4	1	0
25	Gentile, Claudio	Centre Back	1975–1984	70	68	2	1	0	8	0	0
26	Burgnich, Tarcisio	Sweeper	1963–1974	66	65	1	2	0	1	0	0
27	Montolivo, Riccardo	Centre Midfielder	2007–2017	66	51	15	2	4	4	1	0
28	Donadoni, Roberto	Right Midfielder	1986–1996	63	52	11	5	3	2	1	0
29	Causio, Franco	Right Midfielder	1972–1983	62	53	9	6	0	1	0	1
30	Graziani, Francesco	Centre Forward	1975–1983	61	55	6	22	0	2	0	0
31	Altobelli, Alessandro	Centre Forward	1980–1988	60	44	16	25	0	0	0	0
32	Rivera, Gianni	Attacking Midfielder	1962–1974	60	53	7	14	0	1	0	0
33	Vialli, Gianluca	Centre Forward	1985–1992	59	49	10	16	1	4	0	1
34	Baggio, Dino	Centre Midfielder	1991–1999	59	51	8	7	0	6	0	1
35	Costacurta, Alessandro	Centre Back	1991–1998	59	58	1	2	0	13	0	0
36	Caligaris, Umberto	Left Back	1922–1934	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Zenga, Walter	Goalkeeper	1986–1992	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Immobile, Ciro	Centre Forward	2014–2023	57	48	9	17	7	6	0	0
39	Totti, Francesco	Secondary striker	1998–2006	57	45	12	9	6	10	1	0
40	Jorginho	Defensive Midfielder	2016–2024	57	53	4	5	3	7	0	0
41	Baggio, Roberto	Secondary striker	1988–2004	56	45	11	27	2	3	0	0
42	Inzaghi, Filippo	Centre Forward	1997–2007	56	41	15	24	3	0	0	0
43	Gilardino, Alberto	Centre Forward	2004–2013	56	39	17	19	4	1	0	0
44	Panucci, Christian	Right Back	1994–2008	56	51	5	4	1	5	0	0
45	Marchisio, Claudio	Centre Midfielder	2009–2017	55	47	8	5	5	5	0	1
46	Di Lorenzo, Giovanni	Right Back	2019–2026	55	48	7	5	4	7	0	0
47	Verratti, Marco	Centre Midfielder	2012–2023	55	47	8	3	4	11	0	0
48	Meazza, Giuseppe	Centre Forward	1930–1939	54	54	0	33	0	0	0	0
49	Insigne, Lorenzo	Left Winger	2012–2022	54	41	13	10	10	3	0	0
50	Candreva, Antonio	Right Midfielder	2009–2018	54	43	11	7	14	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Italy

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Pirlo, Andrea	Gilardino, Alberto	2006–2010	3	16
2	Pirlo, Andrea	De Rossi, Daniele	2012–2013	3	14
3	Pirlo, Andrea	Balotelli, Mario	2012–2013	3	21
4	Candreva, Antonio	Immobile, Ciro	2016–2017	3	18
5	Retegui, Mateo	Kean, Moise	2025	3	23
6	Di Gennaro, Antonio	Altobelli, Alessandro	1986	2	8
7	Di Biagio, Luigi	Vieri, Christian	1998–2002	2	9
8	Totti, Francesco	Vieri, Christian	2002	2	9
9	Pirlo, Andrea	Grosso, Fabio	2006–2009	2	50
10	Di Natale, Antonio	Toni, Luca	2006–2007	2	13

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 357 of 1,073 goals.