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Italy World Cup History

Posted: Wednesday May 15, 2002 1:44 PM


World Cup appearances: 14
Best Finish: Winner -- 1934, 1938, 1982
World Cup record: (W-L-T) 38-12-16
World Cup goals for/against: 105-62

1998 (France) -- Tied Chile 2-2, in group play
                 Defeated Cameroon, 3-0, in group play
                 Defeated Austria, 2-1, in group play
                 Defeated Norway, 1-0, in second round
                 Lost to France, 0-0 (4-3 PK), in quarterfinals

1994 (USA) -- Lost to Ireland, 1-0, in group play
              Defeated Norway, 1-0, in group play
              Tied Mexico, 1-1, in group play
              Defeated Nigeria, 2-1 (OT), in second round
              Defeated Spain, 2-1, in quarterfinals
              Defeated Bulgaria, 2-1, in semifinals
              Lost to Brazil, 0-0, (3-2 PK) in final

1990 (Italy) -- Defeated Austria, 1-0, in group play
                Defeated USA, 1-0, in group play
                Defeated Czechoslovakia, 2-0, in group play
                Defeated Uruguay, 1-0, in second round
                Defeated Ireland, 1-0, in quarterfinals
                Lost to Argentina, 1-1 (4-3 PK) in semifinals
                Defeated England, 2-1, for third place

1986 (Mexico) -- Tied Bulgaria, 1-1, in group play 
                 Tied Argentina, 1-1, in group play
                 Defeated South Korea, 3-2, in group play
                 Lost to France, 2-0, in second round

1982 (Spain) -- Tied Poland, 0-0, in group play
                Tied Peru, 1-1, in group play
                Tied Cameroon, 1-1, in group play
                Defeated Argentina, 2-1, in second-round group play
                Defeated Brazil, 3-2, in second-round goup play
                Defeated Poland, 2-0, in semifinals
                Defeated West Germany, 3-1, in final

1978 (Argentina) -- Defeated France, 2-1, in group play
                    Defeated Hungary, 3-1, in group play
                    Defeated Argentina, 1-0, in group play
                    Tied West Germany, 0-0, in second-round group play
                    Defeated Austria, 1-0, in second-round group play
                    Lost to Holland, 2-1, in second-round group play
                    Lost to Brazil, 3-2, for third place

1974 (West Germany) -- Defeated Haiti, 3-1, in group play 
                       Tied Argentina, 1-1, in group play
                       Lost to Poland, 2-1, in group play

1970 (Mexico) -- Defeated Sweden, 1-0, in group play
                 Tied Uruguay, 0-0, in group play
                 Tied Israel, 0-0, in group play
                 Defeated Mexico, 4-1, in quarterfinals
                 Defeated West Germany, 4-3, in semifinals
                 Lost to Brazil, 4-1, in final

1966 (England) -- Defeated Chile, 2-0, in group play
                  Lost to Soviet Union, 1-0, in group play
                  Lost to North Korea, 2-0, in group play
 
1962 (Brazil) -- Tied West Germany, 0-0, in group play
                 Lost to Chile, 2-0, in group play
                 Defeated Switzerland, 3-0, in group play
 
1954 (Switzerland) -- Lost to Switzerland, 2-1, in group play
                      Defeated Belgium, 4-1, in group play
                      Lost to Switzerland, 4-1, in playoff

1950 (Brazil) -- Lost to Sweden, 3-2, in group play
                 Defeated Paraguay, 2-0, in group play

1938 (France) -- Defeated Norway, 2-1, in first round
                 Defeated France, 3-1, in quarterfinals
                 Defeated Brazil, 2-1, in semifinals
                 Defeated Hungary, 4-2, in final

1934 (Italy) -- Defeated USA, 7-1, in first round
                Tied Spain, 1-1, in quarterfinals
                Defeated Spain, 1-0, in quarterfinals replay
                Defeated Austria, 1-0, in semifinals
                Defeated Czechoslovakia, 2-1, in final

 
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