Italy National Football Team

Italy National Football Team (Nazionale di calcio dell’Italia), represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup behind Brazil, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006). They have also won one European championship (1968), one Olympic football tournament (1936) and two Central European International Cups. The traditional colour of the national team
is azure blue.

An important game for Italy during qualification is when beat Estonia in Tallinn. This is the first game as coach Cesare Prandelli Azzuri. Italian left earlier, and the pursuit of a goal by Antonio Cassano and Leonardo Bonucci. Italy did not experience a setback. They won six of seven games, and only once lost numbers when he was arrested in Belfast Northern Ireland - before it took place at Euro 2012 with a 1-0 home win over Slovenia. Giampaolo Pazzini became a hero in the game.

Current Squad 
Squad called up for UEFA Euro 2012.

Goal Keeper
1   Gianluigi Buffon (v-c) 28 January 1978  Juventus
14 Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 Napoli

Defender
3  Fabio Grosso (c) 28 November 1977 Juventus
2 Giorgio Chiellini 14 August 1984  Juventus
6 Federico Balzaretti 6 December 1981  Palermo
7 Ignazio Abate 12 November 1986  Milan
23 Andrea Barzagli 8 May 1981 Juventus
19 Leonardo Bonucci 1 May 1987  Juventus
13 Alessandro Nesta 19 March 1976 Free Agent

Midfielder
5 Thiago Motta 28 August 1982 Paris Saint-Germain
8 Claudio Marchisio 19 January 1986   Juventus
13 Emanuele Giaccherini 5 May 1985  Juventus
16  Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 Roma
28  Riccardo Montolivo 18 January 1985  A.C. Milan
21 Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (age 33) 83 9 Italy Juventus
22 Alessandro Diamanti 2 May 1983  Bologna

Forward
9  Luca Toni (v-c) 26 May 1980  Al Nasr
20 Antonio Cassano 12 July 1982  Milan
18  Filippo Inzaghi (v-c) 9 August 1973 Free Agent
11 Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982  Genoa
15 Vincenzo Iaquinta 21 November 1979 Juventus
12  Giampaolo Pazzini 2 August 1984  Internazionale
10  Alessandro Del Piero 9 November 1974  Free Agent

                                                                     Gianluigi Buffon

                                                             Morgan De Sanctis

                                                                 Fabio Grosso

                                                                Thiago Motta

                                                                    Luca Toni