2006 champions Italy will naturally be one of the leading contenders to emerge triumphant at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The only country along with Brazil to have won the tournament twice in succession, Marcello Lippi's men will be vying to match the performance of their pioneering predecessors in 1934 and 1938.
Italy have qualified for 16 of the 18 FIFA World Cup finals, failing to book themselves a place in 1958 and having not opted to take part in the first edition in 1930. They have won the competition on four occasions, in 1934, 1938, 1982 and four years ago in 2006. They also finished runners-up in 1970 and 1994 and claimed third place on home soil in 1990.
4 FIFA World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
1 UEFA European Championship (1968)
1 Olympic Football Tournament (1936)
Italy will play Group F team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
20/06/2010 16:00 - Nelspruit - Italy v New Zealand
24/06/2010 16:00 -Johannesburg - JEP - Slovakia v Italy
Marcello Lippi, coach said, "No team is superior to Italy. I don't want to say that we're better than everyone, but you might say that we're not inferior to any other team,"
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