FRANCE98 – Italia Team Page
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Land area: 301 230 kmē Population: 57 300 000 Capital: Roma Main cities: Milan, Naples, Turin System of government: Republic Head of state: Oscar-Luigi Scalfaro Currency: Lira Time difference: none
UEFA Zone, Group 2:
5 October 96 Moldavia – Italy 1-3 9 October 96 Italy – Georgia 1-0 12 February 97 England – Italy 0-1 29 March 97 Italy – Moldavia 3-0 02 April 97 Poland – Italy 0-0 30 April 97 Italy – Poland 3-0 10 September 97 Georgia – Italy 0-0 11 October 97 Italy – England 0-0
- 17 points
- 11goals scored
- 2 goals conceded
Play Offs
29 October 97 Russia – Italy 1-1 15 November 97 Italy – Russia 1-0
Goalkeeper: PERUZZI (age 27, 20 caps) Defenders: DI LIVIO (age 31, 19 caps) COSTACURTA (age 31, 51 caps) FERRARA (age 30, 43 caps) CANNAVARO (age 23, 12 caps) MALDINI (age 29, 85 caps)
Mid-field: DI MATTEO (age 27, 29 caps) ALBERTINI (age 26, 49 caps) D. BAGGIO (age 26, 44 caps)
Strikers: RAVANELLI (age 29, 19 caps)
VIERI (age 24, 7 caps)Number of players used during the qualifying rounds: 24
National team colours: blue and white
FIFA ranking (on 1 November 1997): 16th
- World Cup : 13 participations (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994)
1934 : Winner (Italy – Czechoslovakia : 2-1) 1938 : Winner (Italy – Hungary : 4-2) 1970 : Finalist (Italy – Brazil : 1-4) 1982 : Winner (Italy – FGR : 3-1)
1994 : Finalist (Italy – Brazil : 0-0, 2-3 pk)
- European Nations Championship : 7 partcipations
1968 : Winner (Italy – Yugoslavia : 1-1 / 2-0)
Cesare MALDINI
The ex- AC Milan sweeper (4 Italian League Championship medals and one European Cup winner’s medal in 1963) didn’t enjoy the same degree of success playing for his country as for his club side in the capital of Lombardy (he won only 14 caps). After coaching Foggia, Terni and Parma, in 1980 Maldini joined the national coaching staff at the Italian Football Federation alongside Enzo Bearzot, and played his part in Italy’s victorious 1982 World Cup campaign. In 1986 he took charge of the National Under-21 team and went on to win 3 European titles (1992, 1994 and 1996).In December 1996 he took over from Arrigho Sacchi in charge of the Squadra Azzura with the brief of qualifying his side for the 1998 World Cup finals. This was accomplished on 15 November.
