The Italy men’s national football team, governed by the Italian Football Federation and part of FIFA and UEFA, is known as Gli Azzurri and is one of the most decorated sides in the game, with four FIFA World Cups — 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006 — and two European Championships, in 1968 and 2020. Italy also took Olympic gold in 1936 and were World Cup runners-up in 1970 and 1994. Gianluigi Buffon, Paolo Maldini, Andrea Pirlo and Francesco Totti are among the great names the shirt has carried. Italy are now led by Roberto Mancini, appointed in July 2026 for a second spell after guiding the team to the Euro 2020 title.