Italy: a World Cup Power with Four Titles
Italy Won the World Cup in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006
1934
In the first round Italy routed the United States 7-1. In the quarter-finals Italy tied Spain 1-1. In a rematch the next day Italy won 1-0 to advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals Italy beat Austria 1-0. Italy was the home team and they defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1 to win the first World Cup played in Europe. Angelo Schiavio who scored four goals and Raimundo Orsi who scored three goals lead Italy to victory.
1938
The World Cup moved to France in 1938. In the first round Italy defeated Norway 2-1. Italy defeated the host French team 3-1 in the quarter-finals. Italy defeated Brazil 2-1 in the semi-finals. Italy won the World Cup with a 4-2 win over Hungary. Silvio Piola lead Italy with five goals during the tournament.
1982
Forty four years would pass before Italy won their next World Cup. In 1982 the World Cup moved to Spain. Italy was in group one. Italy tied Poland 0-0, tied Peru 1-1, and tied Cameroon 1-1. Italy did not get a win but they advance to the next round. In the second round Italy was in group three. Italy defeated Argentina 2-1 and Brazil 3-2 to advance. In the semi-finals Italy won a rematch with Poland 2-0. Italy won the championship over Germany 3-1. Paolo Rossi led Italy scoring 6 goals in the tournament.
2006
Italy waited 24 years before they won their next World Cup in Germany. Italy was in group E. Italy opened up the tournament with a 2-0 win over Ghana. Next Italy tied USA 1-1. Italy wrapped up group play with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. In the round of 16 Italy shut out Australia 1-0 and in the quarter-final Italy cruised past the Ukraine 3-0. In the semi-finals Italy defeated the host Germans 2-0. Italy won the finals over France on penalty shots after the game ended at 1-1 tie. Zinedine Zidane led Italy with three goals in the tournament.
Sources:
FIFA.com for recap, scores and stats of 1934 World Cup
FIFA.com for recap, scores and stats of 1938World Cup
FIFA.com for recap, scores and stats of 1982 World Cup
FIFA.com for recap, scores and stats of 2006 World Cup
Published by Mike Spain
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4 Comments
Post a Comment"Zinedine Zidane led Italy with three goals in the tournament." ??????
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Great reporting Mike. I think the US has its work cut out for it.
I just wrote about the 2006 World Cup final - what a disaster for France, and for Zizou.