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Italian national football team is one of the most successful national
football teams, having won three World Cups. The traditional jersey
colour of the national team (as well as of all Italian teams and
athletes, but in motor sports) is light blue (azzurro, in Italian),
and therefore national team members are nicknamed Azzurri.
The first match of the Italian national soccer team was held in
Milan, Italy on 15 May 1910, against France (a 6–2 victory
for Azzurri). After avoiding the first World Cup (1930, in Uruguay),
the Italian national team won two World Cups straight. After World
War II, the Italian national soccer team did not perform at its
pre-war levels.
In 1968, Azzurri won their first major soccer competition since
the 1938 World Cup, defeating Yugoslavia in Rome for European Championship
title: this is the only major soccer competition final that was
played two times, since after extra times (ended in a draw, 1–1),
rules required the match to be played again a few days later, and
this time Italy won 2–0.
In the last fifteen years, Azzurri played an important role on
world soccer scene, even not winning any trophy: virtually all their
participations are somehow remarkable. Italy also won the Olympic
Gold Medal in soccer in 1936 and two Bronze Medals, in 1928 and
2004.
The Italian under-21 national soccer team is alsovery successful,
having won five out of the last seven European Under-21 Football
Championships.
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