Italy
Nickname(s): Azzurri (The Blues)
Association: Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio
Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
Captain: Gianluigi Buffon
Most caps: Fabio Cannavaro (136)
Top scorer: Luigi Riva (35)
FIFA code: ITA
FIFA ranking: 12
European Championship Record:
France 1960: Did Not Enter
Spain 1964: Did Not Qualify
Italy 1968: Champions
Belgium 1972: Did Not Qualify
Yugoslavia 1976: Did Not Qualify
Italy 1980: 4th Round
France 1984: Did Not Qualify
Germany 1988: Semi Final
Sweden 1992: Did Not Qualify
England 1996: Group Stage
Belgium-Netherlands 2000: Runners-up
Portugal 2004: Group Stage
Austria-Switzerland 2008: Quarter Final
Poland-Ukraine 2012: Qualified
Base Camp
Italy will travel to Poland on July 4 and stay at the Turowka Hotel & Spa in Wieliczka, eight miles from Krakow. They will be training at the Marshal Josef Pilsudski Stadium in Krakow, which is the home of top flight side Cracovia.
Group C
10.06.12 Spain (Gdansk)
14.06.12 Croatia (Poznan)
18.06.12 Republic of Ireland (Poznan)
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