A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
.jpg) France–Italy match on 20 February 1921 | |
| Location | Europe (UEFA) |
|---|---|
| Teams |  France Italy |
| First meeting | Italy 6–2 France Friendly (15 May 1910) |
| Latest meeting | France 3–1 Italy Friendly (1 June 2018) |
| Next meeting | France v Italy UEFA Nations League (6 September 2024) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 39 |
| Most wins | Italy (18) |
| All-time series | Italy: 18 Draw: 10 France: 11 |
| Largest victory | Italy 7–0 France Friendly (22 March 1925) |
| Largest goal scoring | Italy 9–4 France Friendly (18 January 1920) |
  France Italy | |
The France–Italy football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Italy and France,[1][2][3][4] having achieved six FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Championships between the two countries. Italy has won four FIFA World Cups in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006, while France has won two FIFA World Cups in 1998 and 2018.
For many years Italy dominated (before 1982: 17 wins, three losses, and six draws), while from 1982, the French team had not lost one regulation game against Italy (with five wins and four draws) until the 2006 World Cup Final, which Italy won 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, however, FIFA considers it a draw, with the winner earning an additional point. France did, however, lost the UEFA Euro 2008 Group C match against Italy 2–0.[5]
The two countries also met in the final of the 2000 European Championship, won by France with an extra-time golden goal by David Trezeguet.
List of matches
| Number | Date | Location | Competition | Game | Results |
| 1 | 15 May 1910 |  Milan |
Friendly | Italy – France | 6–2 (a) |
| 2 | 9 April 1911 | Saint-Ouen / Paris |
France – Italy | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 17 March 1912 | Turin |
Italy – France | 3–4 | |
| 4 | 12 January 1913 | Saint-Ouen / Paris |
France – Italy | 1–0 | |
| 5 | 29 March 1914 | Turin |
Italy – France | 2–0 | |
| 6 | 18 January 1920 | Milan |
Italy – France | 9–4 | |
| 7 | 29 August 1920 |  Antwerp |
1920 Summer Olympics | France – Italy | 3–1 |
| 8 | 20 February 1921 | Marseille |
Friendly | France – Italy | 1–2 |
| 9 | 22 March 1925 | Turin |
Italy – France | 7–0 | |
| 10 | 24 April 1927 | Colombes / Paris |
France – Italy | 3–3 | |
| 11 | 29 May 1928 |  Amsterdam |
1928 Summer Olympics | France – Italy | 3–4 |
| 12 | 25 January 1931 | Bologna |
Friendly | Italy – France | 5–0 |
| 13 | 10 April 1932 | Colombes / Paris |
France – Italy | 1–2 | |
| 14 | 17 February 1935 | Rome |
Italy – France | 2–1 | |
| 15 | 5 December 1937 | Paris |
France – Italy | 0–0 | |
| 16 | 12 June 1938 | Colombes / Paris |
1938 World Cup | France – Italy | 1–3 (b) |
| 17 | 4 December 1938 | Naples |
Friendly | Italy – France | 1–0 |
| 18 | 4 April 1948 | Colombes / Paris |
France – Italy | 1–3 | |
| 19 | 3 June 1951 | Genoa |
Italy – France | 4–1 | |
| 20 | 11 April 1954 | Colombes / Paris |
France – Italy | 1–3 | |
| 21 | 5 May 1956 | Bologna |
Italy – France | 2–0 | |
| 22 | 9 November 1958 | Colombes / Paris |
France – Italy | 2–2 | |
| 23 | 5 May 1962 | Florence |
Italy – France | 2–1 | |
| 24 | 19 March 1966 | Paris |
France – Italy | 0–0 | |
| 25 | 8 February 1978 | Naples |
Italy – France | 2–2 | |
| 26 | 2 June 1978 |  Mar del Plata |
1978 World Cup | Italy – France | 2–1 |
| 27 | 23 February 1982 |  Paris |
Friendly | France – Italy | 2–0 |
| 28 | 17 June 1986 |  Mexico City |
1986 World Cup | Italy – France | 0–2 |
| 29 | 16 February 1994 | Naples |
Friendly | Italy – France | 0–1 |
| 30 | 11 June 1997 | Paris |
Tournoi de France | France – Italy | 2–2 |
| 31 | 3 July 1998 | Saint Denis |
1998 World Cup | France – Italy | 0–0 (c) |
| 32 | 2 July 2000 | Rotterdam |
Euro 2000 final | France – Italy | 2–1 (d) |
| 33 | 9 July 2006 |  Berlin |
2006 World Cup final | Italy – France | 1–1 (e) |
| 34 | 6 September 2006 | Paris |
Euro 2008 qualifier | France – Italy | 3–1 |
| 35 | 8 September 2007 | Milan |
Italy – France | 0–0 | |
| 36 | 17 June 2008 |  Zürich |
Euro 2008 | France – Italy | 0–2 |
| 37 | 14 November 2012 | Parma |
Friendly | Italy – France | 1–2 |
| 38 | 1 September 2016 | Bari |
Italy – France | 1–3 | |
| 39 | 1 June 2018 | Nice |
France – Italy | 3–1 | |
| 40 | 6 September 2024 | Paris |
2024–25 Nations League | France – Italy | |
| 41 | 17 November 2024 | TBD |
Italy – France |
- (a) First international match ever for Italy
- (b) Italy won the quarter-final and would go on to win the 1938 World Cup
- (c) France won the quarter-final on penalties (4–3) after extra time, and would go on to win the 1998 World Cup
- (d) France won the 2000 European Championship after a golden goal in extra time by David Trezeguet
- (e) Italy won the 2006 World Cup on penalties (5–3) after extra time
Comparison of France's and Italy's positions in major international tournaments
- Key
Denotes which team finished better in that particular competition.
DNQ: Did not qualify.
DNP: Did not participate.
TBD: To be determined.
| Tournament | France
|
Italy
|
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 World Cup | 7th | DNP | |
| 1934 World Cup | 9th | 1st | Tournament played in Italy. |
| 1938 World Cup | 6th | 1st | Tournament played in France. In the quarter-finals, Italy defeated France 3–1. |
| 1950 World Cup | DNP | 7th | |
| 1954 World Cup | 11th | 10th | |
| 1958 World Cup | 3rd | DNQ | |
| Euro 1960 | 4th | DNP | Tournament played in France. |
| 1962 World Cup | DNQ | 9th | |
| Euro 1964 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 1966 World Cup | 13th | 9th | |
| Euro 1968 | DNQ | 1st | Tournament played in Italy. |
| 1970 World Cup | DNQ | 2nd | |
| Euro 1972 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 1974 World Cup | DNQ | 10th | |
| Euro 1976 | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 1978 World Cup | 12th | 4th | France and Italy were placed in the same first round group. Italy defeated France 2–1, in the match between the two teams, as France did not progress out of the group. |
| Euro 1980 | DNQ | 4th | Tournament played in Italy. |
| 1982 World Cup | 4th | 1st | |
| Euro 1984 | 1st | DNQ | Tournament played in France. |
| 1986 World Cup | 3rd | 12th | In the round of 16, France defeated Italy 2–0. |
| Euro 1988 | DNQ | 4th | |
| 1990 World Cup | DNQ | 3rd | Tournament played in Italy. |
| Euro 1992 | 6th | DNQ | |
| 1994 World Cup | DNQ | 2nd | |
| Euro 1996 | 4th | 10th | |
| 1998 World Cup | 1st | 5th | In the quarter-finals, France defeated Italy 4–3 on penalties after extra time. Tournament played in France. |
| Euro 2000 | 1st | 2nd | In the final, France defeated Italy 2–1 with a golden goal in extra time. |
| 2002 World Cup | 28th | 15th | |
| Euro 2004 | 6th | 9th | |
| 2006 World Cup | 2nd | 1st | In the final, Italy defeated France 5–3 on penalties. |
| Euro 2008 | 15th | 8th | France and Italy were placed in the same first round group. Italy defeated France 2–0, in the match between the two teams, as France did not progress out of the group. |
| 2010 World Cup | 29th | 26th | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=France–Italy_football_rivalry