The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) represents Italy in international football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy.
The FIGC was founded in Turin in1898, is member of the FIFA since 1905, and also a member of the UEFA since 1954. The first official event was a championship featuring four northern teams on 8 May 1898 in Turin. Genoa Cricket and Athletic Club were crowned as champions, defeating Internazionale Torino by 3–1, following extra time. However, the first national championship was 15 years later, in 1913, and the Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892 (currently called U.S. Vercelli Calci), based in Vercelli, Piedmont prevailed.
Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, only behind Brazil who has won five titles. Italians have won four World Cup title (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006), one UEFA European Championships (1968), and one Olympic Tournament (1936).
The Golden Ball award goes to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals and was introduced for the first time in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup and was given for the first time in 1982. It was renamed Golden Boot in 2010.
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The Golden Glove or Yashin Award award goes to the top goalkeeper of the tournament and was given for the first time in1982. It was renamed Golden Glove in 2010
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The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 2002.
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