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Only player to win both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship Dino Zoff (1968 and 1982) [14] Only players to win both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal Sergio Bertoni, Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli, Pietro Rava (1936 and 1938) [42] Longest career Gianluigi Buffon, 29 October 1997–23 March 2018, 20 years, 145 days [43]
Four Italy international footballers: Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps; [1] Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals; [2] Together with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio has scored the most goals at the FIFA World Cup (9); [3] Together with Giovanni Ferrari ...
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Fourteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied ...
2 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1928–29. 4, Bologna; 6 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1926–27. 14, Torino; 8 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1927–28 - 1945–46. 22, Torino; 16 Teams (2 points per win) 1934–35 to 1942–43 - 1967–68 to 1987–88. 51, Juventus 1976–77
Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo saved one penalty during the match and two in the shootout, while striker Francesco Totti scored his penalty with a cucchiaio (lit. ' spoon ' ) chip. [ 62 ] Italy finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 against France (to a golden goal in extra time) after conceding an equalising goal ...
Levan Kobiashvili holds the appearance record for Georgia, having been capped 100 times during an international career that lasted 15 years. [9] The goalscoring record is held by Shota Arveladze, who scored 26 times in 61 matches. [10] As of April 2023, Georgia are ranked 77th in the FIFA World Rankings. [11]
Most goals scored in a top-tier league match: 17 – Passang Tshering, RIHS 0–20 Transport United, 2007 Bhutan A-Division, 4 August 2007 Most goals scored in a domestic cup match: 16 – Stefan Dembicki , Lens 32–0 Auby Asturies, 1942–43 French Cup, 11 December 1942 [ 47 ] [ 48 ]
Georgia's first game came against Azerbaijan in Tbilisi, losing 4–2 in Tbilisi. The Georgian SSR's first win came in their second game, beating Armenia 7–0. Georgia would later host the 1927 and 1928 editions of the Trans-Caucasian Championship, winning the latter edition after a 5–1 and 6–0 win over Armenia and Azerbaijan respectively.