List of Italy national football team World Cup and European Championship squads

The World Cup and European Championship, are the primary competitive tournaments the Italy national football team enters. The tournaments are held every four years in alternate even numbered years. Excluding the tournament years in which Italy either did not enter or failed to qualify for the finals, the Italy national team has nominated the following squads of players to compete in the tournaments:

1934 World Cup
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
 * Progress: Winners

1938 World Cup
Head coach: Vittorio Pozzo
 * Progress: Winners

1950 World Cup
Head coach: Ferruccio Novo
 * Progress: Group stage

1954 World Cup
Head coach: 🇭🇺 Lajos Czeizler
 * Progress: Group stage

1962 World Cup
Head coach: Paolo Mazza and Giovanni Ferrari
 * Progress: Group stage

1966 World Cup
Head coach: Edmondo Fabbri
 * Progress: Group stage

1968 European Championship
Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
 * Progress: Winners

1970 World Cup
Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
 * Progress: Runners-up

1974 World Cup
Head coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi
 * Progress: Group stage

1978 World Cup
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
 * Progress: Fourth place

1980 European Championship
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
 * Progress: Fourth place

1982 World Cup
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
 * Progress: Winners

1986 World Cup
Head coach: Enzo Bearzot
 * Progress: Round of 16

1988 European Championship
Head coach: Azeglio Vicini
 * Progress: Semi-finals

1990 World Cup
Head coach: Azeglio Vicini
 * Progress: Third place

1994 World Cup
Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi
 * Progress: Runners-up

1996 European Championship
Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi
 * Progress: Group stage

1998 World Cup
Head coach: Cesare Maldini
 * Progress: Quarter-finals

2000 European Championship
Italy named an initial 26-man squad for the tournament on 18 May 2000. Midfielders Dino Baggio and Diego Fuser, and defender Giuseppe Pancaro did not make the cut for the final 22, while forward Christian Vieri was ruled out through injury. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was originally named in the final 22, but suffered a broken hand in a warm-up friendly against Norway on 3 June 2000; he was replaced in the squad by Milan's Christian Abbiati.

Head coach: Dino Zoff
 * Progress: Runners-up

2002 World Cup
Roberto Baggio was controversially excluded from the squad by coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who believed him to not have fully recovered from the serious injury he had sustained during the season although he was initially keen to include Baggio in the final 23-man list. Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
 * Progress: Round of 16

2004 European Championship
Head coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
 * Progress: Group stage

2006 World Cup
In honour of Italy winning the FIFA World Cup for a fourth time, all members of the World Cup-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere Ufficiale.

Head coach: Marcello Lippi
 * Progress: Winners

2008 European Championship
Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the Italian squad on 2 June after he was injured in training; he was replaced by Alessandro Gamberini.

Head coach: Roberto Donadoni
 * Progress: Quarter-finals

2010 World Cup
Head coach: Marcello Lippi
 * Progress: Group stage

2012 European Championship
Cesare Prandelli named a provisional 32-man squad on 13 May 2012, the final day of the 2011–12 Serie A season. On 29 May 2012, Prandelli announced his final squad list, with defender Domenico Criscito not considered due to match-fixing charges.

Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
 * Progress: Runners-up

2014 World Cup
The final squad was announced on 1 June 2014. The squad numbers were revealed the next day.

Head coach: Cesare Prandelli
 * Progress: Group stage

2016 European Championship
Antonio Conte announced his final squad on 31 May 2016, with Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco controversially left out and Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti left out due to injury.

Head coach: Antonio Conte
 * Progress: Quarter-finals

2020 European Championship
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was played in 2021. Roberto Mancini announced his final squad on 1 June 2021. On 3 June, the injured Stefano Sensi was replaced by Matteo Pessina. On 10 June, the injured Lorenzo Pellegrini was replaced by Gaetano Castrovilli.

Head coach: Roberto Mancini
 * Progress: Winners

2024 European Championship
Italy announced a 30-man squad on 23 May 2024. On 30 May, Francesco Acerbi was forced to withdraw due to injury. On 2 June, Giorgio Scalvini was also forced to withdraw due to injury, and the next day Federico Gatti was called up as a replacement. On 6 June, the final 26-man squad was announced, with Ivan Provedel, Samuele Ricci and Riccardo Orsolini being cut.

Head coach: Luciano Spalletti
 * Progress: Round of 16