the last time italy won world cup was 2006.
the last time italy won world cup was 2006.
when was the last time italy won world cup?
2006
at the 2010 world cup in south africa, reigning champions italy were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, finishing last place in their group. after being held to 1–1 draws by paraguay and new zealand, they suffered a 3–2 loss to slovakia. it was the first time italy failed to win a single game at a world cup finals tournament, and in doing so became the third nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the world cup crown; the first being brazil in 1966 and the second france in 2002. coincidentally, france who had been italy's adversaries and the losing finalist in the 2006 world cup, were also eliminated without winning a game in the first round in south africa, making it the first time ever that neither finalist of the previous edition were able to reach the second round.
history of the italy national football team
the championship was contested by england, france, ireland, italy, scotland and wales. ireland won the championship on a points difference tie-break from france, after both teams had won four of their five matches; it was ireland's second title in three seasons. ireland had to win their final game, against scotland, by a margin of 27 points or more to win the title and achieved this with victory by 73 points to 3. this was also the first time italy finished in a position above 4th place in the six nations, whether men's or women's, and the first time italy had denied a team a grand slam.
2015 women's six nations championship