Italy at the FIFA World Cup Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is one of only three players who have been part of five FIFA World Cup squads. Two Italians were awarded the Golden Boot for best goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup: Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990 with 6 goals each. Golden Ball award Golden Boot award Other individual awards Three World Cup finals have been officiated by representatives of the Italian football federation, only English referees have had the honour more often (four times). The 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands has been led by Sergio Gonella, who had already officiated the
1978 FIFA World Cup squads called two. 1978 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1978 FIFA World Cup final tournament in Argentina. Head coach: César Luis Menotti Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. Head coach: Michel Hidalgo Head coach: Lajos Baróti Head coach: Enzo Bearzot Head coach: José Antonio Roca Head coach: Jacek Gmoch Head coach: Abdelmajid Chetali Head coach: Helmut Schön Head coach: Helmut Senekowitsch Head coach: Cláudio Coutinho Head coach: Ladislao Kubala Head coach: Georg Ericson Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani Head coach: