2 - 2001, Roma (AM)
ITALIA - ARGENTINA 1-2

Italia (3-4-1-2): Buffon 6.5, Pierini 5, Cannavaro 5, Maldini 5 (8' St Bertotto 5.5), C.Zenoni 5, Tommasi 6.5 (32' St Di Biagio Sv), Tacchinardi 5, Pessotto 5 (25' St Coco Sv), Fiore 6 (8' St Totti 5.5), F.Inzaghi 5, Vieri 6 (26' St Delvecchio Sv). (12 Toldo, 6 Nesta, 13 Pancaro, 16 Di Livio, 18 D.Zenoni, 20 Del Piero). Ct: Trapattoni 5.5. 

Argentina (3-4-1-2): Burgos 5.5, Vivas 6, Ayala 6 (36' St Pochettino Sv), Samuel 6, Zanetti 6.5, Simeone 6, Veron 6.5 (28' St Husain Sv), Sorin 6.5, Aimar 7 (36' St Gallardo Sv), Crespo 7.5 (49' St Cruz Sv), Gonzalez 7 (41' St G.Lopez Sv). (12 Cavallero, 7 Claudio Lopez). Ct: Bielsa 6.5. 

Referee: Sars (Francia) 6. 

Goals: nel Pt 25' Fiore, 36' Gonzales; nel St 3' Crespo.

24-03-2001, Bucarest (QM)

ROMANIA - ITALIA 0-2

Romania (3-4-3): Stelea 5.5, Radoi 5 (26' st Serban), Filipescu 6, Prodan 5, Contra 6, D. Munteanu 5.5, Galca 6 (15' st C.Munteanu 6), Codrea 5.5, Ilie 6.5, Niculae 5.5, Moldovan 6 (34' st Ganea). (12 Prunea, 13 Ciobotariu, 14 Ghioane, 18 Stoica). Allenatore: Boloni 5.

Italia (3-5-1-1): Buffon 6.5, Cannavaro 6, Nesta 6.5, Maldini 7, Zambrotta 6, Albertini 6, Tommasi 7.5, Pancaro 6, Fiore 6.5 (17' st Tacchinardi 6), Inzaghi 8 (41' st Montella), Del Piero 7. (12 Toldo, 13 Pierini, 14 Pessotto, 16 Di Livio, 17 Chiesa). Allenatore: Trapattoni 7.

Referee: Fandel (Germania) 6.

Goals: nel primo tempo, 28' e 33' Inzaghi.

28-03-2001, Trieste (QM)

ITALIA - LITUANIA 4-0

Italia (3-4-1-2): Buffon 6.5, Cannavaro 6.5, Nesta 6, Maldini 6, Zambrotta 7, Tommasi 6.5, Tacchinardi 6.5, Coco 5.5, Totti 7.5 (29' st Fiore), Inzaghi 7.5 (24' st Montella Sv ), Del Piero 7.5 (38' st Di Livio). (12 Toldo, 13 Bertotto, 14 Pancaro, 17 Chiesa). Allenatore: Trapattoni 7.

Lituania (4-4-2): Stauce 5, Skarbalius 5.5, Dziaukstas 5, Semberas 5, Zvirgzdauskas 6, Mikalajunas 5.5 (20' st Jankauskas), Zutautas R. 5.5, Morinas 6, Joksas 6, Poskus 6.5 (32' st Zvingilas), Razanauskas 6 (5' st Danilevicius 5.5). (12 Zutautas V., 13 Cesnauskis, 16 Stankevicius, 18 Beniusis). Allenatore: Zelkevicius 5.5.

Referee: Shmolik (Bie) 6

Goals: Inzaghi, Del Piero, Inzaghi, Del Piero

25-04-2001, Perugia (AM)

MARCATORE: nel st 9' Montella. 

ITALIA (3-4-1-2): Toldo, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Maldini, Zambrotta (25' st Pancaro), Tommasi (36' st Di Livio), Tacchinardi, Coco, Liverani (1' st Fiore), Inzaghi (1' st Chiesa), Montella. (12 Buffon, 13 Adani, 14 Bertotto). Allenatore: Trapattoni. 

SUD AFRICA (4-4-2): Vonk, Mokoena, Issa, Schoeman, Carnell (23' st Legketho), Zuma (46' st Nzama), Moscheu, Fortune, Phiri (13' st Nkalele), Bartlett (36' st August), McCarthy (26' st Masinga). (16 Arendse, 8 Pienaar). Allenatore: Queiroz. 

Referee: Busacca (Svizzera). 

02-06-2001, Tbilisi (QM)

GEORGIA - ITALIA 1-2

Georgia (4-5-1): Zoidze 6; Abramidze 5, Silagadze 5, Kaladze 6, Kobiashvili 6; Khizanishvili 5.5 (33' st Gakhokidze 6.5), Nemsadze 5.5 (35' pt S.Arveladze 7), Rekhviashvili 6, Ketsbaia 6.5, Menteshashvili 6 (15' st A.Arveladze 6); Kavelashvili 6. (12 Gvaramadze, 15 Todua, 16 Shashiashvili, 18 Kemoklidze). Allenatore: Kipiani 6.5 

Italia (3-4-1-2): Buffon 6.5, Cannavaro 7, Nesta 6.5 (29' st Materazzi sv), Maldini 6, Zambrotta 6.5, Tommasi 7.5, Tacchinardi 6, Pancaro 5.5, Totti 7.5, Delvecchio 6.5 (33' st Montella sv), Del Piero 5.5 (13' st Di Livio 6). (12 Toldo, 13 Pierini, 16 Fiore, 18 Inzaghi). Allenatore: Trapattoni 7. 

Referee: Gonzalez (Spagna) 6. 

Goals: 45' pt Delvecchio, 22' st Totti, 34'
Gakhokidze

World Cup Palmares 

1930
Uruguay
doesn't participate

1934
Italy
World Champion
Italy - Cecoslovacchia 2 - 1 

1938
France
World Champion
Italy - Unghery 3 - 2

1950
Brasil
Eliminated in the 1st turn

1954
Swizerland
Eliminated in the 1st turn 

1958
Sweden
Not Qualified 

1962
Chile
Eliminated in the 1st turn

1966
England
Eliminated in the 1st turn 

1970
Mexico
2nd place

1974
Germany
Eliminated in the 1st turn

1978
Argentina
4th place

1982
Spain
World Champion
Italy - West Germany 3 - 1

1986
Mexico
Eliminated at the ottavis of final

1990
Italy
3rd place 

1994
USA
2nd place 

1998
France
Eliminated to the quarters of final