Italy–Spain football rivalry

Italy–Spain football rivalry
Teams  Italy
 Spain
First meeting Spain 2–0 Italy
(2 September 1920)
Latest meeting Italy 1–1 Spain
(6 October 2016)
Next meeting Spain – Italy
(2 September 2017)
Statistics
Meetings total 36
Most wins Italy (11)
Spain (10)
Largest victory Italy 7–1 Spain
(4 June 1928)
Largest goal scoring Italy 7–1 Spain
(4 June 1928)

The Italy–Spain football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Italy and Spain,[1] having achieved five FIFA World Cup between the two countries. They have played against each other three times in the World Cup and five times in the UEFA European Championship. Most notably, the two met at the UEFA Euro 2012 Final, which Spain won 4–0. They have also met at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Italy have won a total of 11 meetings, slightly edging Spain's 10 wins.[2]

The last meeting ended in a 1–1 draw in at Juventus Stadium, Turin, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 6 October 2016.

List of matches

Number Date Location Competition Game Results
01 2 September 1920 Belgium Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics Spain – Italy 2–0
02 9 March 1924 Italy Milan Friendly Italy – Spain 0–0
03 25 May 1924 France Colombes 1924 Summer Olympics Italy – Spain 1–0
04 14 June 1925 Spain Valencia Friendly Spain – Italy 1–0
05 29 May 1927 Italy Bologna Friendly Italy – Spain 2–0
06 22 April 1928 Spain Gijón Friendly Spain – Italy 1–1
07 1 June 1928 Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Italy – Spain 1–1
(a)
08 4 June 1928 Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics Italy – Spain 7–1
(b)
09 22 June 1930 Italy Bologna Friendly Italy – Spain 2–3
10 19 April 1931 Spain Bilbao Friendly Spain – Italy 0–0
11 31 May 1934 Italy Florence 1934 World Cup Italy – Spain 1–1
(c)
12 1 June 1934 Italy Florence 1934 World Cup Italy – Spain 1–0
(d)
13 19 April 1942 Italy Milan Friendly Italy – Spain 4–0
14 27 March 1949 Spain Madrid Friendly Spain – Italy 1–3
15 28 February 1959 Italy Rome Friendly Italy – Spain 1–1
16 13 March 1960 Spain Barcelona Friendly Spain – Italy 3–1
17 21 February 1970 Spain Madrid Friendly Spain – Italy 2–2
18 20 February 1971 Italy Cagliari Friendly Italy – Spain 1–2
19 25 January 1978 Spain Madrid Friendly Spain – Italy 2–1
20 21 December 1978 Italy Rome Friendly Italy – Spain 1–0
21 12 June 1980 Italy Milan Euro 1980 Italy – Spain 0–0
22 14 June 1988 Germany Frankfurt Euro 1988 Italy – Spain 1–0
23 9 July 1994 United States Foxborough 1994 World Cup Italy – Spain 2–1
24 18 November 1998 Italy Salerno Friendly Italy – Spain 2–2
25 29 March 2000 Spain Barcelona Friendly Spain – Italy 2–0
26 28 April 2004 Italy Genoa Friendly Italy – Spain 1–1
27 26 March 2008 Spain Elche Friendly Spain – Italy 1–0
28 22 June 2008 Austria Vienna Euro 2008 Spain – Italy 0–0
(e)
29 10 August 2011 Italy Bari Friendly Italy – Spain 2–1
30 10 June 2012 Poland Gdańsk Euro 2012 Spain – Italy 1–1
31 1 July 2012 Ukraine Kiev Euro 2012 Final Spain – Italy 4–0
32 27 June 2013 Brazil Fortaleza 2013 Confederations Cup Spain – Italy 0–0
(f)
33 5 March 2014 Spain Madrid Friendly Spain – Italy 1–0
34 24 March 2016 Italy Udine Friendly Italy – Spain 1–1
35 27 June 2016 France Saint-Denis Euro 2016 Italy – Spain 2–0
36 6 October 2016 Italy Turin 2018 World Cup qualifier Italy – Spain 1–1
37 2 September 2017 Spain TBA 2018 World Cup qualifier Spain – Italy

Comparison of Italy's and Spain's positions in major international tournaments

Tournament  Italy  Spain Notes
1930 World Cup DNP DNP
1934 World Cup 1st 5th Italy and Spain faced off in the quarter-final match which ended 1–1 and was replayed the following day where Italy won 1–0.
1938 World Cup 1st DNP
1950 World Cup 7th 4th
1954 World Cup 10th DNP
1958 World Cup FTQ DNP
Euro 1960 DNP DNP
1962 World Cup 9th 13th
Euro 1964 FTQ 1st
1966 World Cup 9th 10th
Euro 1968 1st FTQ
1970 World Cup 2nd FTQ
Euro 1972 FTQ FTQ
1974 World Cup 10th FTQ
Euro 1976 FTQ FTQ
1978 World Cup 4th 10th
Euro 1980 4th 7th
1982 World Cup 1st 12th
Euro 1984 FTQ 2nd
1986 World Cup 12th 7th
Euro 1988 4th 6th Italy beat Spain 1–0 in their group stage match up; Spain did not advance from the group, while Italy did.
1990 World Cup 3rd 10th
Euro 1992 FTQ FTQ
1994 World Cup 2nd 8th Italy beat Spain 2–1 in the quarter-finals, eliminating them from the tournament.
Euro 1996 10th 6th
1998 World Cup 5th 17th
Euro 2000 2nd 5th
2002 World Cup 15th 5th
Euro 2004 9th 10th
2006 World Cup 1st 9th
Euro 2008 8th 1st In the quarter-final, Italy and Spain were matched up in a goalless draw after 120 minutes in which Spain won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out, eliminating Italy from the tournament.
2010 World Cup 26th 1st
Euro 2012 2nd 1st Italy and Spain were matched up in the group stage, which ended 1–1 and later faced off in the final, in which Spain defeated Italy 4–0.
2014 World Cup 22nd 23rd
Euro 2016 5th 10th In the round of 16, Italy defeated Spain 2–0, eliminating them from the tournament.

     Denotes which team finished better in that particular competition
FTQ – Failed to qualify
DNP – Did not participate

Major tournaments

1934 World Cup

On 31 May, Italy faced Spain in the quarter-final of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where the two sides drew 1–1 after extra time with Spanish goal by Luis Regueiro in the 30th minute and Italian goal by Giovanni Ferrari in the 44th minute. They then faced off again in the replay match the following day to settle the team that advances; Italy won the replay 1–0 win the goal coming from Giuseppe Meazza in the 11th minute.[3] Italy went on to win their first World Cup title.

Euro 1988

On 14 June, Italy and Spain were matched up for the second match in the group stage, where Italy won 1–0 with the goal coming from Gianluca Vialli in the 73rd minute.[3] Italy went on to win their last group match, while Spain lost theirs; Italy made it out of the group, while Spain did not.

1994 World Cup

On 9 July, Italy won the quarter-final match up against Spain in the 1994 World Cup 2–1 quarter-final at Foxboro Stadium, with Italian Dino Baggio scoring first in the 25th minute, the Spaniards equalised with a goal from José Luis Caminero in the 58th minute, before Roberto Baggio sealed the Italian victory in the 88th minute.[3] A controversy in the match was Mauro Tassotti's elbow on Spanish player Luis Enrique,[4] but during the match the incident went unpunished – Tassotti was later banned for eight games.[5]

Euro 2008

On 22 June, Italy and Spain were matched up for a quarter-final in Euro 2008; the game ended a goalless draw after 120 minutes and resulted in a penalty shoot-out which Spain won 4–2.[3] Spain went on to win the European Championship for the second time.

Penalty shoot-out

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final

On 1 July, Spain and Italy were matched up for the final of Euro 2012. Spain took the lead in the 14th minute, though, when Andrés Iniesta played a through-ball to Cesc Fàbregas, who drove past Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini to the by-line before pulling back a cross for David Silva to head into the net from six yards.[6] Chiellini was clearly struggling with a thigh injury he had picked up in the earlier rounds, and he was replaced by Federico Balzaretti after 20 minutes.[6] Italy responded with a couple of shots from Antonio Cassano that were saved by Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas,[6] but Spain doubled their lead before half-time when Xavi picked out left-back Jordi Alba, who capped a long forward run with a precise finish past Gianluigi Buffon in the Italy goal.[6]

Antonio Di Natale came on for Cassano at half-time and twice went close to scoring, the second effort forcing a save from the onrushing Casillas.[6] Italy's final substitution saw Thiago Motta replace Riccardo Montolivo, but he soon suffered a hamstring injury; with all of their substitutes used, Italy had to play the last 30 minutes of the match with ten men.[6] Fernando Torres replaced Fàbregas with 15 minutes left to play, and scored in the 84th minute – assisted by Xavi – to become the first man to score in two European Championship finals.[7] Torres then turned provider four minutes later, cutting the ball back with the outside of his boot for fellow substitute and Chelsea forward Juan Mata to sweep into an empty net for a final score of 4–0,[6] the widest margin of victory in any European Championship final. Spain became the first team to retain the European Championship title and also the first European team to win three major international competitions in a row.

2013 Confederations Cup

On 27 June, the semi-final of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil was contested between Italy and Spain, where after a goalless 120 minutes, Spain won 7–6 in the resulting penalty shoot-out; Italy's Leonardo Bonucci was the only player to miss.[8]

Penalty shoot-out

Euro 2016

On 27 June, Italy and Spain matched up for the round of 16 in the Euro 2016, which saw Italy win 2–0 with goals from Giorgio Chiellini in the 33rd minute and Graziano Pellè in stoppage time of the second half. Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea made several impressive saves to keep Spain in the match, notably on Pellè's first half header attempt, however it ultimately ended in defeat, as Spain were eliminated from the tournament.[9][10]

Statistics

Overall

Draws include penalty shoot-outs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spain renews its rivalry with Italy". TSN.ca. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Italy – Spain (Head-To-Head) at FIFA.com
  3. 1 2 3 4 Richard Martin (25 June 2016). "Italy v Spain: five unforgettable meetings". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Luis Enrique full of respect". BBC Sport. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Date set for Hendry decision; BBC Sport, 3 April 2001
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McNulty, Phil (1 July 2012). "Spain 4–0 Italy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Rostance, Tom; Dawkes, Phil (2 July 2012). "Euro 2012 final: as it happened". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Match Report Spain-Italy". FIFA.com.
  9. ↑ Jim Foulerton (27 June 2016). "Dominant Italy brush aside champions Spain". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "David De Gea's save in Spain vs. Italy was a 'miracle' - Graziano Pelle". ESPNFC.com. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

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