Group E: Italy

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Nickname: Gli Azzurri (The Blues)

FIFA Ranking: 14th

Elo Ranking: 15th

Head Coach: Antonio Conte

Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
18	9	6	3	50

Captain: Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A.

Qualified: Winners of Group H
 

Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
7	3	0	16	7	9	24

Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Graziano Pellè who plays for Southampton in England's Barclay's Premier league scored 3 goals.

European Championship History: This is Italy's 9th trip to a European Championship. They have one the tournament one time back in 1968 when they hosted it. The original Final ended in a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia. As a result, the Final was replayed two days later with the hosts finishing 2-0 better.

European Championship 2012: Italy finished second in Group B with 1 victory and 2 draws behind Spain. They battled their way back in the Championship match where they met Spain in a rematch from the group stages. While the first match ended in a 1-1 draw, the Spanish side proved to be 4-0 better and left Italy as Runners-Up.