Italy national football team results (1930–1949)

This is a list of the Italy national football team results from 1930 to 1949. During this period, Italy achieved first place at the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup, the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic football tournament, and first place at the 1927–30 and the 1933–35 Central European International Cup as well as coming in second place at the 1931–32 and the 1936–38[nb 1] editions of the latter tournament.

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Results

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1930

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9 February 1930 International friendly Italy   4–2    Switzerland Rome, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Magnozzi   22'
Orsi   26'
Meazza   37', 39'
Report Poretti   17', 19' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: E. Gray (England)
2 March 1930 International friendly Germany   0–2   Italy Frankfurt, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Baloncieri   53'
Meazza   75'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
6 April 1930 International friendly Netherlands   1–1   Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 AT (UTC+00:20) van den Broek   63' Report Baloncieri   24' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
11 May 1930 1927–30 Central European International Cup Hungary   0–5   Italy Budapest, Hungary
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Meazza   17', 65', 70'
Magnozzi   72'
Costantino   84'
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
22 June 1930 International friendly Italy   2–3   Spain Bologna, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Costantino   3', 40' Report Regueiro   30', 72'
Ventolrà   87'
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium)

1931

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25 January 1931 International friendly Italy   5–0   France Bologna, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   21', 34', 40'
Cesarini   51'
Cattaneo   73'
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
22 February 1931 1931–32 Central European International Cup Italy   2–1   Austria Milan, Italy
14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   34'
Orsi   52'
Report Horvath   4' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
29 March 1931 1931–32 Central European International Cup Switzerland   1–1   Italy Bern, Switzerland
14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Abegglen   70' (pen.) Report Cesarini   85' Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Stanley Rous (England)
12 April 1931 International friendly Portugal   0–2   Italy Porto, Portugal
15:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Orsi   35'
Ferrari   41'
Stadium: Campo do Ameal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José Llovera Mas (Spain)
19 April 1931 International friendly Spain   0–0   Italy Bilbao, Spain
15:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
20 May 1931 International friendly Italy   3–0   Scotland Rome, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Costantino   6'
Meazza   42'
Orsi   87'
Report Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
15 November 1931 1931–32 Central European International Cup Italy   2–2   Czechoslovakia Rome, Italy
14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Pitto   53'
Bernardini   57' (pen.)
Report Svoboda   55', 83' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
13 December 1931 1931–32 Central European International Cup Italy   3–2   Hungary Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Libonatti   22'
Orsi   56'
Cesarini   90'
Report Avar   53', 60' Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)

1932

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14 February 1932 1931–32 Central European International Cup Italy   3–0    Switzerland Naples, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Fedullo   30', 32', 55' Report Stadium: Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
20 March 1932 1931–32 Central European International Cup Austria   2–1   Italy Wien, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Sindelar   56', 58' Report Meazza   66' Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland)
10 April 1932 International friendly France   1–2   Italy Colombes, France
15:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Libérati   11' Report Magnozzi   43'
Costantino   52'
Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
8 May 1932 1931–32 Central European International Cup Hungary   1–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Toldi   44' (pen.) Report Costantino   4' Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark)
28 October 1932 1931–32 Central European International Cup Czechoslovakia   2–1   Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bradáč   28'
Nejedlý   59'
Report Ferrari   54' Stadium: Strahov Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
27 November 1932 International friendly Italy   4–2   Hungary Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Orsi   26', 35'
Meazza   52'
Ferrari   79'
Report Béla   40' (pen.)
Markos   86'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: William Bangerter (Switzerland)

1933

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1 January 1933 International friendly Italy   3–1   Germany Bologna, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   24'
Costantino   27'
Schiavio   58'
Report Rohr   2' Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
12 February 1933 International friendly Belgium   2–3   Italy Brussels, Belgium
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) Voorhoof   31', 46' Report Meazza   26', 88'
Costantino   71'
Stadium: Stade du Jubilé
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Walter Lewington (England)
2 April 1933 1933–35 Central European International Cup Switzerland   0–3   Italy Geneva, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Schiavio   35', 60'
Meazza   75'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
13 May 1933 International friendly Italy   1–1   England Rome, Italy
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ferrari   4' Report Bastin   54' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
22 October 1933 1933–35 Central European International Cup Hungary   0–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Borel   43' Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Stanley Rous (England)
3 December 1933 1933–35 Central European International Cup Italy   5–2    Switzerland Florence, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ferrari   8'
Pizziolo   44'
Orsi   49'
Meazza   55'
Monti   66'
Report Bossi   21'
Kielholz   38'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Giovanni Berta
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)

1934

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11 February 1934 1933–35 Central European International Cup Italy   2–4   Austria Turin, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Guaita   48', 50' (pen.) Report Zischek   20', 23', 55'
Binder   28'
Stadium: Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
25 March 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 3
Italy   4–0   Greece Milan, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Guarisi   40'
Meazza   44', 71'
Ferrari   69'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
27 May 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
First round
Italy   7–1   United States Rome, Italy
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schiavio   18', 29', 64'
Orsi   20', 69'
Ferrari   63'
Meazza   90'
Report Donelli   57' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
31 May 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-final
Italy   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Spain Florence, Italy
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ferrari   44' Report Regueiro   30' Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
1 June 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-final (replay)
Italy   1–0   Spain Florence, Italy
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   11' Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)
3 June 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
Semi-final
Italy   1–0   Austria Milan, Italy
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guaita   19' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
10 June 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup
Final
Italy   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Czechoslovakia Rome, Italy
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Orsi   81'
Schiavio   95'
Report Puč   71' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
14 November 1934 International friendly England   3–2   Italy London, England
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) Brook   3', 10'
Drake   12'
Report Meazza   58', 62' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Otto Olsson (Sweden)
9 December 1934 International friendly Italy   4–2   Hungary Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guaita   27', 37'
Ferrari   63'
Meazza   83'
Report Sárosi   18'
Avar   39'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)

1935

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17 February 1935 International friendly Italy   2–1   France Rome, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   5', 15' Report Keller   27' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
24 March 1935 1933–35 Central European International Cup Austria   0–2   Italy Wien, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Piola   51', 81' Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Walter Lewington (England)
27 October 1935 1933–35 Central European International Cup Czechoslovakia   2–1   Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Horák   52', 80' Report Pitto   75' Stadium: Strahov Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pedro Escartín (Spain)
24 November 1935 1933–35 Central European International Cup Italy   2–2   Hungary Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Colaussi   69'
Ferrari   70'
Report Sárosi   43', 79' Stadium: Arena Civica
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hans Wuthrich (Switzerland)

1936

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5 April 1936 International friendly Switzerland   1–2   Italy Zürich, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Weiler   77' (pen.) Report Demaría   44'
Colaussi   67'
Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
17 May 1936 International friendly Italy   2–2   Austria Rome, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Demaría   64'
Pasinati   78'
Report Jerusalem   28'
Viertl   72'
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hertzka Pál (Hungary)
31 May 1936 International friendly Hungary   1–2   Italy Budapest, Hungary
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Turay   70' Report Pasinati   31'
Meazza   77'
Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Adolf Miesz (Austria)
3 August 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
First round
Italy   1–0   United States Berlin, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Frossi   58' Report Stadium: Poststadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carl Weingartner (Germany)
7 August 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final
Italy   8–0   Japan Berlin, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Frossi   14', 75', 80'
Biagi   32', 57', 81', 82'
Cappelli   89'
Report Stadium: Mommsenstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Otto Ohlsson (Sweden)
10 August 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
Semi-final
Italy   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Norway Berlin, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Negro   15'
Frossi   96'
Report Brustad   58' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)
15 August 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
Final
Italy   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Austria Berlin, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Frossi   70', 92' Report Kainberger   80' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
25 October 1936 1936–38 Central European International Cup Italy   4–2    Switzerland Milan, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   26'
Piola   37', 53'
Pasinati   60'
Report Bickel   31'
Diebold   76'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
15 November 1936 International friendly Germany   2–2   Italy Berlin, Germany
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Siffling   35', 40' Report Colaussi   2'
Ferrari   52'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 83,000
Referee: Rudolf Eklöw (Sweden)
13 December 1936 International friendly Italy   2–0   Czechoslovakia Genoa, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pasinati   40'
Ferrari   43'
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Adolf Miesz (Austria)

1937

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21 March 1937 1936–38 Central European International Cup Austria   2–0   Italy Wien, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jerusalem   40'
Stroh   63' (pen.)
Match abandoned Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Carl Olsson (Sweden)
Note: Match abandoned after 74 minutes following crowd trouble. The result was declared void but the Austrian players were still credited with international caps.
27 May 1937 International friendly Norway   1–3   Italy Oslo, Norway
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Danielsen   76' Report Meazza   14'
Piola   20', 54'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
31 October 1937 1936–38 Central European International Cup Switzerland   2–2   Italy Geneva, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Walaschek   17' (pen.)
Wagner   23'
Report Piola   5', 85' Stadium: Charmilles Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Walter Lewington (England)
5 December 1937 International friendly France   0–0   Italy Paris, France
14:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hans Wuthrich (Switzerland)

1938

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15 May 1938 International friendly Italy   6–1   Belgium Milan, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Meazza   17' (pen.)
Andreolo   28'
Pasinati   58'
Piola   71', 80', 84'
Report Capelle   2' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
22 May 1938 International friendly Italy   4–0   Yugoslavia Genoa, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Colaussi   6'
Piola   12'
Meazza   62' (pen.)
Ferrari   84'
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)
5 June 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup
First round
Italy   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Norway Marseille, France
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Ferraris   2'
Piola   94'
Report Brustad   83' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Germany)
12 June 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-final
France   1–3   Italy Paris, France
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Heisserer   10' Report Colaussi   9'
Piola   51', 72'
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Colombes
Attendance: 58,455
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
16 June 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup
Semi-final
Italy   2–1   Brazil Marseille, France
18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Colaussi   51'
Meazza   60' (pen.)
Report Romeu   87' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Hans Wuthrich (Switzerland)
19 June 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup
Final
Hungary   2–4   Italy Paris, France
17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) Titkos   8'
Sárosi   70'
Report Colaussi   6', 35'
Piola   16', 82'
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Colombes
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Georges Capdeville (France)
20 November 1938 International friendly Italy   2–0    Switzerland Bologna, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Colaussi   27'
Minelli   60' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
4 December 1938 International friendly Italy   1–0   France Naples, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Biavati   32' Report Stadium: Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)

1939

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26 March 1939 International friendly Italy   3–2   Germany Florence, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Piola   9', 48'
Biavati   35'
Report Hahnemann   28'
Janes   80'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Giovanni Berta
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
13 May 1939 International friendly Italy   2–2   England Milan, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biavati   49'
Piola   64'
Report Lawton   19'
Hall   77'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
4 June 1939 International friendly Yugoslavia   1–2   Italy Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Petrović   64' Report Piola   35'
Colaussi   61'
Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K.
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
8 June 1939 International friendly Hungary   1–3   Italy Budapest, Hungary
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kiszely   77' Report Piola   2'
Colaussi   59', 65'
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Thomas Thompson (England)
20 July 1939 International friendly Finland   2–3   Italy Helsinki, Finland
17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Lehtonen   21'
Weckström   41'
Report Piola   12', 28', 84' Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,547
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
12 November 1939 International friendly Switzerland   3–1   Italy Zürich, Switzerland
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Monnard   5'
Aeby   61', 88'
Report Puricelli   28' Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium)
26 November 1939 International friendly Germany   5–2   Italy Berlin, Germany
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Binder   21', 36', 85'
Lehner   67'
Conen   70'
Report Neri   15'
Demaría   27' (pen.)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Pedro Escartín (Spain)

1940

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3 March 1940 International friendly Italy   1–1    Switzerland Turin, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Corbelli   36' Report Bickel   20' Stadium: Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini
Attendance: 40,805
Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)
14 April 1940 International friendly Italy   2–1   Romania Rome, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biavati   61'
Piola   78'
Report Baratky   47' Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)
5 May 1940 International friendly Italy   3–2   Germany Milan, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Colaussi   17'
Bertoni   25'
Biavati   58'
Report Binder   28', 52' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
1 December 1940 International friendly Italy   1–1   Hungary Genoa, Italy
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Trevisan   14' Report Bodola   62' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

1942

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5 April 1942 International friendly Italy   4–0   Croatia Genoa, Italy
15:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gabetto   55'
Ferraris   58'
Biavati   64'
Grezar   68' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Helmut Finck (Germany)
19 April 1942 International friendly Italy   4–0   Spain Milan, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) V. Mazzola   48'
Ferraris   49'
Piola   87'
Loik   88'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

1945

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11 November 1945 International friendly Switzerland   4–4   Italy Zürich, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Amadò   25', 37', 84'
Aeby   78'
Report Piola   3'
Loik   47'
Biavati   63', 69'
Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Victor Sdez (France)

1946

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1 December 1946 International friendly Italy   3–2   Austria Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Castigliano   8'
V. Mazzola   16'
Piola   64'
Report Epp   40'
Stojaspal   90'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Eugenio Scherz (Switzerland)

1947

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27 April 1947 International friendly Italy   5–2    Switzerland Florence, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) V. Mazzola   12'
Loik   35'
Menti   58', 60', 88'
Report Fatton   23'
Bocquet   69' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Johann Beck (Austria)
11 May 1947 International friendly Italy   3–2   Hungary Turin, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gabetto   24', 70'
Loik   35'
Report Szusza   52'
Puskás   76' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Paul von Wartburg (Switzerland)
9 November 1947 International friendly Austria   5–1   Italy Vienna, Austria
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Körner   24'
Ocwirk   31'
Brinek, Jr.   36', 89'
Stojaspal   69'
Report Carapellese   89' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jan Roškota (Czechoslovakia)
14 December 1947 International friendly Italy   3–1   Czechoslovakia Bari, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Menti   10'
Gabetto   58'
Carapellese   63'
Report Říha   84' Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)

1948

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4 April 1948 International friendly France   1–3   Italy Colombes, France
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Baratte   71' (pen.) Report Carapellese   31', 38'
Gabetto   36'
Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 60,074
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
16 May 1948 International friendly Italy   0–4   England Turin, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Mortensen   4'
Lawton   23'
Finney   72', 72'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Pedro Escartín (Spain)
2 August 1948 1948 Summer Olympics
First round
Italy   9–0   United States Brentford, England
18:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Pernigo   2', 57', 88', 90'
Stellin   25' (pen.)
Turconi   46'
Cavigioli   72', 87'
Caprile   90'
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Charles de la Salle (France)
5 August 1948 1948 Summer Olympics
Quarter-final
Denmark   5–3   Italy Highbury, England
18:30 BST (UTC+01:00) John Hansen   30', 53', 74', 82'
Pløger   84'
Report Cavigioli   49'
Caprile   67'
Pernigo   81'
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: William Ling (England)

1949

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27 February 19491 International friendly Italy   4–1   Portugal Genoa, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Menti   57'
Carapellese   67'
V. Mazzola   75'
Maroso   81'
Report Lourenço   21' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Victor Sdez (France)
27 March 1949 International friendly Spain   1–3   Italy Madrid, Spain
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gaínza   34' (pen.) Report Lorenzi   9'
Carapellese   48'
Amadei   50'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: William Ling (England)
22 May 1949 1948–53 Central European International Cup Italy   3–1   Austria Florence, Italy
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cappello   26'
Amadei   42'
Boniperti   43'
Report Huber   70' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Jean Lutz (Switzerland)
12 June 1949 1948–53 Central European International Cup Hungary   1–1   Italy Budapest, Hungary
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Deák   29' Report Carapellese   70' Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: William Evans (England)
30 November 1949 International friendly England   2–0   Italy Tottenham, England
14:15 GMT (UTC±00:00) Rowley   29'
Wright   42'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 71,797
Referee: Jack Mowat (Scotland)

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Notes

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  1. ^ This edition of the tournament was interrupted due to the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Reyes, Macario (21 April 2011). "4th International Cup". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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