The Italian national team has broken the record for going the most consecutive games without losing a single match. Italy achieved this feat following their goalless affair against Switzerland in the world cup qualification yesterday.
Although Jorginho had a chance to steal the game with a penalty early in the second half of the match. Regardless of his penalty miss, the Euro cup 2020 winners have gone 36 games without losing a game. Hence they have overtaken this record which was previously held by Brazil and Spain.
Last Friday, the Azurri tied the record with a 1-1 draw against Bulgari to tie the record. However, there were some doubts regarding whether the Italian team had tied the record because the Brazilian team had claimed that their unbeaten run in 1995 extended to 36 games. But FIFA denied Brazil’s claims and as a result, Italy has set the record for the most consecutive games without losing a match.
When did Italy last lose a football match?
Italy last lost a match three years back in 2018. The Azurri was defeated 1-0 by Portugal in the group stages of the UEFA Nations League in September. Following this defeat, Roberto Mancini has sparked a huge change in the management and as a result, the team has not lost a single game since the group stage loss.
In addition to that, the Italian team went on to conquer the Euros this summer as they defeated England on penalties and marked an incredible end to the tournament. During the Euros, the Azurri overcame great challenges like Belgium in the quarter-finals and Spain in the semis and later went on to win the finals against England.
Therefore the Italian national team has regained the position of a European giant after facing disappointment when they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. In the end, it would be interesting to see for how many games will the Azzuri’s remain unbeaten.
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Italy’s Unbeatean Run of 36 Games
Friendlies
Italy 1-1 Ukraine – Oct. 10, 2018
Italy 1-0 United States – Nov. 20, 2018
Italy 6-0 Moldova, Oct. 7, 2020
Italy 4-0 Estonia – Nov. 11, 2020
Italy 7-0 San Marino – May 28, 2021
Italy 4-0 Czech Republic – June 4, 2021
UEFA Nations League
Poland 0-1 Italy – Oct. 14, 2018
Italy 0-0 Portugal – Nov. 17, 2018
Italy 1-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Sept. 4, 2020
Netherlands 0-1 Italy – Sept. 7, 2020
Poland 0-0 Italy – Oct. 11, 2020
Italy 1-1 Netherlands – Oct. 14, 2020
Italy 2-0 Poland – Nov. 15, 2020
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-2 Italy – Nov. 18, 2020
World Cup Qualifications
Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland – Mar. 25, 2021
Bulgaria 0-2 Italy – Mar. 28, 2021
Lithuania 0-2 Italy – Mar. 31, 2021
Italy 1-1 Bulgaria – Sept. 2, 2021
Switzerland 0-0 Italy – Sept. 5, 2021
Euro Qualifications
Italy 2-0 Finland – Mar 23, 2019
Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein – Mar. 26, 2019
Greece 0-3 Italy – June 8, 2019
Italy 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina – June 11, 2019
Armenia 1-3 Italy – Sept 5, 2019
Finland 1-2 Italy – Sept. 8, 2019
Italy 2-0 Greece – Oct. 12, 2019
Liechtenstein 0-5 Italy – Oct. 15, 2019
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-3 Italy – Nov. 15, 2019
Italy 9-1 Armenia – Nov 18, 2019
Euro 2020
Turkey 0-3 Italy – June 11, 2021
Italy 3-0 Switzerland – June 16, 2021
Italy 1-0 Wales – June 20, 2021
Italy 2-1 Austria aet – June 26, 2021
Belgium 1-2 Italy – July 2, 2021
Italy 1-1 Spain (Italy won on pens) – July 6, 2021
Italy 1-1 England (Italy won on pens) – July 11, 2021
