Italy at Euro 2024: squad, group, schedule, kits and odds to win

On June 14, one of the biggest events in the world of national team football will kick off - in Germany, 24 national teams will begin their battle for the title of Europe's strongest nation at UEFA Euro 2024.

The Dailysports team tells you what you need to know about the reigning European champions - the Italian national team.

What is Italy's highest achievement in the history of European Championships?

The Italian national team is the reigning European champions, having beaten England in the final match of the past tournament. Also "Scuadra Azzurri" triumphed at home tournament in 1968.

In total, the "tricolour" missed only four continental championships, failing to qualify for only three of them. To their victories, the Italians can add silver in 2000 and 2012, as well as bronze in 1988.

Who was included in the Italian national team's bid for Euro 2024?

Italy's head coach Luciano Spaletti announced a 30-player squad on 23 May. On 7 June, the squad was reduced to 26 players.

• Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Internazionale), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Internazionale), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Internazionale), Federico Gatti (Juventus), Gianluca Mancini (AS Roma)
• Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Internazionale), Bryan Cristante (AS Roma), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Hellas Verona), Davide Frattesi (Internazionale), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (AS Roma)
• Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (AS Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)

Who is the head coach of the Italian national team?

The head coach of the Italian national team is quite a well-known specialist, Luciano Spaletti, who took over the team after the very unexpected departure of Roberto Mancini in August 2023.

In the 2022/2023 season, the 65-year-old led Napoli to the championship for the first time in 33 years, and it was with him that the Neapolitans played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.

How did Italy qualify for Euro 2024?

Despite being the reigning champions, Italy had to pass through a sieve of qualification, where the Scuadra Azzurra faced a very tough group with Euro 2020 finalists England, Ukraine, Malta and Northern Macedonia.

The Italians remained without a direct entry to the tournament until the last round, where they had to play with Sergiy Rebrov's team. Spaletti's side were lucky in this game, as the referee made a rather controversial decision not to award a penalty to Ukraine in extra time.

Nevertheless, thanks to a 0-0 draw with Ukraine in the last round, the Italians finished second in the group and qualified directly for Euro 2024 with 14 points and an advantage over the Blue-Yellows in head-to-head matches.

What is the schedule of matches in Italy's group at Euro 2024?

The Italians have no less simple group in the final stage, where their opponents will be Spain, Croatia and Albania.

• 15.06 21:00 Italy - Albania (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)
• 20.06 21:00 Spain - Italy (Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen)
• 24.06 21:00 Croatia - Italy (Red Bull Arena, Leipzig)

Time - CET

What kit will Italy play in at Euro 2024?

The Italian players will be wearing Adidas kits for the tournament in Germany. Both the home and away kits are in a fairly simple design and feature the colours of the national tricolour.

What are the odds on the Italian national team at Euro 2024?

The Italian national team is almost at every tournament is considered the favourite, besides, now on the "Scuadra Azzurri" is imposed the duty of defending the title.

However, bookmakers are of a different opinion, though they give Italy a chance to win the tournament, but not a big one. The odds for Spaletti's team to triumph in the tournament are 15.

The Italians are not favourites even in their group. The probability of winning the quartet is 3.1, and the most likely result in the group with odds of 2.55 is the second place.