France
vs
2000–2008
Italy
41
Rivalry score
2
Meetings
1
KO stages
France and Italy have faced each other 2 times at the World Cup, including 1 knockout-stage encounter. The all-time series is perfectly balanced at 1–1. A combined 5 goals have been scored (France 2–3 Italy). They met in the final of 2000.
Rivalry Score Breakdown
Match frequency6/24
Competitive balance18/18
Knockout weight5/25
Prestige stages8/14
Recency3/10
Drama1/9
Overall41 / 100
Head-to-Head
1W0D1W
Goals
2–3
KO meetings
1
First meeting
2000
Biggest France win20002–1France
Biggest Italy win20080–2Italy
Most dramatic20002–1France
All Euro meetings(2)
| Year | Stage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | FINAL | 2–1 |
| 2008 | GROUP C | 0–2 |
PENS = detected via heuristic (ET + draw + year ≥ 1978). Penalty winner not available in base data.