Italy national football team results (unofficial matches) explained

This is a list of the Italy national football team's unofficial results from their inception to the present day that are not accorded the status of official internationals, not being recognized by FIFA. Player appearances and goals in these matches are also not counted in their totals.[1] [2]

1890s

An early attempt to create an Italy national team occurred on 30 April 1899, when an Italian selection played a Swiss eleven, losing 0–2 in Torino.[1] [3]

1910s

1917

In June 1917, Italy faced the Belgian Front Wanderers.[4]

1919 Inter-Allied Games

In the summer of 1919, Italy participated in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, on the occasion of the celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. This Italian team included five participants of the 1920 Summer Games in the following year and the rest played for the main team at one point. They comfortably beat Canada and the United States, which was the first time, official or otherwise, that Belgium faced a non-European team. However, a 1–4 loss to eventual champions Czechoslovakia on the opening day cost them a place in the final, although Belgium got their revenge by beating them in the final of the 1920 Olympics.[5]

1920s

1928

1930s

On the occasion of the, an North Italy selection played against a Switzerland XI.[3]

1950s

2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Italy - Unofficial Matches . . 1 September 2024 . 18 November 2024.
  2. Web site: List of Italy unofficial matches . italia1910.com . 30 July 2022 .
  3. Web site: Switzerland: Non-Official International Matches Representative Teams 1898-1992 . . 31 October 2024 . 18 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Football in times of war: the Front Wanderers . nieuwsvandegrooteoorlog.hetarchief.be . 10 June 2016 . 18 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Interallied Games 1919 . 23 September 2021 . . 30 July 2022 .