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France vs Italy UEFA Euros Tournament Record
With four UEFA European Championship titles between them, France and Italy are rightly considered two of the best nations in the competition, and their ability to make an impact in the tournament remains high.
The very first edition of the competition, which ran in 1960, was hosted by France, but the home nation slipped to a surprise Semi-Final defeat to Yugoslavia, where they managed to suffer a 5-4 defeat despite being 4-2 ahead.
France then failed to get to the finals of any of the next five editions, and in 1984, they returned to the finals due to being hosts.
At Euro 1984, the French excelled. Easing through the group stage before defeating Portugal in the Semis and then Spain in the final. The main catalyst for this maiden success was certainly skipper Michel Platini, with the forward finishing the tournament as top-scorer, having scored nine goals in five games, including two hat-tricks.
Euro 1996 saw France knocked out in the Semi-Finals by the Czech Republic after a penalty shoot out but four years later, they secured their second title.
They did so by beating Italy in an enthralling final in Amsterdam. Goals from substitutes Sylvain Wiltord and David Trezeguet earned France a memorable comeback win.
France lost in the Quarter-Finals in both 2004 and 2012, and by Euro 2016, they once again had a squad strong enough to mount a stern challenge. They were hosts of the tournament that year, and they beat the Republic of Ireland, Iceland, and Germany en route to the final in Paris.
There they met Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, but national team coach Didier Deschamps must have been licking his lips when the then Real Madrid man hobbled off after just 25 minutes.
Nonetheless, the Portuguese fought off wave after wave of French attacks before substitute Eder scored a stunning winner to break French hearts.
Italy have enjoyed a strong, consistent level of form throughout the entirety of the history of the UEFA European Championships.
The very first time they qualified for the competition came in 1968 when they also hosted the finals, and after they defeated the Soviet Union (via a coin toss after a draw), they took on Yugoslavia and defeated them after a replay in Rome to clinch their first title.
Italy failed to qualify for either the 1972 and 1976 finals, but in 1980, where they were again hosts, they finished in fourth place.
At Euro 1988, they fought their way to the Semi-Finals before losing to the Soviet Union in Stuttgart. Their next strong performance came at the Euro 2000 finals, jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands.
Wins over Romania and the Netherlands lined up a final against France, which they were unfortunate to lose in extra time in Amsterdam. At Euro 2016, they were defeated by Germany on penalties in the Quarter-Finals, but at Euro 2020, they put in a masterful series of displays.
Roberto Mancini’s side were not expected to succeed in the tournament, which was delayed to 2021 due to COVID, but his well-marshaled team did wonderfully well.
Wins over Wales, Switzerland, and Turkey booked them a place in the Round of 16, where they were fortunate to overcome Austria in extra time. A solid display saw them beat Belgium in the Quarter-Finals before Spain were defeated via penalties in the Semis.
That set up a final against England at Wembley Stadium, and it took just three minutes for Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw to put the Three Lions ahead. Gareth Southgate’s side held on to the lead for over an hour before Leonardo Bonucci scored to level the tie.
The game then went to penalties and misses from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Buyako Saka gave Italy the win and their second UEFA European Championship win.
France vs Italy Head-to-Head
France and Italy, as of 2023, have met in four UEFA European Championship matches. The first of these came in Euro 2000.
This clash took place in the final and saw Marco Delvecchio put the Italians ahead after 55 minutes. Italy looked set to complete a title win before Arsenal star Sylvain Wiltord scored four minutes into injury time. That took the tie into extra time, and France completed their comeback win when David Trezeguet slammed in the winner after 103 minutes.
The two teams were next in battle in the qualifying for the 2008 finals. The first meeting ended 3-1 for France, with Sidney Govou scoring twice and Thierry Henry getting the other goal for the home side in Paris. The return fixture, in Milan, finished goalless, and both teams qualified for the finals.
Amazingly, the two teams were then drawn into the same finals group, and Italy beat France 2-0 in the final game of the phase with goals from Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi.
That result meant France were knocked out, and Italy proceeded to the next round.
