🇮🇹 Italy — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Champion

2006

Record

7–5–5

17 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

23–15

for–against

Year	Stage	Squad value	Outlast	Over/under
2002	Round of 16◑ 22/23	€0M	0.5161	-0.15
2006	Champion	€378M	1.0	+0.45
2010	Group	€320M	0.0	-0.65
2014	Group	€323M	0.0	-0.36

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Gianluigi Buffon	GK	24	Juventus	202	0	n/a	18,048	16	0	—
2	Christian Panucci	DF	29	Roma	272	20	n/a	23,207	42	7	—
3	Paolo Maldini	DF	33	Milan	476	23	n/a	41,939	55	2	—
4	Francesco Coco	DF	25	Barcelona	120	2	n/a	8,388	20	2	—
5	Fabio Cannavaro	DF	28	Parma	270	6	n/a	23,572	5	0	—
6	Cristiano Zanetti	MF	25	Internazionale	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
7	Alessandro Del Piero	FW	27	Juventus	222	84	n/a	16,789	47	24	—
8	Gennaro Gattuso	MF	24	Milan	111	1	n/a	8,428	13	0	—
9	Filippo Inzaghi	FW	28	Milan	188	93	n/a	14,765	26	17	—
10	Francesco Totti	FW	25	Roma	227	64	n/a	17,348	11	3	—
11	Cristiano Doni	MF	29	Atalanta	78	24	n/a	6,108	0	0	—
12	Christian Abbiati	GK	24	Milan	102	0	n/a	9,016	11	0	—
13	Alessandro Nesta	DF	26	Lazio	193	1	n/a	16,405	21	0	—
14	Luigi Di Biagio	MF	30	Internazionale	294	37	n/a	23,382	0	0	—
15	Mark Iuliano	DF	28	Juventus	148	4	n/a	11,758	38	0	—
16	Angelo Di Livio	MF	35	Fiorentina	282	7	n/a	22,005	47	1	—
17	Damiano Tommasi	MF	28	Roma	196	9	n/a	14,826	9	1	—
18	Marco Delvecchio	FW	29	Roma	239	60	n/a	16,006	7	1	—
19	Gianluca Zambrotta	DF	25	Juventus	152	11	n/a	11,526	9	0	—
20	Vincenzo Montella	FW	27	Roma	161	98	n/a	12,262	6	1	—
21	Christian Vieri	FW	28	Internazionale	166	105	n/a	12,696	8	4	—
22	Francesco Toldo	GK	30	Internazionale	266	0	n/a	23,892	11	0	—
23	Marco Materazzi	DF	28	Internazionale	115	19	n/a	9,479	0	0	—

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All competitions (34)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	4311	347,766
Serie B	756	59,636
CIT	543	42,261
UEFA Champions League	402	32,505
UEFA Cup	355	27,496
IT3A	274	20,989
IT3B	135	11,098
La Liga	120	9,924
IT4X	38	3,420
Premier League	35	2,925
Scottish Premiership	34	2,225
EPP	32	2,555
IT4Y	31	2,205
IT4Z	31	2,723
UI	26	2,075
CLQ	24	1,921
SCI	24	1,833
EPL	19	1,798
USC	17	1,362
Ligue 1	14	1,230
ITPO	9	783
WEPO	9	689
CDR	6	495
IT3P	5	432
CGB	4	400
FRL	4	291
SFA	4	315
UEQ	4	92
SCP	3	217
FA Cup	2	138
IT3O	2	180
FRC	1	90
POSB	1	120
SUC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

21/22 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

16%

Christian Vieri of squad league goals

Precocity

9,662′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Paolo Maldini (9,662′), Gianluigi Buffon (7,608′), Francesco Totti (5,296′).

2006 squad — Champion

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Gianluigi Buffon	GK	28	Juventus	321	0	n/a	28,657	50	0	€30.0M
2	Cristian Zaccardo	DF	24	Palermo	150	4	n/a	11,504	0	0	€8.0M
3	Fabio Grosso	DF	28	Palermo [ 52 ]	136	8	n/a	11,522	0	0	€7.0M
4	Daniele De Rossi	MF	22	Roma	85	10	n/a	6,252	4	1	€18.0M
5	Fabio Cannavaro	DF	32	Juventus	394	14	n/a	34,460	40	2	€14.0M
6	Andrea Barzagli	DF	25	Palermo	101	5	n/a	8,889	0	0	€10.0M
7	Alessandro Del Piero	FW	31	Juventus	331	134	n/a	23,829	79	37	€16.0M
8	Gennaro Gattuso	MF	28	Milan	236	5	n/a	17,922	54	1	€17.0M
9	Luca Toni	FW	29	Fiorentina	148	75	n/a	12,647	0	0	€27.0M
10	Francesco Totti	FW	29	Roma	335	125	n/a	26,657	21	6	€37.0M
11	Alberto Gilardino	FW	23	Milan	186	75	n/a	12,054	10	0	€27.0M
12	Angelo Peruzzi	GK	36	Lazio	450	0	n/a	39,020	56	0	€3.0M
13	Alessandro Nesta	DF	30	Milan	307	3	n/a	26,236	63	0	€29.0M
14	Marco Amelia	GK	24	Livorno	80	0	n/a	7,123	0	0	€11.0M
15	Vincenzo Iaquinta	FW	26	Udinese	146	44	n/a	9,104	5	4	€11.0M
16	Mauro Camoranesi	MF	29	Juventus	177	21	n/a	12,809	35	2	€18.0M
17	Simone Barone	MF	28	Palermo	151	9	n/a	11,938	0	0	€6.0M
18	Filippo Inzaghi	FW	32	Milan	266	125	n/a	19,974	56	34	€9.0M
19	Gianluca Zambrotta	DF	29	Juventus	276	13	n/a	22,115	45	0	€26.0M
20	Simone Perrotta	MF	28	Roma	221	15	n/a	17,437	5	0	€13.5M
21	Andrea Pirlo	MF	27	Milan	230	35	n/a	15,023	50	3	€25.0M
22	Massimo Oddo	DF	29	Lazio	184	21	n/a	15,221	4	0	€10.0M
23	Marco Materazzi	DF	32	Internazionale	197	25	n/a	15,976	30	0	€5.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Gennaro Gattuso

peak €25M (2004-10) → €17M at kickoff · −32%

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All competitions (33)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	5081	404,101
UEFA Champions League	607	49,213
CIT	527	38,758
Serie B	519	37,855
UEFA Cup	303	22,822
IT3A	260	17,982
IT3B	123	9,038
CLQ	43	3,523
IT4Y	43	3,564
IT4Z	37	2,741
SCI	35	2,927
Scottish Premiership	34	2,225
UI	32	2,583
Liga MX	30	2,553
Premier League	27	2,268
Liga MX (Apertura)	27	1,813
IT4X	22	1,389
EPP	16	1,162
ITPO	16	1,300
USC	9	810
IT4W	8	663
POMX	7	565
WEPO	5	462
CGB	4	400
IT3O	4	301
IT3P	4	333
POME	4	360
SFA	4	315
UEQ	4	92
SCP	3	217
FA Cup	2	138
POSB	1	120
SCIC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

185 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

17%

Alessandro Del Piero of squad league goals

Value dependency

10%

Francesco Totti of squad value

Precocity

7,608′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gianluigi Buffon (7,608′), Francesco Totti (5,296′), Alessandro Nesta (4,430′).

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Gianluigi Buffon	GK	32	Juventus	405	0	0	36,110	59	0	€30.5M
2	Christian Maggio	DF	28	Napoli	150	21	17	12,131	0	0	€10.0M
3	Domenico Criscito	DF	23	Genoa	88	5	5	7,518	0	0	€10.0M
4	Giorgio Chiellini	DF	25	Juventus	143	14	7	12,603	17	1	€23.0M
5	Fabio Cannavaro	DF	36	Juventus	515	14	2	44,847	62	2	€5.0M
6	Daniele De Rossi	MF	26	Roma	221	27	23	17,993	31	3	€38.0M
7	Simone Pepe	MF	26	Udinese	143	17	14	8,984	0	0	€9.0M
8	Gennaro Gattuso	MF	32	Milan	331	7	14	24,880	74	1	€10.0M
9	Vincenzo Iaquinta	FW	30	Juventus	243	84	30	15,446	12	8	€15.0M
10	Antonio Di Natale	FW	32	Udinese	252	102	39	19,295	6	3	€15.0M
11	Alberto Gilardino	FW	27	Fiorentina	317	128	26	21,926	39	11	€20.0M
12	Federico Marchetti	GK	27	Cagliari	68	0	0	6,006	0	0	€7.5M
13	Salvatore Bocchetti	DF	23	Genoa	62	1	0	4,799	0	0	€6.5M
14	Morgan De Sanctis	GK	33	Napoli	243	0	0	21,408	7	0	€5.5M
15	Claudio Marchisio	MF	24	Juventus	78	6	6	6,020	9	0	€16.0M
16	Mauro Camoranesi	MF	33	Juventus	242	30	66	16,808	45	3	€5.5M
17	Angelo Palombo	MF	28	Sampdoria	239	8	14	19,452	0	0	€10.0M
18	Fabio Quagliarella	FW	27	Napoli	180	52	20	13,185	0	0	€14.0M
19	Gianluca Zambrotta	DF	33	Milan	392	17	37	31,251	63	0	€4.0M
20	Giampaolo Pazzini	FW	25	Sampdoria	176	58	13	11,375	2	0	€17.0M
21	Andrea Pirlo	MF	31	Milan	357	41	65	25,967	78	7	€22.0M
22	Riccardo Montolivo	MF	25	Fiorentina	192	14	18	14,047	14	1	€18.0M
23	Leonardo Bonucci	DF	23	Bari	39	1	1	3,421	0	0	€8.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Gianluca Zambrotta

peak €28M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −86%

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All competitions (40)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	4916	382,401
Serie B	843	60,899
UEFA Champions League	518	41,504
CIT	472	33,598
UEFA Cup	232	17,618
La Liga	160	13,071
IT3B	146	10,281
IT4X	100	8,713
IT3A	64	3,802
CLQ	51	3,988
IT4Y	45	3,275
Scottish Premiership	34	2,225
Süper Lig	31	2,790
UEFA Europa League	30	2,323
Liga MX	30	2,553
TDV	30	2,703
Liga MX (Apertura)	27	1,813
CDR	18	1,339
ITJ2	17	1,405
SCI	17	1,611
ITPO	11	872
UI	11	868
ELQ	7	569
KLUB	7	533
POMX	7	565
UEQ	7	362
EPP	6	498
IT4W	6	540
POSB	6	489
USC	5	345
POME	4	360
SCIJ	4	352
SFA	4	315
ITJ1	3	237
ITJ3	3	225
SCP	3	217
SUC	3	189
IT3P	2	180
SCIC	2	180
WEPO	2	222

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

23/23 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

20%

Alberto Gilardino of squad league goals

Value dependency

12%

Daniele De Rossi of squad value

Precocity

7,608′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gianluigi Buffon (7,608′), Alberto Gilardino (3,658′), Andrea Pirlo (3,635′).

2014 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Gianluigi Buffon	GK	36	Juventus	521	0	0	46,369	75	0	€5.0M
2	Mattia De Sciglio	DF	21	Milan	46	0	2	3,831	9	0	€12.0M
3	Giorgio Chiellini	DF	29	Juventus	264	22	15	23,323	30	1	€24.0M
4	Matteo Darmian	DF	24	Torino	82	0	5	6,640	0	0	€4.5M
5	Thiago Motta	MF	31	Paris Saint-Germain	242	29	18	16,033	58	5	€8.5M
6	Antonio Candreva	MF	27	Lazio	174	28	27	12,654	0	0	€16.5M
7	Ignazio Abate	DF	27	Milan	183	3	12	13,890	30	0	€11.0M
8	Claudio Marchisio	MF	28	Juventus	204	29	20	16,333	21	2	€28.0M
9	Mario Balotelli	FW	23	Milan	156	66	18	9,763	29	7	€30.0M
10	Antonio Cassano	FW	31	Parma	376	107	96	26,031	27	6	€5.5M
11	Alessio Cerci	FW	26	Torino	145	33	29	9,313	0	0	€18.0M
12	Salvatore Sirigu	GK	27	Paris Saint-Germain	177	0	0	15,887	20	0	€20.5M
13	Mattia Perin	GK	21	Genoa	67	0	0	5,939	0	0	€10.0M
14	Alberto Aquilani	MF	29	Fiorentina	232	26	32	14,928	28	0	€9.0M
15	Andrea Barzagli	DF	33	Juventus	356	8	5	31,259	15	0	€10.0M
16	Daniele De Rossi	MF	30	Roma	338	34	36	27,683	38	4	€20.0M
17	Ciro Immobile	FW	24	Torino [ 77 ]	69	27	6	4,618	1	0	€12.0M
18	Marco Parolo	MF	29	Parma [ 78 ]	140	17	15	12,079	0	0	€6.0M
19	Leonardo Bonucci	DF	27	Juventus	167	7	6	14,438	16	1	€20.0M
20	Gabriel Paletta	DF	28	Parma	119	5	2	10,172	2	0	€10.0M
21	Andrea Pirlo	MF	35	Juventus	473	54	96	35,748	98	7	€7.5M
22	Lorenzo Insigne	FW	23	Napoli	74	8	17	4,151	6	2	€15.0M
23	Marco Verratti	MF	21	Paris Saint-Germain	56	0	10	3,761	17	0	€20.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Gianluigi Buffon

peak €35M (2005-07) → €5M at kickoff · −86%

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All competitions (55)

Competition	Apps	Min
Serie A	4168	330,000
Serie B	724	51,093
UEFA Champions League	520	39,960
CIT	368	27,848
Ligue 1	222	18,125
IT3B	155	10,451
IT3A	150	11,135
ITJ2	141	11,519
UEFA Europa League	135	10,153
La Liga	121	6,073
UEFA Cup	110	8,346
TDV	84	7,265
ITJ1	76	6,469
Premier League	75	4,030
Bundesliga	75	6,615
ES3C	62	4,572
ARG1	57	4,881
ITJ3	46	3,271
ARGC	45	3,571
ELQ	30	2,146
SCI	28	2,568
CLQ	25	2,037
ITJE	24	2,079
IT4X	22	1,389
ES3B	16	1,310
CDR	15	838
IT4Y	12	934
ITJ0	12	1,080
FRC	11	758
Copa Libertadores	9	703
IT3P	9	362
FA Cup	8	482
FRL	8	673
KLUB	8	653
CGB	7	533
CS	6	411
DFB	6	540
ES2P	6	540
SCIJ	6	502
CILP	5	390
FRCH	3	180
ITPO	3	197
USC	3	237
IT3O	2	180
IT4W	2	153
PUSB	2	180
RECO	2	180
SCIC	2	180
SUC	2	158
CITP	1	90
GBCS	1	59
GBRN	1	15
POSB	1	12
SCC2	1	45
WEPO	1	120

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

23/23 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

13%

prospect share

Goal dependency

21%

Antonio Cassano of squad league goals

Value dependency

Mario Balotelli of squad value

Precocity

7,608′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gianluigi Buffon (7,608′), Antonio Cassano (5,258′), Mario Balotelli (4,410′).