Italy national football team

Historical eventJuly 111982

Italy national football team

Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.

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When
Sunday, July 11 198244 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1980s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1982.

What happened

The Italy national football team has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy and a founding member of UEFA. Italy plays its home matches at various stadiums across the country, while its training center and technical headquarters, the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence.

July 11 through the years

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Also in 1982

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  • September 13Spantax Flight 995Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.
  • September 14Bachir GemayelPresident-elect of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel is assassinated.
  • September 16Elie HobeikaA Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila,…
  • September 161982 Lebanon WarLebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
  • October 201982–83 UEFA CupDuring a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, a large number of attendees trying to leave the Central Lenin Stadium resulte…
  • October 20FC Spartak MoscowDuring the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
  • May 25Falklands WarFalklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.

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July 11 1982 — 44 years ago, on a Sunday.

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