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Italy
Italy's path through the qualifiers mirrored their record at past European Championships - strangely inconsistent. They failed to beat Belarus - twice - lost at home to Denmark and could manage only a draw with Switzerland. Little wonder they used 30 players in the process.
Recent European Championship record:
Euro 96: group stage
Euro 92: did not qualify
Euro 88: semi-final
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| Group 1 Results |
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| | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Italy | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Denmark | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
| Belarus | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
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| Road to the finals |
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| Date | Home | Result | Away | Venue |
| 05.09.1998 | Wales | 0 – 2 | Italy | Liverpool |
| 10.10.1998 | Italy | 2 – 0 | Switzerland | Udine |
| 31.03.1999 | Italy | 1 – 1 | Belarus | Ancona |
| 05.06.1999 | Italy | 4 – 0 | Wales | Bologna |
| 09.06.1999 | Switzerland | 0 – 0 | Italy | Lausanne |
| 08.09.1999 | Italy | 2 – 3 | Denmark | Naples |
| 09.10.1999 | Belarus | 0 – 0 | Italy | Minsk |
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