 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mumakwikwi eWorld Cup a1954 na1962, Italy yakatadza kufambira mberi kupfuura kutenderera kwekutanga, uye haina kukwanisa kuenda kuWorld Cup ya1958 nekuda kwekukundwa ne21 neNorthern Ireland mumutambo wekupedzisira wedanho rekukodzera. Italy haina kutora rutivi muchinyorwa chokutanga cheEuropean Championship muna 1960yakazozivikanwa seEuropean Nations Cup, uye yakabviswa neSoviet Union mumutambo wekutanga we1964 European Nations Cup. 