World Cup 1982
“We have trudged through to the final part, a portion which is vaguely familiar to many in the peninsula – some good, some bad. In fact, they just about ran the gamut of Italian emotions from ‘98 to ‘06: disappointment, anger and ecstasy. It all may change in June, but as of right now, this long labor of love that is Italian football history has an awfully nice bookend: they won their first and they won the last.” (World Cup Blog – Pt. I: 1934 & 1938), (Pt. II: 1950-1974), (Pt III: 1978 – 1994), (Pt. IV: 1998-2006).