The Italian national football team is one of the best in the world, and has the best results of any other European team in terms of World Cup success. Cheer on the team and shop for the latest Italy kit at Soccer Box now.  This year, 2014, is the 20th edition of the world's most intense soccer tournament, the FIFA World Cup. The teams have qualified, and the 1st stage groups have been drawn, however, if we are to see the Italy soccer jersey feature in the 2nd round the team will need to be on top form.

The team that wears the Italy soccer jersey has been drawn into Group D, alongside England, Uruguay and Costa Rica. The draw took place on 6th December, each team is drawn from 1 of 4 pots, the 1st pot is seeded teams the others are based on geographical location. As there were more European teams Italy was randomly selected to join pot 2. Group D is a tough draw for the Italian team.

Puma is the manufacturer of the Italy soccer kit. It is one of the biggest deals to be agreed between a national team and a sportswear manufacturer, and Puma's biggest national soccer kit deal. The deal was renegotiated in 2012. Puma will continue to make the match jerseys and training kits including the brand new Italy soccer jacket until at least 2018. The deal also gives Puma control of the Italian Football Federations licensing portfolio.

The training kit range produced by Puma is remarkable. In addition to training tops and leisurewear Puma has released several different designs of Italy soccer jacket. The soccer jackets will be worn as the players travel to the World Cup, undertake pre and post match interviews as well as for training and warming up. Training will be of vital importance if Italy has any chance of winning another World Cup trophy.

The Italy soccer jersey is adorned with 4 stars; these represent the 4 occasions on which Italy has been crowned World Cup champions. They won in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. This World Cup record surpasses any other European team's efforts and is second best behind Brazil who has won 5 times. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is being held in Brazil, it is promising to be an invigorating tournament for each of the 32 participating teams.

Group D is a tough group for the Italians. Both England and Uruguay have won previous World Cups. Uruguay has won twice in 1930 and 1950, England won in 1966. The team that will be wearing the Italy soccer jersey has had more recent success. However, a group featuring 3 of only 8 past World Cup winning teams is sure to feature some explosive football matches.

Italy's 1st match will be against England on 14th June 2014, it will be played in the Amazonian rainforest of Manaus. No team would of wanted to play in the 99% humidity of this stadium that requires a 5 and a half hour flight from Rio de Janeiro. A 7pm local time kick-off has been arranged, allowing the temperature to lower however, the teams wearing the England and Italy soccer jerseys will be dreading this match.

The group stage consists of 3 games, 4 teams in each group will play every other team once. The top two teams will progress to the next stage of the tournament. Wining the 1st match will be a priority for every team; coming back from a 1st game loss will always be a tougher job. Both teams will be desperate to win this match and it will be a tough call. England were undefeated throughout qualifying, but the team wearing the Italy soccer jersey has posted some good results and were runners up in the UEFA 2012 European Championship.

Speculation is that the hardest and most entertaining match in this group will be between Italy and Uruguay, Italy's final group D match. These 2 teams recently clashed at the Confederations Cup. It was an exciting match that was decided on by penalties after 90 minutes and extra time ended in a 2-2 draw. The team wearing the Italy soccer jersey clinched the win, however, Uruguay is certain to want to win in Brazil.

Italy's final opponent Costa Rica is the group outsider, however, remain a tough opponent. Group D is certainly a group to watch, there is sure to be some thrilling moments in the fight to secure one of the top 2 spots and progress to the 2nd round. You can cheer on Italy throughout the tournament by shopping at Soccer Box for the team's merchandise, including the new Italy soccer jacket. The team will be wearing theirs and now you can too.

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