From 65438 to 0996, Fabio Cannavaro participated in the Atlanta Olympic Games with the Italian U23 team.
1997 65438+1On October 22nd, fabio cannavaro made his first appearance for the national team in the friendly match between the Italian team and the Norwegian team.
1998 Since the World Cup, fabio cannavaro has become the main central defender of the team, and fabio cannavaro has played in France with Maldini and his son, making five appearances for the national team. In the World Cup14 final, fabio cannavaro was hit on the forehead by French striker Givas, but after receiving simple treatment, he still wrapped his head in gauze and played the rest of the game. Italy lost to its opponent in the penalty shootout and missed the semi-final.
In the 2000 European Cup, fabio cannavaro sent the Italian team to the final with a nearly perfect performance. In the final, Italy led France by 1-0 until injury time. Fabio cannavaro and his Italian team would have won the trophy if it hadn't been for sylvain Wilt's brilliant pen and goalkeeper Francesco Toldo's distraction. Finally, David Trezeguet scored a golden goal in extra time, and the Italian team failed again.
In the 2002 World Cup, the Italians once again fell on the opponent's golden ball, and the winner of South Korean Jung Hwan Ahn made the Blue Shirts miss the quarter-finals. After the 2002 World Cup, Paolo Maldini retired from the national team and Fabio Cannavaro became the new captain of the team.
Italy failed to qualify for the 2004 European Cup.
In the 2006 World Cup, the final between Italy and France was fabio cannavaro's100th national team match. Italy beat France led by Zinedine Zidane in a penalty shoot-out and won the World Cup for the fourth time. Fabio cannavaro won the silver ball prize.
Fabio cannavaro missed the Euro 2008 due to injury, but he still came to the venue with the team and sat on the bench to watch every game of the team.
In 2009, fabio cannavaro tied paolo maldini's international record as captain in the Confederations Cup match against Brazil, and the friendly match against Switzerland on August 12 was his 27th match for the national team, thus surpassing paolo maldini and becoming the most frequently played player in Italian team history.
The 20 10 World Cup was the last time that fabio cannavaro led the national team to participate in the competition. The team was eliminated in the group stage with a record of two draws and one loss. Fabio cannavaro announced his retirement from the national team after the game, ending his 13 national team career.
Fabio cannavaro made 136 appearances for the national team and scored 2 goals.