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Georgia was a republic of the Soviet Union, which took part in four FIFA World Cups, After independence, Georgia formed its own national team and the Georgian federation joined FIFA in 1992.Georgia's first appearance in a FIFA World Cup qualifying competition came in the run-up to the 1998 tournament in France.

The Georgians found themselves in a group that contained England and Italy and finished Second-bottom with only three wins.

Four years later they achieved third place behind Italy and Romania. In their quest to reach Germany 2006, Georgia had two wins and four draws to show from their 12 matches in the preliminary competition with 14 goals scored and 25 conceded. They finished sixth in a seven-team group which also included Ukraine and UEFA EURO 2004 winners Greece.

Apart from in 1930, when they did not enter, and in 1958, when they failed to qualify, Italy have been involved in all of the other 16 FIFA World Cup finals. This consistency highlights the character of a national team that always seems more at home in competitive games than in friendlies.

Italy is a footballing nation par excellence where, for a couple of hours every Sunday afternoon, normal life plays second fiddle to the cut and thrust of Serie A. The elite league has managed to keep hold of its best talent down the years, and has never failed to provide legendary players prepared to fight for the national cause.