Why does Italy wear blue, you might ask? Well, when Italy played its very first game back in 1910, the country was still under the Savoia monarchy, so they adopted the colours of the royal house rather than the tricolours of the Italian flag. After a goalless first half, the hosts took the lead in the 76th minute, soccer shorts when Tommaso Rocchi fed Hernanes inside the box and the Brazilian scored with a right-footed strike towards the left corner of Abbiati’s goal. The word forza in Italian literally means strength, but it can also function as an exhortation, much like the English expressions Come on!