Vicario and Jorginho make Italy's Euros squad

Italy, who didn't qualify for the 2022 World Cup, are looking to defend their European Championship crown

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and Arsenal midfielder Jorginho have made Italy's final 26-man squad for Euro 2024.

Manager Luciano Spalletti confirmed the players who will look to defend the nation's European Championship title on Thursday.

Ivan Provedel, Samuele Ricci and Riccardo Orsolini have been cut from the provisional squad.

Spalletti, who replaced Robert Mancini after he resigned in August 2023, is taking charge of his first tournament as Italy manager

Italy, who beat England to lift the Euros in 2021, are in Group B alongside Spain, Croatia and Albania.

Their tournament begins on Saturday, 15 June, when they take on Albania in Dortmund.

Italy's Euro 2024 squad in full

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris St-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham)

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan), Giovanni di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Federico Gatti (Juventus)

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)