 On 12 August 2009, he made his senior national team debut in a friendly against Switzerland in Basel.After a promising season, he was named in Marcello Lippi's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup, where he was the starting left-back; Italy were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.Criscito was named to Italy's Euro 2012 squad, but withdrew from the team after he came under investigation due to the "Scommessopoli" match fixing scandal.