Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan ya bayyana ga Italiya a karkashin Giovanni Trapattoni a lokacin yakin neman cancantar gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA ta 2002, an zabi Montella a matsayin memba na kungiyar Italiya da za ta fafata a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002, inda aka fitar da Italiya cikin rikici a zagaye na 16 zuwa Koriya ta Kudu mai masaukin baki bayan shan kashi 2<unk>1 a karin lokaci. A cikin bayyanarsa ta gasar cin kofin duniya kawai, a lokacin wasan rukuni na karshe na Italiya da Mexico a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002, an yi masa ƙyamar ƙwallon ƙafa. Daga baya ya saita wasan daidaitawa na Del Piero a wasan karshe na 1 × 1, wanda ya taimaka wa Italiya ta ci gaba zuwa zagaye na biyu. Ya warmed up kuma ya kasance a shirye ya zo daga benci a zagaye na 16 wasan, amma Koriya ta Kudu ta Ahn ya zira kwallaye zinariya minti kafin ya saita zuwa a kan. Daga baya kuma ya bayyana ga Italiya a wasanni uku na Euro 2004, amma ba a kira shi ba.
wasan karshe. Ya yi wasan karshe na Italiya a karkashin Marcello Lippi, a wasan sada zumunta na kasa da kasa da Rasha a ranar 9 ga Fabrairun 2005, wanda aka yi a Cagliari, wanda Italiya ta ci 2 <unk> 0. A cikin duka, Montella ya lashe wasanni 20 kuma ya zira kwallaye 3 ga Italiya.