Direct injection internal combustion engine

In a direct injection internal combustion engine, a fuel injection valve (11) and a spark plug (12) of adjacent cylinders (1, 2) are inclined at different angles from each other in directions perpendicular to a cylinder arrangement direction in which the cylinders (1, 2) are arranged. Besides, the fuel injection valve (11) and the spark plug (12) of at least one of the cylinders (1, 2) are inclined at different angles from each other in directions parallel to the cylinder arrangement direction. A cooling channel (16) is provided between the fuel injection valve (11) and the spark plug (12) of the at least one of the cylinders (1, 2).