Italy fail to qualify for the World Cup yet again
The Azzurri national team were defeated by Bosnia in a penalty shootout to deny their hopes on qualifying for the World Cup. It’s for the third time in a row that Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup. Which means the four-time champions will have to settle to watch from home yet again. From the remarkable 2020 European Championship victory to heartbreak again in Bosnia on Tuesday evening, the once dominant legacy of Italian football seems to be losing its identity. Speaking after the match, Gennaro Gattuso said: “The lads didn’t deserve to take a beating like that. “We needed this [World Cup qualification]. For ourselves, for Italy, for our sport. A blow like this is hard to take. “Personally, I apologise for not making it to the World Cup.” A massive upset for the Italian nation, and one that’s becoming a familiar feeling for the Italian fans. Sweden and North Macedonia have both denied Italy spots into the World Cup in recent years, marking a minimum 16 year wait for Italy if they can progress into the 2030 World Cup tournament when it arrives.
