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Italy fail to reach third straight World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Bosnia
Italy missed two penalties as Bosnia converted all four kicks to seal a 4-1 shootout win and end the Azzurri’s World Cup hopes.
- On Tuesday, four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica.
- Moise Kean scored early for the Azzurri, but center back Alessandro Bastoni received a direct red card before halftime, allowing Bosnia substitute Haris Tabakovic to equalize in the 79th minute.
- Bosnia won the penalty shootout 4-1, compounding Italy's misery after prior playoff eliminations by Sweden and North Macedonia in the last two World Cup cycles.
- Historic struggles persist for the Azzurri, who failed to advance from group stages in 2010 and 2014, marking what The Associated Press described as a once-unfathomable low.
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Italian children will have to watch another World Cup without Italy; the coach, players, and the public are in deep sorrow. It is the disgrace of four-time champion Italy failing to qualify for the finals for the first time in three consecutive tournaments. Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Seong-won: It is a massive shock. We will not be able to see the Italy that has shone with four World Cup titles, even in the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup. Italy
The Italian national football team missed the World Cup for the third time in a row.
Italy fail to qualify for third straight FIFA World Cup after losing to Bosnia in shootout
Four-time champions Italy have missed out on qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the third consecutive edition after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the playoff final in Zenica on Tuesday. With this loss, Italy have become the first former champions to fail to qualify for three straight World Cups in history, even as none of the team's current players have ever participated in the tournament. To think that Italy were leading 1-0 in the gam…
And now go away, great Italian footballers. There's a limit to everything, damn it. Bosnia, after Sweden and Northern Macedonia, also breaks us out of the World Cup. ...
He lost 4-1 to Bosnia-Hercegovina, after the 1-1 draw in the 120 minutes; the Balkan team qualified for the second time to a World Cup.
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