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Gattuso Apologises After Italy Miss Out on Another World Cup
Gennaro Gattuso said he would not discuss his future as Italy’s federation backed him to stay after a third straight World Cup miss.
- Italy failed to qualify for their third consecutive World Cup after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica, making the four-time champions the first former winners to miss three finals in a row.
- The Azzurri previously missed the 2018 and 2022 editions, and Coach Gennaro Gattuso's side struggled to maintain their lead after defender Alessandro Bastoni was sent off in the 42nd minute for fouling Amar Memic.
- Moise Kean curled in an early goal at 15 minutes, but Bosnia equalized late in normal time when Haris Tabakovic bundled in after a goalmouth scramble, forcing extra time before penalties decided the match.
- Bosnia secured their first World Cup appearance since 2014 after Kerim Alajbegovic converted the winning penalty, while Italy players were in tears as the magnitude of the result became clear.
- Italy will not return to a World Cup until 2030, creating a 16-year gap since their last appearance, after group stage exits in 2010 and 2014 following their 2006 championship.
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There was Sweden, the national apocalypse we thought we could never live. Then Northern Macedonia. Finally Bosnia. Yet another historical defeat...
By Federico Leiva, CNN en Español How can it be that the tetra-champion of the World Cup, the second most successful winner in the history of the competition, does not play the first World Cup of 48 selections? Yes, there will be almost half a hundred countries participating in Canada, the United States and Mexico, but Italy will not be among them, after losing this Tuesday to Bosnia and Herzegovina in one of the repechajes of UEFA.
He stretches Donnarumma and touches the ball. But he enters the goal and goal, which had become holy during the duel, goes down to the hells, knees to the ground and hands to the head with flares on his back. The goal is from Bajraktarevic and serves for Bosnia to reach in the penalties of the final of the repesca (1-1 and 4-1) and in Zenica the second World Cup in its history after 2014; the knife is for Italy, which has turned the football int…
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