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Italy Again Miss Out on World Cup as Bosnia, Turkey, Czechs and Sweden ...

Bosnia won 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, leaving Italy out of a third straight World Cup despite Sandro Tonali's lone spot kick.

  • On Tuesday, Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Bosnia and Hercegovina. The Azzurri will miss the expanded 48-team tournament in North America.
  • Moise Kean gave Gennaro Gattuso's Italy an early lead on 15 minutes, but Alessandro Bastoni's red card late in the first half shifted momentum. Haris Tabakovic equalized on 79 minutes, forcing the decisive shootout.
  • Italy, four-time World Cup winners, have not qualified since 2014 and missed both the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Gattuso said, "I don't think the boys deserved to suffer such a blow."
  • Bosnia secured their place in Group B alongside Canada, Qatar, and Switzerland, marking only their second-ever World Cup appearance after competing in 2014.
  • Turkey, the Czech Republic, and Sweden also secured their spots at the finals, with Turkey winning 1-0 in Kosovo and the Czechs defeating Denmark 3-1 on penalties.
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Bosna i Hercegovina napravila je veliko iznenađenje, savladavši Italiju u finalu baraža za Svetsko prvenstvo. Italijani propuštaju treći uzastopni Mundijal.

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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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