The drunken Assyrians were knocked out in the crucial World Cup qualifier during the Euro Cup. As a result, he was eliminated for the second time in a row without qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. Italy and Qatar were knocked out of the World Cup by a one-goal defeat to North Macedonia in a European regional qualifier. Northern Macedonia thrashed European champions Italy in injury time in a tie-breaking match.
Russia’s playoff defeat to Sweden is reminiscent of the dark chapter in Italy’s football history outside of the 2018 World Cup. Qatar will host only the fourth World Cup without Italy.
Italy did not participate in the first World Cup in 1930. Italy failed to qualify for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. In 2017, they lost to Sweden in the qualifying round. Italy, who have won the FIFA World Cup four times, lost in the finals of the 1970 and 1994 World Cups.
Italy
FIFA Rankings: 6 (* 10 February 2022)
World Cup: 4 (1934,1938,1982, 2006)
Euro Cup: 2 (1968, 2021)
Olympic Gold: 1 (1936)
ിയും Italy and the World Cup
Following on Italy’s World Cup performance in 2006:
2010: Out of the group stage
2014– Outside the group stage
2018– Not eligible
2022: Not eligible
In memory 2018
The Assyrian team and captain Gianluigi Buffon were in tears as they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Italy lost to Russia following a goalless draw with Sweden in the second quarter of the 2017 European Playoffs. Sweden won 1–0 in the first quarter in Stockholm.
Buffon (goalie), Giorgio Killeni (defender), Daniel de Rossi (midfielder) and Andrea Bursagli have all retired from international football following Italy’s exit from Russia’s World Cup qualifiers.
Azouri style
Italy is just behind Brazil in the number of World Cup victories. The Italians have made history by winning the World Cup four times while Brazil have won the title five times. The country with the best domestic league matches following England and Spain. The last two times they missed too. Italy has never been a choreographer who captivates the spectators with his lively play.
On the field, they fought with their teeth and claws. Both arm and leg strength were applied. Often their victories were stained with blood. They were creating some players to win the game, even when the enemy was terrorizing the ranks with rough play. This time too, Italy came with a great team. Unexpectedly, Italy’s name had to be added to the list of unqualified countries. Even Italy’s enemies do not think that they will be defeated without qualifying!
English Summary: European champions Italy won’t be at the World Cup
