The Italian national team’s suffering continued in the World Cup qualifiers, as it suffered another defeat, this time against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, after losing the final match in the European play-off on penalty kicks with a score of 1-4, after regular and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw.
As a result, the Italian national team will miss the World Championship for the third time in a row, after being unable to qualify for the 2018 editions in Russia and the 2022 editions in Qatar.
The European Annex has become a real problem for Italy, after failing to enter it in 2018, 2022 and 2026, despite its success in surpassing it in 1998.
In an unfortunate development, the absence of the Italian national anthem from the World Cup competitions will continue for 16 years, as the team’s last participation was in the 2014 edition in Brazil, which witnessed its exit in the group stage.
