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Gennaro Gattuso is expected to step down from his role as Italy head coach‚ after two key figures in their football association resigned following their failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup. Gattuso's side were beaten 4-1 in penalty shoot-out by Bosnia and Herzegovina in a play-off on Tuesday night. It meant four-time World Cup winners Italy became the first nation to have lifted the trophy to fail to make three straight editions of the finals‚ having also missed Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.
The full 48-team line-up for this summer's FIFA World Cup was officially confirmed on Tuesday as the final six nations at the finals through play-off ties. DR Congo and Iraq were the last two teams to book their place in the 2026 edition of the tournament‚ set to be staged in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. The final four European spots were also confirmed on Tuesday‚ with Turkey‚ Sweden‚ the Czech Republic and Bosnia-Herzegovina qualifying at the expense of Kosovo‚ Poland‚ Denmark and Italy.
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Italy will be absent from a third World Cup in a row this summer after they lost in the play-offs against Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ who instead booked their spot in North America with a famous victory. Donnarumma - who clashed with Bosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj during the shootout - and Co were taken to penalties by their opponents‚ and it was a disaster with Newcastle's Sandro Tonali the only Italian player to score‚ while Donnarumma failed to save any of the hosts' kicks.
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The four-times world champions will not be competing for football's top prize this summer after falling to penalty shoothout defeat against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo on Tuesday night. This latest failure - described as an 'apocalypse' by the Italian media - is yet another lowly chapter for one of the game's traditional powerhouses‚ who last won a knockout game at a World Cup in 2006‚ when they beat France in the final in Germany.
TOM COLLOMOSSE: If this result does not force Italian football to rip everything up and start again‚ perhaps nothing will. The four-times world champions have failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup - a source of utter shame for one of the game's traditional powerhouses. Playing with 10 men for much of the match‚ Italy eventually succumbed 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia-Herzegovina and will miss out on next summer's showpiece in North America and Mexico. There was glory for the 40-year-old Edin Dzeko‚ who will become one of the oldest outfield players to contest a World Cup. Bosnia had 31 in shots in total and deserved to advance.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina FA have accused an Italian soldier from the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) of spying on a training session ahead of the World Cup play-off final between the two countries. Bosnia will host the four-time world champions at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica on Tuesday night‚ following their dramatic penalty shootout win over Wales in the play-off semi-final last week. But their preparation for the crunch match has been disrupted by controversy after a EUFOR soldier‚ believed to be Italian‚ was spotted filming Bosnia's training session in Butmir on Sunday.
Bosnian fans have accused Italy of showing their team 'disrespect and arrogance' after celebrating their penalty shootout victory over Wales in the World Cup play-off semi-final. Bosnia beat Wales 4-2 on penalties in a shock victory at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday night. Former Manchester City striker Edin Džeko dragged the game into extra time with an 86th-minute leveller after Dan James had given the hosts the lead in the 51st minute.
Next week could see arguably the most depressing set of fixtures in football‚ with losers of play-offs set to meet after seeing their World Cup dreams dashed. Northern Ireland‚ Republic of Ireland and Wales were among eight European nations to see their hopes of featuring in their summer's tournament come to an end on Thursday in play-off semi-finals. Wales suffered penalty heartbreak against Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ losing 4-2 in front of their home fans following a 1-1 draw on the night.
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