Italy 0-1 North Macedonia: Jorginho's penalty misses v Switzerland proved costly
Italy were involved in one of the biggest World Cup upsets in history on Thursday evening.
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Italy miss out on World Cup again but Portugal, Wales and Sweden reach play-off finals
North Macedonia on Thursday, but Portugal, Wales and Sweden all made it through to qualifying play-off deciders. Four-time World Cup winners Italy were stunned in Palermo as Aleksandar Trajkovski -- who used to play club football in the Sicilian city -- fired past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the second minute of injury time to give North Macedonia an incredible 1-0 victory. Italy will again be absent from the World Cup in Qatar after also failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament in Russia when they lost in a play-off to Sweden.
Watch: Crazy Scenes As North Macedonia Beat Italy To Pull Off One Of Football's Greatest Upsets
North Macedonia produced one of the greatest upsets in world football as they won 1-0 in a play-off semi-final to end Italy's hopes of qualifying for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Aleksandar Trajkovski scored in the second minute of stoppage time to stun the European champions. As soon as the goal went in, North Macedonian players and support staff broke into wild celebrations even as the Italian players watched in horror. North Macedonia will now take on Portugal in Porto on Tuesday for a chance to be in Qatar in November.
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Italy will miss their second World Cup in a row after slumping to a shock 1-0 play-off semi-final defeat to North Macedonia on Thursday.
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