Italy humiliated by North Macedonia and miss another World Cup
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.
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Italy suffer fresh World Cup misery after shock play-off loss to North Macedonia
European champions Italy will not feature at the World Cup later this year after a monumental upset defeat to North Macedonia in their play-off semi-final.
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Italia ha logrado cancelar en una noche terrible, la peor de su historia, toda la alegría y la ilusión que había generado con su triunfo en la pasada Eurocopa. Macedonia del Norte, el equipo número 67 del ranking FIFA dejó a la Azzurra sin Mundial por segunda vez consecutiva y se jugará la final de la repesca ante Portugal. Caer en Oporto habría sido entendible, esto es inexplicable.
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El seleccionador italiano, Roberto Mancini, lamentó la eliminación en los 'playoffs' para el Mundial de Catar a manos de Macedonia del Norte (0-1) y afirmó que vive «el momento más difícil» de su carrera pese a haber ganado la Eurocopa hace tan solo ocho meses. «El pasado mes de julio viví la alegría más bonita de mi carrera en la Eurocopa. Ahora he vivido la mayor decepción. Esto es fútbol, a veces pasan cosas increíbles. Es difícil para mí analizar el partido», indicó Mancini tras la derrota sufrida en Palermo.
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European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again.