Italy humiliated by North Macedonia to miss second successive 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 on Thursday.
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Roberto Mancini was reeling from the most painful defeat of his managerial career after Thursday's stunning, last-gasp 0-1 loss to North Macedonia meant they missed out on their second World Cup in a row. Mancini had become a national hero after leading the Azzurri back from the horrors of failing to reach the 2018 tournament and winning Euro 2020 last summer. However performance levels have dropped since those balmy nights and after throwing away automatic qualification in November Italy were dumped out in humiliating fashion in Palermo in a fraught play-off semi-final.
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‘It’s too early’ – Roberto Mancini 'too disappointed' to discuss future after North Macedonia loss
Roberto Mancini says that he is too disappointed to discuss his future after his side’s shock loss against North Macedonia in their World Cup qualification play-off semi-final. Italy dominated for large swathes of the encounter at Stadio Renzo Barbera, but Aleksander Trajkovski delivered a fatal blow late on. Ad/> It means the European champions have failed to qualify for the last two editions of the World Cup.