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Italy star Jorginho says he will be forever haunted by his two penalty misses against Switzerland which proved decisive in their World Cup qualification.
The 36-year-old could have levelled the scores -- he had pulled one back for the Turks after they trailed 2-0 -- but he put his 85th minute spot-kick over the bar. Matheus Nunes secured Portugal's victory in stoppage time.
Jorginho says that two penalty misses ‘will haunt me for the rest of my life’ after Italy’s hopes of reaching the World Cup were ended following a shock 1-0 defeat to North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski’s stoppage-time strike on Thursday night ultimately led to Italian tears, but the Chelsea midfielder explains that the two missed spot-kicks in the crucial qualifier against Switzerland still play on his mind. Ad/> The 30-year-old missed a penalty both home and away against the Swiss, as Roberto Mancini’s side drew 1-1 and 0-0 against the ‘Rossocrociati,’ who ultimately secured top spot in Group C and automatic qualification for this year’s tournament.
Italy midfielder Jorginho says he will be "haunted for life" by the penalty misses that ultimately led his nation to defeat in the World Cup play-offs against North Macedonia.
Italy were involved in one of the biggest World Cup upsets in history on Thursday evening.
PORTO: Portugal are through to a decisive World Cup qualifying playoff final next week after beating Turkey 3-1 in Porto on Thursday (Mar 24), but only after Burak Yilmaz missed a crucial late penalty for the visitors.
Steve Clarke insists his Scotland players were left gutted at the “very soft” penalty award which gave Poland a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Hampden Park.
Defender Kieran Tierney revealed the officials had no clear explanation for the 94th-minute penalty that robbed Scotland of a friendly win over Poland.