England fans mock Italy in revenge for their Euro 2020 final defeat

Fans have taken to social media to poke fun at Italy after they missed out on a second successive World Cup losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final. 

Some fans referred to Italy's inability to qualify for the World Cup as 'an incredible disaster', while Gary Lineker described their omission as an 'almighty and devastating fall'. 

Others sought revenge after the time Italian talisman Leonardo Bonucci goaded England fans by screaming 'It's coming Rome!' into a TV camera in the aftermath of his country's famous penalty shootout triumph in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.   

Lineker took to Twitter to say: 'For Italy to go from being European Champions to not even making the final playoff stage is an almighty and devastating fall.' 

While transfer expert and Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano added: 'After missing on Russia 2018, Italy are out of the World Cup 2022. What an incredible disaster.'

Meanwhile fans took to social to highlight the fact Italy have failed to qualify for a second consecutive World Cup. They said: 'Rickie Lambert played in the last World Cup that Italy qualified for'. 

While one social media user hinted at how unpredictable the game can be by saying: 'Italy missing two World Cups in a row, this sport is truly unbelievable.' 

Other decided to take a more comical approach to the result - by sharing memes and gifs at the Italian expense. 

Some even referenced the time Italian talisman Leonardo Bonucci goaded England fans by screaming 'It's coming Rome!' into a TV camera in the aftermath of his country's famous penalty shootout triumph at Wembley. 

They said: 'It’s coming Rome though, is it not?', while another added: 'It’s coming Rome… it’s coming Rome… footballs coming Rome…'.