Italy will not be seen in the World Cup again! Euro champions will not play in the World Cup! Four-time world champions could not play in the World Cup because of the northern Macedonia! People who are not very regular in the football news but keep the news of the World Cup, all these questions may arise in their minds. That is very normal. The world media is not able to fully digest the issue. Italy has been knocked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the strangest rate in their football history.
But last June-July, Italy did not play very well in the Euro. They kept their great performance from the beginning to the end of the tournament. Despite losing to England in a tiebreaker in the final, Italy was better qualified on the field. Italy are out of the World Cup after losing 1–0 to Northern Macedonia in the play-off semifinals tomorrow. Italy was the favorite in the match. No one thought the Azzurri would lose to northern Macedonia. Italy were heartbroken by a great long-range shot from Alessandro Trokovsky in the second minute of added time. But Italy made more chances to score in the whole match!
Coach Roberto Mancini was not in a position to speak at the press conference yesterday. How to stay! Did he think that Italy would have to play this play-off match? Italy were drawn in Group C with Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania. But after falling behind by 2 points with Switzerland, they have to play the play-off by becoming the second in the group. Italy lost to the Swiss after missing two penalties in two legs. The World Cup was confirmed by a penalty in the second leg in Rome, where Georgini also failed to score from the penalty spot in the 90th minute. Georgio also missed a penalty on Swiss soil.
Italy was playing great football under Mancini. They forgot the sadness of not being able to get a place in the 2018 World Cup by winning Euro 2020. Italy have not lost under Mancini in 36 consecutive matches. The failure of this team to get a place in the World Cup is a disappointment in any case.
After such frustration, coach Manchini would say, ‘I am disappointed, much more disappointed. I have nothing to say. "
According to him, the loss against Northern Macedonia is very strange, ‘something very strange happened tonight. We have won the Euros as favorites. It is unfortunate not to be able to go to the World Cup. I feel very bad for my players. '
Couldn't take the team to the World Cup, can Manchini be the coach of the national team? After yesterday's defeat against Northern Macedonia, that question inevitably went to El Mancini. However, he avoided it, saying, "Let's not see. But after such a rate, it is not possible to talk about it. '
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