Italy will not be able to participate in the World Cup for 12 years, North Macedonia is celebrating wildly, and Italy was killed in 92 minutes in the semi-final of Group C of the World Preliminary Tournament play-offs.
How did Italy lose? Look at the ball, it's too representative, North Macedonia goalkeeper Dimitrevsky made a mistake in passing, but Berardi's shot from the edge of the penalty area actually slowly soared. Verratti then snatched the ball and passed the ball, and Mobile's powerful shot from outside the top left corner of the penalty area was also saved, and the ability to grasp the opportunity was too poor!
Italy attacked almost the entire game, with as much as 66% of the ball in possession and as many as 32 shots on goal, but only 5 shots on target, while North Macedonia scored a goal on 2 of 4 shots. This foot shot, is definitely the level of the national football team, but also can represent the entire performance of Italy, is a waste of countless opportunities, Italy World Cup was eliminated, this is the way it should be, the shot is too bad.
Italy, a four-time World Cup winner, has missed the World Cup for two consecutive times. This can also see the regression of Italian football. The last time Italy played in the World Cup was in 2014, and if it goes well, they have to do it in 2026.
Think of the moment when the old coach Lippi led the team to win the cup, maybe the sadness of The Italian fans is not lower than that of the domestic fans?