For the third consecutive time, Italy misses the World Cup. Eliminated on the evening of Tuesday, March 31 by Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties (4-1), the Nazionale will be absent from the 2026 World Cup. The Italian press, unanimously, expresses its anger and seeks those responsible.
“Everyone at home,” headlines the two main sports newspapers, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport, as well as La Repubblica, captioning a photo of an Italian player lying on the ground holding his head in his hands, and Il Messaggero.
Like in 2018 and 2022, Italy will be a spectator at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada (June 11-July 19), and the entire Italian press, both sports and generalist, now presents this World Cup as a tournament that the country, where football is still the king sport, will follow “a casa,” at home.
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Italy’s football team gets eliminated from the World Cup, causing disappointment in the country.
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Italy will not be participating in the 2026 World Cup.
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The Italian press criticizes the players and calls for a total change in response to the latest defeat.
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The Italian Football Federation president, Gabriele Gravina, is heavily criticized for the team’s failure.
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Italian newspapers express disappointment and discuss the need for new foundations following Italy’s failure in the World Cup qualifiers.
