For the second time consecutive, Italy will not participate in a football world cup, after its surprise defeat against northern Macedonia (0-1).
Le Monde with AFP
Thunderclap: The Squadra Azzura, despite his coronation at the euro and his four world champion stars on the jersey, will not go to Qatar this fall, eliminated from the world by the team of North Macedonia (0-1) After a surprising game of dam, Thursday, March 24 in Palermo.
Azzurri, unable to mark despite an avalanche of occasions (32 shots), were crucified in the additional time by the Macedonian striker Aleksandar Trajkovski (90 + 2e), an ex-player of … Palermo.
Macedonia, the World Cup for the first time
Macedonia, overall harmless for 90 minutes, won the right to go to the Dam final in Portugal to attempt a new feat: go for the first time in its history to the World Cup.
Far from his lightness last summer, when she had seduced Europe and triumph from England to Wembley, the Nazionale of Roberto Mancini strokes for 95 minutes on the brave Macedonian team. This is Italy returned four years back, in the hollow of the wave where the defeat had left, in return dams, against Sweden (0-1, 0-0), private World Cup in 2018 for The first time in 60 years.