Italy World Cup
Italy moves out of FIFA World Cup after shock defeat
Palermo: European champions Italy missed their second straight FIFA World Cup after suffering a 0-1 shock defeat at the hands of North Macedonia in their play-offs on Thursday evening.
The loss comes just after eight months since Italy celebrated one of their greatest triumphs - defeating England to win the Euro 2020 at Wembley.
North Macedonia will now take on Portugal in the final of Path C qualifying on March 29.
Italy pressed throughout the match proceedings but failed to find the back of the net, thanks to brilliant defending from North Macedonia.
Aleksandar Trajkovski netted a sensational winner in the 92nd minute to spark jubilation on the North Macedonia bench, while the Azzurri went down on their knees in front of their home fans.
(With UNI inputs)
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