Gattuso out as Italy’s coach after failure to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 03, 2026 · 421 words · By AP; Reuters

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Gattuso out as Italy’s coach after failure to qualify for 2026 World Cup The Azzurri’s failure to reach a third consecutive World Cup continues to send shockwaves through Italian football.

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What happened

Gattuso out as Italy’s coach after failure to qualify for 2026 World Cup The Azzurri’s failure to reach a third consecutive World Cup continues to send shockwaves through Italian football.

Why it matters

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has left his role “by mutual consent”, three days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Common ground

The Italian football federation announced the news in a statement on Friday, thanking Gattuso “for the dedication and passion” during his nine months in charge.

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Claim 1: “The Italian football federation announced the news in a statement on Friday, thanking Gattuso 'for the dedication and passion' during his nine months in charge”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gennaro Ivan Gattuso (Italian pronunciation: [dʒenˈnaːro ɡatˈtuːzo]; born 9 January 1978) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Ita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennaro_Gattuso

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Italy national football team represents the country of Italy in international association football. It is fielded by the Italian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Italy, and c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italy_international_fo…

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Claim 2: “Gattuso out as Italy’s coach after failure to qualify for 2026 World Cup”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one…
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Claim 3: “Italy’s chances of reaching this year’s tournament in North America ended on Tuesday after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a qualifying playoff”

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Claim 4: “Italy's football federation president Gabriele Gravina resigned, along with Gianluigi Buffon, who was the national team’s delegation chief”

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Claim 5: “Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has left his role 'by mutual consent', three days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup”

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Claim 6: “Italy lost a penalty shootout against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a qualifying playoff, resulting in their failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup”

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Claim 7: “Italy’s 10-man team let slip a 1-0 lead and crumbled in the penalty shootout”

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Claim 8: “Italy won their next five group games under Gattuso, but given Norway’s far superior goal difference, they were resigned to another World Cup playoff before the final group game”

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Claim 9: “Gennaro Gattuso was appointed in June on a one-year contract, replacing Luciano Spalletti who was sacked following Italy’s 3-0 defeat by Norway in their opening group game”

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Claim 10: “Italy had lost at the playoff stage for the last two World Cups to Sweden and North Macedonia, respectively, but looked on course to make it this time after a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in the semifinal”

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