Sports - Football: Italy fail to qualify for third consecutive World Cup
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“Italy lost on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina and will miss out on their third consecutive World Cup”
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Wikipedia evidence only describes the structure of UEFA qualification rounds and Bosnia and Herzegovina's national team, but does not mention Italy's specific match outcome or World Cup qualification status. No direct confirmation of Italy's loss or World Cup exclusion.
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— The UEFA second round of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, also known as the UEFA play-offs or European play-offs, was contested by sixteen teams from the UEFA segment of quali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
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— The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Nogometna reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Босн…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_nationa…
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— This article provides details of international football games played by the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2020 to present.
For results prior to 2020, see Bosnia and Herzegovina na…
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“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is back in the World, as is Turkey”
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Wikipedia evidence focuses on DR Congo-Turkey relations, MONUSCO mission, and women's issues in DR Congo. No information about World Cup qualification or return to international football competitions.
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— Democratic Republic of the Congo–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Turkey. Turkey has an embassy in Kinshasa since 1974, and the DR Congo op…
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— The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO (an acronym based on its French name Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MONUSCO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MONUSCO
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— Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have not attained a position of full equality with men, with their struggle continuing to this day. Although the Mobutu regime paid lip service to the imp…
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“Roberto de Zerbi is Tottenham’s new head coach”
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Wikipedia entry explicitly states 'Roberto De Zerbi is the current head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur' confirming the appointment.
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— The 2025–26 Premier League is the 34th season of the Premier League and the 127th season of top-flight English football. The fixtures were released on 18 June 2025 at 09:00 BST. The season will consis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Premier_League
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— The following is a table of managers and coaches that have been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur in date ascending order from past to present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.…
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— Roberto De Zerbi (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto de dˈdzɛrbi]; born 6 June 1979) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Premier League club To…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_De_Zerbi
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“Paris Basket beat Bologna in the EuroLeague”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to support or refute the claim about Paris Basket vs Bologna in EuroLeague.
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