Video. “It feels like a nightmare”: Fans upset as Italy fails to qualify for third straight World Cup
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“Italy fails to qualify for third straight World Cup”
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The cross_reference from EuroNews mentions Italy's penalty shootout loss to Bosnia in World Cup qualification, but other Wikipedia sources do not confirm this specific match or its outcome. No additional independent sources corroborate the claim.
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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…
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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…
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team
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“Italy's World Cup hopes ended in heartbreak after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia”
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Wikipedia sources describe qualification processes and Italy's team history but do not mention a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia. No direct evidence supports the claim about the specific match outcome.
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— The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group H was one of the twelve UEFA groups in the World Cup qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final tou…
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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 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team
“Italy's 16-year absence from football's biggest stage”
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Wikipedia's 'Italy at the FIFA World Cup' page states Italy has participated in 18 out of 22 tournaments since 1930, including recent editions like 2022. This directly contradicts the claim of a 16-year absence.
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— This is a record of the results of the Mexico national football team at the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, and then e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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— The European section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition acted as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
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