The World Cup curse Italy sheds tears after missing out again

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News Source : The Irish Times

News Summary

  • Italy lose 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia in World Cup playoff.
  • Third playoff defeat in a row for the Azzurri.
  • Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso apologizes and refuses to talk about his future.
  • Political parties call on Italian Soccer Federation president Gabriele Gravina to resign.
  • The Balkan team will play in Group B this year with co-hosts Canada, Qatar and Switzerland.
  • The Azzuri last qualified for the World Cup finals in 2014, where Bosnia made their only previous appearance at the tournament.
Italy woke up angry and disillusioned on Wednesday after the national team missed out on the World Cup for the third time in a row by losing a playoff to Bosnia, prolonging a sporting nightmare for t [+3358 chars]

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