Press comments on Italy's World Cup: "Farewell World Cup, farewell EM, farewell everything"

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Can't believe it: Marco Verratti

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Football Italy is in shock.

As in 2018, the four-time world champion has to watch the final round - and as the reigning European champion.

The international press writes about the end in the playoff semifinals against outsiders North Macedonia:

ITALY

"Gazzetta dello Sport"

: "Italy disaster, mockery in the 92nd minute: We're out of the World Cup again.... Farewell World Cup, farewell EM, farewell everything."

»Corriere della Sera«

: »The national team not at the World Cup, Italian football is at its lowest level ever.«

»La Repubblica«

: »Travel Wembley-Palermo one-way.

A worse disappointment than Sweden.«

Great Britain

»The Sun«

: »ITALY FLY OUT.

The Azzurri miss the second World Cup in a row.«

SPAIN

»Marca«

: »Eight years without a World Cup.«

»AS«

: »A historic catastrophe.«

FRANCE

»L'Équipe«

: »Italy still on the ground.«

»Le Figaro«

: »Aleksandar Trajkovski for the story.«

SWITZERLAND

»Look«

: »Mamma mia!

Italy lost in the playoffs against North Macedonia and, after Russia in 2018, will now also miss the World Cup in Qatar.«

AUSTRIA

»Krone«

: »WM-Aus!

Italy makes a fool of itself.«

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