World Cup 2022: International press dissects Italy's failure - "Blue Nightmare", "Catastrophe"

Created: 2022-03-25Updated: 2022-03-25 12:10 p.m

By: Christoph Gschossmann

Italy mourns: The football powerhouse is not allowed to travel to Qatar for the World Cup.

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Italy have to watch the World Cup from home - in the semi-finals of the playoffs, the Azzurri fail against North Macedonia.

This is how the international press rated the end.

Munich – The shock in the land of the Tifosi runs deep: European champions Italy missed another World Cup after Russia in 2018 because Roberto Mancini’s team lost 0-1 in Palermo late at night.

The press comments on North Macedonia's triumph in the playoff semifinals over the big favorites who have to watch the 2022 World Cup in Qatar * on TV ...

World Cup 2022: Press reviews of Italy's World Cup disaster - Italy

Gazzetta dello Sport

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

Corriere della Sera

: "Disaster!

Italy loses to North Macedonia.

The Azzurri will also miss the 2022 World Cup. Italy has never been dangerous.

It wasn't enough to control the game.

The national team not at the World Cup, Italian football reaches its lowest level ever.

La Repubblica

: "Travel Wembley-Palermo one-way.

A worse disappointment than Sweden.”

Tuttosport

: "Blue nightmare!

Mancini-Ko against Macedonia and out of the World Cup.”

Corriere dello Sport

: "Incredible, the next catastrophe.

Italy is out of the World Cup again.

The Azzurri incredibly lose at home to North Macedonia and fail to qualify for the second year in a row."

World Cup 2022: Press reviews of Italy's World Cup disaster - Great Britain

The Sun

: Azzurri Trajedy!

Italy missed second World Cup in a row.

Macedonia surprises European champions with dream goal in stoppage time.

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

Daily Mail

: “Humiliation for Italy!

Italy's World Cup nightmare."

Sky

: "Italy misses the World Cup after a surprising defeat against North Macedonia."

World Cup 2022: Press comments on Italy's World Cup disaster - Spain

Marca

: "Eight years without a World Cup."

AS

: "A historical catastrophe.

North Macedonia kicks Italy!

The reigning European champion missed two world championships in a row for the first time.”

Mundo Deportivo

: "Italy, once again without a World Cup!"

World Cup 2022: Press reviews of Italy's World Cup disaster - France

L'Équipe

: "Italy still on the ground.

Lost in the desert.

The reigning European champions are not going to the World Cup in Qatar.”

Le Figaro

: "Aleksandar Trajkovski for the story."

World Cup 2022: Press reviews of Italy's World Cup disaster - Switzerland and Austria

Look

: "Mamma mia!

Italy loses the semi-finals against North Macedonia in the playoffs and, after Russia in 2018, will now also miss the World Cup in Qatar.”

Krone

: "World Cup off!

Italy makes a fool of itself.”