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Italy won't get a chance at redemption for Roberto Baggio’s miss in the 1994 World Cup final at the Rose Bowl. The four-time champion isn’t even going back to North America for this year’s tournament ...
News Italy » straight: Italy beat United States in straight sets to win volleyball gold
PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women's volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first ...
News Italy » straight: Italy fails to quality for third straight World Cup in crushing fashion
Italy may be a baseball country, but it has fallen far from the soccer powerhouse it once was. The Italians failed to qualify for their third straight World Cup on Tuesday after losing to Bosnia and ...
News Italy » straight: Italy Misses Third Straight FIFA World Cup, Supporters Outraged
Italy failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the third consecutive cycle. They fell 2-1 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a tense European playoff matchup decided by penalties. Moise Kean gave Italy ...
News Italy » straight: Italy out of World Cup 2026: Why Azzurri missing third straight FIFA tournament is generational failure
In 2018, it seemed a monumental disaster that Italy had missed the World Cup in Russia, failing to qualify for the tournament just 12 years after securing the nation's fourth FIFA title. Now, in 2026, ...
News Italy » straight: Italy Has Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups. Are the Country’s Immigration Policies to Blame?
The night Italy defeated France in the 2006 World Cup final, Mario de Rossi was studying at a small university in Puglia. Though he had exams the next day, he still ventured out into a piazza ...
News Italy » straight: Italy used to rule the World Cup. Now it could miss a third straight.
For generations, playing in the World Cup was akin to Italian birthright. The nation made every tournament from 1958 to 2014. It joined Germany and Brazil as the only nations to win the World Cup four ...
News Italy » straight: Italy is out again. The 4-time champion misses 3rd straight World Cup with shootout loss in Bosnia
One of soccer’s historic powers has reached a once-unfathomable low. Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after getting beat in a penalty shootout at 66th-ranked ...