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Italy made heartbreaking history on Tuesday night, as they missed their third straight World Cup bid following a loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Italy is now the first World Cup-winning team to miss three ...
News Italy » straight » History: Italy win historic third straight Davis Cup title
Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd. Two days after he edged an ...
News Italy » straight » History: 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 » History: Italy's timeline of missed World Cups: How Azzurri struggles culminate in third straight FIFA failure
Since the very inception of international football, Italy have been one of the world's best and most formidable nations on the global stage. The Azzurri have been considered a top-tier football nation ...
News Italy » straight » History: Italy Has Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups. Are the Country’s Immigration Policies to Blame?
Going into the 2026 World Cup qualifying process, no former champion had ever failed to qualify three straight times. Italy is now the first, and some have theorized that the country’s immigration ...
News Italy » straight » History: 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 ...
News Italy » straight » History: 4-time champion Italy misses 3rd straight World Cup with shootout loss in Bosnia
Italy’s Pio Esposito reacts after missing a penalty kick during a World Cup qualifying playoff match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, on Tuesday. Fabio Ferrari / LaPresse via Associated ...