US EditionItaly fail to reach third straight World Cup after penalty shootout loss to Bosnia
Italy missed two penalties as Bosnia converted all four in the shootout to end the Azzurri’s World Cup drought.
- On Tuesday, four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup after losing a penalty shootout to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica.
- Moise Kean scored early for the Azzurri, but center back Alessandro Bastoni received a direct red card before halftime, allowing Bosnia substitute Haris Tabakovic to equalize in the 79th minute.
- Bosnia won the penalty shootout 4-1, compounding Italy's misery after prior playoff eliminations by Sweden and North Macedonia in the last two World Cup cycles.
- Historic struggles persist for the Azzurri, who failed to advance from group stages in 2010 and 2014, marking what The Associated Press described as a once-unfathomable low.
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