8 years ago today, Italy lost 0-0 to Sweden and missed the World Cup in Russia

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6686 Sports News on November 13 Eight years ago today, on November 13, 2017, in the second round of the 2018 Russian World Cup European Qualifying Playoffs held at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, the Italian team drew 0-0 with the Swedish team at home, thus being eliminated with a 0-1 overall result and missing the Russian World Cup finals.

Four years later, in the Qatar World Cup qualifying round, Italy once again entered the play-offs, but lost to North Macedonia in an upset and was eliminated. It missed the finals for two consecutive World Cups. Next year's US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, according to the current situation of the European qualifying rounds, Italy is very likely to participate in the play-offs again.

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Winnie 15days ago

The team finally regained the feeling of winning and its confidence returned.

Scarlett 15days ago

It can be seen that the coach has made targeted adjustments to the team, and the tactical changes are very obvious.

Sage 15days ago

This player has a lot of room for improvement in his personal abilities

Paige 15days ago

The coach’s on-the-spot command is impressive and his thinking is clear

Rory 15days ago

The intensity of the game was very high but the team coped well

Jeremy 28days ago

The team's morale is high and in good shape

Victoria 28days ago

The cooperation between the players is becoming more and more tacit

Archie 29days ago

The intensity of the competition is breathtaking

Olivia 36days ago

The team's tactical changes increase the difficulty. Keep it up!

Leo 45days ago

The cheers of the fans echoed throughout the entire venue, it was so exciting!

8 years ago today, Italy lost 0-0 to Sweden and missed the World Cup in Russia

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