FIFA World Cup Playoffs – Italy Knocked OUT: North Macedonia Stuns Italy Highlights: European champions Italy will not play in FIFA World Cup 2022. North Macedonia pull off one of the great upsets in World Cup qualifying history. Macedonian team defeated Italy 1-0 at the Renzo Barbera, knocking the Azzurri out of the competition: Follow FIFA World Cup News & Football News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Italy Knocked OUT: Aleksandar Trajkovski scored the decisive strike from the visitors in stoppage time with a perfect effort on his right foot that beat Gianluigi Donnarumma to hand his side the victory.
Italy pressed all evening, but failed to find the back of the net courtesy of brilliant defending from Blagoja Milevski’s men and wasteful finishing from the hosts.
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FIFA World Cup Playoffs – Italy Knocked OUT: North Macedonia Stuns Italy Highlights: The European champions will not be in Qatar, while North Macedonia advance to the final stage in Path C qualifying. North Macedonia will take on Portugal in the final of Path C qualifying on March 29 in Porto. Italy will be left to re-assess after a damaging defeat. Roberto Mancini led them to a historic European Championship triumph only last year, but this will leave a lasting mark on his legacy.
2017: Italy eliminated by Sweden
2022: Italy eliminated by North Macedonia
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A stunning last minute goal from Aleksandar Trajkovski incredibly sent North Macedonia into the World Cup play-off final at the expense of European champions Italy in one of the greatest qualification shocks ever.
FIFA World Cup Playoffs – Italy Knocked OUT: North Macedonia Stuns Italy Highlights: In a goal-less first half, Italy were almost gifted a goal when goalkeeper Stole Dimitrevski passed the ball straight to Domenico Berardi but he rolled a weak attempt back into the man between the post’s arms when he seemed certain to score.
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The Sassuolo man was guilty of further misses after the interval as the Azzurri toiled further and they were incredibly sent packing two minutes into injury-time when former Palermo man Trajkovski scored on his former stomping ground with a fantastic finish from range that found the bottom corner.
That goal incredibly means Italy, who were unbeaten in their qualification group, have failed to qualify for a second successive World Cup, while North Macedonia advance to face Portugal.
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