Surprised at the Renzo Barbera in Palermo this Thursday by North Macedonia (0-1) in the semifinals of the World Cup playoffs, the Italians are eliminated.
North Macedonia has long been the backbone of the game. Italy was never able to concretize its domination. In the end, it was punished in extra time by Aleksandar Trajkovski.
The Squadra Azzurra suffered a new disillusionment at home (4) years after being annihilated by Sweden, which had deprived them of the Russian trip.
The Portuguese won against Turkey (3-1), thanks to Otavio, Diogo Jota and Nunes.
In the other games of the playoffs of the Euro zone, Wales, thanks to a double of Gareth Bale, surprised Austria (2-1) and qualified. It will compete on Tuesday for its place in the world against the winner of the match Scotland-Ukraine, which was postponed.
Sweden obtained its qualification in pain against the Czech Republic (1-0), after extra time. Quaison delivered the Scandinavians. They will challenge Poland for a place in Qatar. The Poles qualified without playing after the exclusion of Russia.