Italy suffer World Cup heartbreak 

Four-time champions Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, after a goalless draw with Sweden ended hopes of qualifying
Gianluigi Buffon for the 2018 tournament in Russia 

ITALY: RECORD AT FIFA WORLD CUP
1934  Champions      bt Czechoslovakia 
1938  Champions      bt Hungary
1950  Group stage 
1954  Group stage
1958  Did not qualify
1962  Group stage
1966  Group stage
1970  Finalist       lost to Brazil
1974  Group stage
1978  Fourth-place 
1982  Champions      bt West Germany
1986  Last 16 
1990  Third-place
1994  Finalist       lost to Brazil
1998  Quarter-final
2002  Last 16
2006  Champions      bt France
2010  Group stage
2014  Group stage

Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon

Source: FIFA
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