Italy suffer more World Cup trauma

Four-time champions Italy have failed to qualify for the
FIFA World Cup for the third time in succession after
their harrowing play-off defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina

ITALY: RECORD AT FIFA WORLD CUP

1930	Uruguay		Did not participate	
1934	Italy		bt Czechoslovakia, 2-1	Winner
1938	France		bt Hungary, 4-2		Winner
1950	Brazil		Group
1954	Switzerland	Group
1958	Sweden		Did not qualify
1962	Chile		Group
1966	England		Group
1970	Mexico		Final
1974	W. Germany	Group
1978	Argentina	Fourth place
1982	Spain		bt West Germany, 3-1	Winner
1986	Mexico		Last 16
1990	Italy		Third place
1994	United States	Final
1998	France		Quarter-final
2002	Japan		Last 16
	South Korea		
2006	Germany		bt France, 1-1 (Penalties: 5-3)	Winner
2010	South Africa	Group
2014	Brazil		Group
2018	Russia		Did not qualify
2022	Qatar		Did not qualify
2026	United States, Mexico, Canada		Did not qualify

Italy last played World Cup match
in 2014 against Uruguay –
infamous for controversial
Luis Suarez “biting” incident

Source: FIFA
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