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Italy fail to qualify for World Cup after shock loss to North Macedonia

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March 24, 2022 Italy's Domenico Berardi in action with North Macedonia's Ezgjan Alioski REUTERS

Italy missed out on the World Cup finals again after losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final on Thursday as Aleksandar Trajkovski's last-gasp strike earned the visitors a famous win.

European champions Italy did not qualify for the World Cup four years ago, their first failure to reach soccer's global showpiece tournament since 1958, but they dominated from the off in Palermo and looked on course for victory.

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