Italy fail to reach 2026 World Cup
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Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after Alessandro Bastoni's first-half red card proved costly in a dramatic 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat away to Bosnia. Azzurri substitutes Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed from 12 yards in Zenica,
Italy's Alessandro Bastoni was sent off after receiving a red card vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina.