Italy has been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup following a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia in the European qualifying playoff final.The national team played much of the match with ten men after Alessandro Bastoni was sent off before Haris Tabakovic canceled out an opening goal by Moise Kean.This defeat marks the third consecutive time the four-time world champions have failed to qualify for the tournament after missing 2018 and 2022.Bosnia joins a group with
Canada,
Qatar, and Switzerland while Turkey, Sweden, and the Czech Republic also secured their places in the competition.