Italy have done all this before.
The Azzurri had been World Cup regulars – and contenders – till remarkably failing to qualify for the primary time because the 1958 event once they had been overwhelmed via Sweden inside the play-offs for Russia 2018.
Of direction, Italy feared a repeat after they had been consigned to the play-off course again for Qatar 2022, however a capacity final against Portugal became really of extra difficulty than a domestic semi with North Macedonia.
Sensationally, however, the site visitors bowled over the European champions in Palermo, where Aleksandar Trajkovski's 92nd-minute blast secured the unlikeliest of one-0 wins.
It way Italy are another time providing on a listing of surprise World Cup absentees.
Until those past two upsets, Italy's handiest failure to qualify for the World Cup had come inside the 1950s. Needing to overcome Northern Ireland in their final game of the 3-crew organization, the Azzurri slumped to a 2-1 loss in Belfast. More surprising was the absence of Spain, as a group of legends including Alfredo Di Stefano and Luis Suarez neglected out on an area in Sweden. A draw with Switzerland and defeat to Scotland intended that four-1 victories in each return suits were no longer sufficient to salvage their hopes.
England have been on top of the arena in 1966 having lifted the Jules Rimet trophy on home turf. It stays the Three Lions' best triumph at a World Cup and, 8 years later, England have been not even on the event held in West Germany. In a 3-team organization with Wales and Poland, a 2-0 defeat and 1-1 draw with the latter supposed Alf Ramsey's aspect did no longer qualify. Twenty years later, England once more dissatisfied as they did not qualify for USA 'ninety four underneath Graham Taylor.
Having gained the European Championship years formerly with their attractive emblem of soccer, there have been excessive hopes for Czechoslovakia heading into qualifying for the event in Argentina. However, battles of Britain proved their downfall as losses in Wales and Scotland scuppered their hopes of including World Cup glory to their European triumph.
After attaining the World Cup final in each 1974 and 1978, there has been a down length for Netherlands, who missed out in 'eighty two and also did not qualify for Euro '84. A crop of players together with Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, and Marco van Basten have been predicted to bring about a turnaround in fortunes for the Dutch beforehand of the following World Cup in Mexico. However, they had to accept a play-off towards neighbours Belgium after completing second of their qualifying institution, and Georges Grun's header with just five mins left at the clock saw them crash out on away goals. Netherlands also didn't qualify in 2002 and have been not in Russia four years ago.
