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Italy are ‘destroyed’ by their shock World Cup play-off loss to North Macedonia, admits Giorgio Chiellini as a crushed Jorginho says his penalty misses in qualifying ‘will haunt me for the rest of my life’
- Italy were stunned 1-0 by North Macedonia in their World Cup play-off semi-final
- Aleksandar Trajkovski struck late on to earn the minnows a famous victory
- A tearful Jorginho said he was ‘incredulous’ at the defeat, which ‘hurts so much’
- Giorgio Chiellini claimed the European champions were ‘destroyed’ after the loss
Jorginho admitted his missed penalties in qualifying will haunt him for the rest of his life after Italy failed to reach a second successive World Cup – as Giorgio Chiellini said the European champions were ‘destroyed’ following their shock play-off defeat to North Macedonia.
Aleksandar Trajkovski’s last-gasp goal earned the minnows a famous 1-0 victory and a meeting with Portugal for a place at this year’s tournament in Qatar.
Italy dominated the contest and had numerous chances before Trajkovski struck in the 92nd minute.
The defeat will almost certainly spark an inquest in Italy – who also missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia – but Jorginho said he blames himself for his side’s failure to reach this year’s tournament in Qatar.
Giorgio Chiellini said Italy were ‘destroyed’ after failing to qualify for the World Cup
North Macedonia stunned the European champions with a 1-0 win in the play-off semi-final
Jorginho said his missed penalties in qualifying would haunt him for the rest of his career
The Chelsea midfielder had the chance to give four-time World Cup winners Italy victory over Switzerland which would have put his team on the brink of qualification, but blazed his late spot-kick over the bar in a 1-1…
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Source : dailymail
