2026 World Cup: ‘My blood is finished’ – Gattuso reacts as Italy fails to qualify for tournament

Italy’s coach, Gennaro Gattuso, has spoken aft the four-time World Cup winners failed to suffice for the 2026 World Cup.

They mislaid the playoff last successful a punishment shootout to Bosnia-Herzegovina astatine Stadion Bilino Polje successful Zenica connected Tuesday.

Substitutes, Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante some changeable from 12 yards and missed, arsenic the 10-man Azzurri squad mislaid 4-1 connected penalties aft a tense lucifer that ended 1-1 successful other time.

Alessandro Bastoni, the defender for Inter Milan, received a consecutive reddish paper conscionable earlier halftime. He made a late, last-man challenge, which was called a foul.

Moise Kean had already enactment Gennaro Gattuso’s squad up wrong the archetypal 15 minutes of the game.

Italy relied heavy connected goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma’s 9 important saves during the 90 minutes.

However, the Man City goalkeeper was yet beaten successful the 79th infinitesimal erstwhile Haris Tabakovic scored by turning successful a rebound aft Edin Dzeko’s header from a country was saved.

Bosnia could not people against Italy’s beardown defence adjacent aft 30 much minutes of other time, but they won the lucifer done penalties and got to play successful the World Cup again, conscionable similar they did successful 2014.

Reflecting connected Italy’s failur...