Italy was eliminated from the qualifiers after losing to Bosnia on penalties
The decisive match between the Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy national teams in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers was remembered for controversial incidents during the penalty shootout. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
In this match, Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma tried to apply psychological pressure on the opposing goalkeeper Nikola Vasil. However, the Italian players missed their chances in the penalty shootout, losing 1:4 and were deprived of the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time.
The most notable and controversial moment in the match occurred during a shot by "Inter" striker Francesco Esposito. During the broadcast, it was seen that "Manchester City" goalkeeper Donnarumma took a piece of paper with notes about the opponent's penalties, tore it up, and threw it far away from the goal area.
This action was noticed by "St. Pauli" goalkeeper Vasil, who engaged in a brief verbal altercation with Donnarumma and complained to the referee. According to the "SportSport" publication, Donnarumma did not just throw the paper away, but tore it up and caused serious harm to the opponent.
As a result, these controversial events did not help the Italian national team. The "Squadra Azzurra" was defeated and suffered a historic disgrace.
This incident remained memorable and controversial moments for Italy in the World Cup qualifiers. Source: One.uz
In this match, Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma tried to apply psychological pressure on the opposing goalkeeper Nikola Vasil. However, the Italian players missed their chances in the penalty shootout, losing 1:4 and were deprived of the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup for the third consecutive time.
The most notable and controversial moment in the match occurred during a shot by "Inter" striker Francesco Esposito. During the broadcast, it was seen that "Manchester City" goalkeeper Donnarumma took a piece of paper with notes about the opponent's penalties, tore it up, and threw it far away from the goal area.
This action was noticed by "St. Pauli" goalkeeper Vasil, who engaged in a brief verbal altercation with Donnarumma and complained to the referee. According to the "SportSport" publication, Donnarumma did not just throw the paper away, but tore it up and caused serious harm to the opponent.
As a result, these controversial events did not help the Italian national team. The "Squadra Azzurra" was defeated and suffered a historic disgrace.
This incident remained memorable and controversial moments for Italy in the World Cup qualifiers. Source: One.uz
