Late bankruptcy against North Macedonia
European champions Italy sensationally missed out on participating in the World Cup, and Stefan Kuntz’s dream of Turkey with Turkey has also burst. Italy surprisingly lost 0-1 (0-0) against the blatant outsiders North Macedonia in the playoff semi-finals in Palermo on Thursday and therefore have to watch the finals again, as they did in 2018. North Macedonia, who only scored the winning goal in injury time through Aleksandar Trajkovski, now face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portuguese in the play-off final on Tuesday, who won 3-1 (2-0) against Turkey coached by Kuntz.
Austria, on the other hand, missed their first World Cup appearance since 1998. Captain David Alaba’s team lost 2-1 (0-1) against Wales in Cardiff. The Welsh will have to wait until June for their opponents, however, as Ukraine are scheduled to play their semi-finals against Scotland. FIFA postponed the game because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Italy vs North Macedonia: This is how the playoff semifinals went
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