Sweden v Slovenia

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Italy's soccer chief told to quit after latest World Cup failure

2026 World Cup: Which 48 teams qualified for the tournament?

Italy have themselves to blame for third straight World Cup miss

Italy's soccer chief told to quit after latest World Cup failure

2026 World Cup: Which 48 teams qualified for the tournament?

Italy have themselves to blame for third straight World Cup miss

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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

WCQ - UEFA News

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2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

SwedenSwedenSWE

0-2-4, 2 PTS

SloveniaSloveniaSVN

0-4-2, 4 PTS

Gustav Lundgren - 87'

Timi Elsnik - 64'

Friends Arena

2:45 PM, November 18, 2025

Stockholm, Sweden

Attendance: 25,724

Referees:
Maurizio Mariani

Italy's sports minister has called on the country's soccer federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina to resign after the four-time world champions failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup on Tuesday.

The race to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is complete. Here's how it all went down across the globe.

We don't need think pieces or inquests into Italy's failure to qualify for a third straight World Cup; in the end, it came down to bad decisions and bad performances, like it always does.

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