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‘Our World Cup final loss didn’t sink in for decades – that was the opportunity of a lifetime’ Italy goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca on losing the 1994 World Cup final

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Italian stopper was unable to prevent the Azzurri’s penalty shootout defeat in the 1994 World Cup final

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Have England ever beaten the World Cup hosts?

By Kedar Bayley Published

England have played three World Cup hosts across various tournament editions

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Dario Rodriguez Uruguay vs Denmark 2002

Ranked! The 15 greatest World Cup goals you’ve probably forgotten

By Sean Cole Last updated

FIFA World Cup The World Cup has produced so many memorable strikes that these jaw-dropping goals – taken from the last seven tournaments – don’t get the credit they deserve

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World Cup winners who made poor starts, as contenders Spain stumble during their 2026 tournament opener

By Kedar Bayley Published

Winning the World Cup doesn't always start smoothly

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Six things you need to do to win the World Cup

By Chris Evans Published

Only eight nations have managed this across 22 tournaments, and these are the trends

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Donald Trump breaks silence on World Cup 2026 proposal to replace qualifiers Iran with Italy

By Joe Donnohue Published

United States President Donald Trump has addressed the growing speculation surrounding a proposal to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Italy officially decline World Cup 2026 rescue route – even if Iran withdraw

By Chris Nee Published

World Cup 2026 will not feature Italy after the government ruled out the Azzurri's participation

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FIFA has 'sole discretion' but no plan to gift Iran's World Cup 2026 place to Italy: report

By Chris Nee Published

World Cup 2026 qualifiers Iran will not be replaced by Italy despite absurd political intervention

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The World Cup 2026 scenario that could restore Italy's qualification hopes

By Chris Nee Published

Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup but FIFA's answer to a big problem could open the door to a reprieve

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The extraordinary Lamine Yamal stat after Italy fail to qualify for THREE tournaments in a row

By Jakob Barnes Published

Italy won't be at the 2026 World Cup, marking an incredible run of not qualifying for the tournament and giving us some unbelievable stats

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