Italy out as Bosnia and Herzegovina reach World Cup 2026 on penalties

Al Jazeera ConflictNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Kevin HandMarch 31, 2026 at 11:52 PM

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Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Italy 4-1 on penalties in their European qualifying playoff, securing a spot in the 2026 World Cup finals and eliminating the four-time champions. The match, held in Zenica, ended 1-1 after extra time. Italy took an early lead but were reduced to 10 men before halftime, allowing Bosnia to equalize. Bosnia will now compete in Group B against Canada, Switzerland, and Qatar. Italy's loss marks their failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, a first for former champions, while Bosnia reaches their second World Cup finals and first since 2014.

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Bosnia reached their second World Cup finals, and first since 2014.

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Italy's last World Cup win was in 2006.

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Italy are the first former winners to fail to qualify for three consecutive World Cup finals.

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Italy will miss out on a third consecutive World Cup final.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Italy 4-1 on penalties to reach the World Cup 2026.

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Canada 30% Gennaro Gattuso 30% Qatar 30% Haris Tabakovic 40% Amar Memic 40% Alessandro Bastoni 50% Zenica 50% Moise Kean 50% Esmir Bajraktarevic ×260% World Cup 2026 ×280% Bosnia and Herzegovina ×590% Italy ×990%

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world cup 2026 100% bosnia and herzegovina 90% italy 90% penalties 80% qualification 70% football 60% red card 50% extra time 50% european qualifying playoff 40%

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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