Mateo Retegui will step up if Italy are awarded a penalty against Northern Ireland, but who else would take responsibility if the match goes to a shootout after 120 minutes? Italy host Northern ...

How did Italy miss the 2026 World Cup? A look at the Italians' recent failures to qualify for the tournament.

Federico Dimarco and a handful of his Italy teammates have divided opinions online after appearing to celebrate Bosnia and ...

Four-time champions Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout in its playoff final Tuesday in Zenica. With the loss, Italy ...

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Lazio’s 21-year-old goalkeeper Edoardo Motta saved four consecutive spot kicks as the Roman club beat ...

At Kaiserslautern, Germany, Italy needed the very last kick of the game to reach the quarterfinals. Francesco Totti's penalty kick on the final play lifted Italy past a surprisingly stout Australia ...

Italy became the first former World Cup winners to miss out on three successive tournaments as they went down to a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica. The ...

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