For some Italians, their team’s absence from the biggest tournament in soccer is a metaphor for a broader national malaise.

Italy has won the World Cup four times, but will miss the World Cup for the third straight time as it sits out the 2026 tournament.

Despite an expanded World Cup, Italy's stunning run of failure continued.

Italy failed to reach the World Cup, losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 in penalties after tying 1-1 in regulation in the ...

In 2018, it seemed a monumental disaster that Italy had missed the World Cup in Russia, failing to qualify for the tournament just 12 years after securing the nation's fourth FIFA title. Now, in 2026, ...

Italy “woke up ⁠angry and disillusioned” after their play-off defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina meant they missed out on a third consecutive World Cup, “prolonging a sporting nightmare for ⁠the ...

TORONTO – As Canada’s bus slowly traveled southbound through Toronto’s clogged rush hour arteries, players sat glued to their phones. They watched Bosnia and Herzegovina pull off a surprise upset over ...

Italy's third consecutive failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup has stunned fans across the globe, a historic drought for the four-time world champions that will now extend to at least 2030. The ...

Four-time world champions Germany provided ​the biggest shock when they crashed out of the World Cup in the first knockout ...

ROME (AP) -- The first time was considered a fluke. The second was treated as a crisis. Now, with Italy failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, it has become almost expected for the once ...

Italy has won the FIFA World Cup four times. But if you've watched the last few editions of the tournament, you wouldn't know ...