The former coach of the Italian team Marcello Lippi believes that some national teams deserve a guaranteed place on the mundiale.

According to the results of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup-2018, Italy failed to make it to the tournament, losing to the play-off team of Sweden.

According to Marcelo Lippi, the "scuadra azurra", like some other teams, should automatically receive an invitation to the World Cup.

"The failure of Italy and the Netherlands to the World Cup is a very rare event, which nevertheless harms the tournament," Lippi said in an interview with PPTV.

"I recommend that eight European and eight South American teams automatically qualify for the World Cup".

"The World Cup is not complete without such strong participants. It is necessary to respect the traditions and those collectives that historically represent the most powerful national teams of the planet ".

"Argentina obtained a ticket to the World Cup only in the last round ... And imagine the World Cup without Messi? It's wrong," - summed up Lippi.

Earlier it was reported that Italy has a ghost chance to get to the 2018 World Cup, as the national team of Peru can be removed from the tournament.