The Italian national team previously suffered defeats in the final match of the playoff qualification for the World Cup 2026 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout.

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Italy 1:1 (4:1 — pen. ) Video of goals and review of the match during the selection of the 2026 Emergency After the completion of the game, Squadri Azzurri coordinator Gianluigi Buffon commented on the performance of the national team.

“This is a delicate moment, so we need to spend an hour to make a detailed assessment of what happened.

The football season will end for Italy in Chernihiv.

And until that hour, I respect the correct behavior of the federation and the president, as well as for everyone who has trusted us.

We set ourselves the task of changing and painting, otherwise the main goal would be to spend on the world championship. We’ll work it out to the bone here, so that it’s correct, and then, depending on further assessments, we’ll see how everything turns out,” said the Italian functionary.

Italy will play the upcoming match at home against Belgium in Liza of the UEFA nation in the fall.