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A goalkeeper in Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma has blown his team’s performance because Azzurri suffered a comprehensive defeat to Norway to start his qualifying campaign in the 2026 World Cup in a terrible way.
PSG Shot Stopper, who won the League of Ligue 1 last week, was between the rods because Italy on Friday in Oslu in her introductory match of qualifying campaign fell to 3-0.
Goals from the first half of Alexandra Sorloth, Antoni Nus and Erling Haalanda secured an unforgettable victory for the hosts, while for visitors the result served as a painful reminder of their recent World Cup trouble.
Although European champions were crowned in 2021, the Azzurri did not reach the World Cup finals in more than a decade.
Defeat in Oslo. #Azzurri #Vivozazurro pic.twitter.com/yg72rxbljr
– Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_en) June 6, 2025
The last time they adorned the International Football Warden event was a 2014 tournament in Brazil, where they were eliminated with England in group stages.
This has become a bit of a repetitive point of embarrassment for the four -time world champions, but in a group containing Israel, Estonia and Moldova, Italy will continue to be the favorite for the qualification for the tournament next summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
But for donnarumma, performance and the result fell far below the standard expected by Luciana Spalletti.
“I have no words,” Donnarumma said after the match. “We need to consider the performance tonight and improve.
“Our fans do not deserve it. We have to examine our conscience, we have to get out of that night together.
“We need to find strength because we are Italy. These types of matches are not acceptable, everyone has to take responsibility. We need to be more united than ever, we need.”
Meanwhile, Norway, bragging about the golden generation of talent, continue their qualification and what their first appearance in the World Cup finals would be since 1998.
The Scandinavian nation picked up maximum points from its introductory three games, scoring three or more goals in each match.
On Monday, they travel to Estonia, while Italy hosts Moldava at the Mapei Stadium, the common home of Serie B on the side of US Sassuolo and AC Reggian.
