Euro WC Qualifying Set

[WildBill]

The US has Turkey join its group, and Sweden, Czechia, and Bosnia Herzegovina advance. Balotolli Massive must be beside himself. Three times in a row, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup.

[winonsports]

Sweden didn't win a game during Euro Qualifying, securing only two draws.

Yet, a strong Nations League performance gets them into the playoff and are now bound for North America.

[BalotelliMassive]

The US has Turkey join its group, and Sweden, Czechia, and Bosnia Herzegovina advance. Balotolli Massive must be beside himself. Three times in a row, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup.

I'm used to it by now. Italy keeps running out older players and don't learn their lesson - they feel that they deserve to be there without earning it.

With that said I like Bosnia and wish them the best -

[Rosthol]

If you had told me Italy would miss three World Cups in a row - I would have said you are crazy.

[mjg]

The US has Turkey join its group, and Sweden, Czechia, and Bosnia Herzegovina advance. Balotolli Massive must be beside himself. Three times in a row, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup.

I'm used to it by now. Italy keeps running out older players and don't learn their lesson - they feel that they deserve to be there without earning it.

With that said I like Bosnia and wish them the best -

Agree. As much as I appreciated Gattuso as a player I don't think he necessarily helped the situation. That being said, they did win 6 out of 8 games in qualifying and without knowing all the intricacies of UEFA qualification it seems like should get you in.

[Rosthol]

Those six wins came against Estonia, Moldova, and Israel.

The two losses were to Norway who finished first with 24 points and 8 wins.

[BalotelliMassive]

Agree. As much as I appreciated Gattuso as a player I don't think he necessarily helped the situation.

Gattuso is a legend for stepping up when everybody else abandoned the national team - he's all heart instead of tactics though. He has the players running through walls for him and I definitely think they go to the WC26 if they didn't get a red card.

Shoot outs - I hate them but accept it as part of the game - Italy lost in the 94 WC final, won the 06 WC final, and 2021 Euros because of shoot outs so I have to accept them. With that said I think the last shootout I watched live was Baggio ripping one over the crossbar in 1994 - that ruined me for good.

I hope for a good 26 WC overall - I bought the red and white US jersey weeks ago...it's their best one yet. Go USA!

[Rosthol]

It just isn't a World Cup without Italy.

[BalotelliMassive]

Apparently a 14 year old Bosnian ball boy stole Donnarumma's cheat sheet for the penalty kicks and that's why he lost his cool....

Pretty disappointing to hear - what a clown show.

[Rosthol]

Really disappointing to hear.

[samir_taslaman]

Apparently a 14 year old Bosnian ball boy stole Donnarumma's cheat sheet for the penalty kicks and that's why he lost his cool....

Pretty disappointing to hear - what a clown show.

That was after Donnarumma ripped up Bosnian keepers cheat cheat sheet. Terrible sportsmanship by Donnarumma. In any case Bosnia were smart enough to have a back up copy, Italy wasn’t.

[Rosthol]

Nice inside information.