Overview
- Italy drew 1-1 then lost a shootout to Bosnia in Zenica on Tuesday, sealing a third straight World Cup absence.
- Moise Kean put Italy ahead, Alessandro Bastoni was sent off late in the first half, Haris Tabakovic leveled, and misses by Francesco Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante decided the shootout.
- Rino Gattuso apologized in a tearful TV interview, saying he “did not make it” and that talk about his future could wait.
- FIGC president Gabriele Gravina declined to resign and set a Federal Council meeting for next week after asking Gattuso to stay.
- Italian coverage criticized referee Clément Turpin’s decisions, while editorials pressed for sweeping changes to FIGC leadership and youth development despite the tournament’s 48-team expansion.