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Italian national soccer team players standing dejected on the pitch after penalty shootout loss

Italy Is Out Again. The Four-Time Champions Just Missed Their Third Straight World Cup.

A red card, 78 minutes with 10 men, and a penalty shootout collapse in Bosnia made Italy the first former champion to miss three consecutive World Cups.

Alex Rivers·April 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM UTC

Futuristic stadium design in desert landscape with Saudi Arabian architecture

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Inside the Bidding War for the 2034 World Cup

Saudi Arabia is spending $200 billion to host, and basically buy, the World Cup, and FIFA's not even pretending to hide it.

Shaw Beckett·October 1, 2025

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