Well, who would have thought that the current World Champions would not make it past the first round? After two stuttering 1 -1 draws against Paraguay and then New Zealand, the Azzurri needed nothing less than a win against Slovakia to make it into the last 16.
Image taken from Fifa.com
Unfortunately they didn't manage that, instead losing 3 - 2 and heading home. Match report and wordle to come tomorrow.
