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Gattuso: "If Italy doesn't make it to the World Cup, I'll leave the country"Italy's head coach, Gennaro Gattuso, made some powerful statements following the final matchday of the 2026 World Cup
Italy haven't been to the World Cup since 2014, which is why their road through qualification has felt especially stressful. But Tuesday night's win over Israel is a welcome confidence boost.
Despite the fact that Italy hadn't sat out a World Cup since 1958, the play-off loss to Sweden in November 2017 didn't actually come as that much of a surprise, given how badly the team had been performing under the hopelessly out-of-his-depth Gian Piero Ventura.
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso said his players are fully focused on securing qualification as the Azzurri prepare to face Israel, in a match that could confirm their place in the World Cup