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Italy lost many beautiful achievements because it lost to England

Published:2023-03-24 By Thanh Quý(MetaSports) Comments
Italy's 1-2 defeat to England in the Euro 2024 qualifier yesterday made Italy lose many beautiful achievements in the tournament as well as direct confrontations.

This was Italy's first defeat in a Euro qualifying round since losing 1-3 to France in 2006, and their first home defeat in a Euro qualifying round since 1999. The two games are 24 minutes apart. but all take place on the field of Napoli club - recently renamed Diego Armando Maradona.

Before that, Italy's last defeat in the opening match of Euro qualifying was a 1-3 loss to the Netherlands in 1974. England also beat Italy for the first time at an official tournament since a 2-0 victory in 1977 in the round. World Cup type. In the remaining 10 matches, "Three Lions" lost eight and drew two.

Including friendlies, England won nine matches, drew nine and lost 13 in the confrontations with Italy. Yesterday was their first win in Italy since a friendly 3-2 in 1961.

The defeat to England also marked the first time Italy did not have a player from Juventus club in 29 years. Before that, the last time Italy used Juventus players was the 2-0 win over Estonia in Euro qualifiers in 1994. The two scorers in this match were Christian Panucci and Pierluigi Casiraghi.

In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Italy did not win tickets to Qatar. They finished second behind Switzerland in the qualifying group and lost 0-1 to North Macedonia in the play-off semi-final. Before that, Italy also failed in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. In between two absences at the final round of the world championship, Italy won Euro 2021. In the final at Wembley, they beat host England 3- 2 in the penalty shootout.

In the 2022 World Cup, the "Three Lions" only stopped when they lost 1-2 to France in the quarterfinals. In this match, Harry Kane missed the opportunity to equalize 2-2 on the penalty spot. France then lost to Argentina 2-4 in the final penalty shootout.

England and Italy are in Group C of Euro 2024 qualifying alongside North Macedonia, Ukraine and Malta. In the opening match, North Macedonia beat Malta 2-1. The defeat against England could make Italy difficult in the remaining journey. The top two teams in the Euro qualifying group will qualify for the finals in Germany next year.

He has never won a Euro and has only won the World Cup once. Meanwhile, Italy has won four World Cups and two Euros.

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