Posted on 11/14/2017 5:36:11 AM PST by C19fan
Italy's failure to reach a World Cup finals for the first time in 60 years was described as an "Apocalypse" by the nation's newspapers.
Several long-serving players including Gianluigi Buffon, Daniele De Rossi, Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli all announced they would retire from international duty after the 0-0 draw in Milan saw Sweden progress to next year's finals with a 1-0 aggregate win.
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At least they lost to a good Swedish side. The USMNT was eliminated by Trinidad and Tobago. (Of course, it’s not really fair that we had to play both Trinidad and Tobago at the same time. We were outnumbered!)
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