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The goalkeeper of Italy, Gianluigi Donnarumma, exploded his team’s performance, as Azurri suffered a complete defeat in Norway to begin his 2026 World Cup classification campaign.
PSG Shot Stopper, who won the Champions League last week with League 1, was among the Pals when Italy fell in Oslo on Friday in the starting game of the standings.
Goals from the first half of Alexander Sorloth, Antonio Nusa and Erling Haaland won a memorable victory for the hosts, while for visitors the result served as a painful reminder of their recent discomfort in the World Cup.
Despite being crowned European champion in 2021, Azurri has not reached the final of a World Cup in more than a decade.
Defeat in Oslo. #Azzurri #Vivoazzurro pic.twitter.com/yg72rxbljr
– Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri_en) June 6, 2025
The last time they won the international football show was the 2014 tournament in Brazil, where they were eliminated next to England in the stages of the group.
It has become a recurring shame for the four-time world champion, but in a group also containing Israel, Estonia and Moldova, Italy will still be favorite to qualify for the summer tournament that comes to the United States, Mexico and Canada.
But for Donnarumma, the performance and the result fell well below the planned standards on the side of Luciano Spalletti.
“I have no words,” Donnarumma said after the game. “We need to take note of performance tonight and improve.
“Our fans do not deserve this. We must examine our conscience, we must leave these nights together.
“We have to find the strength because we are Italy. These types of parties are not acceptable, everyone has to be responsible -we must be more united than ever, we need it.”
In the meantime, Norway, who has a talent gold generation, has been in the qualification and what would be his first appearance in the World Cup since 1998.
The Scandinavian nation has collected the top points of its three games, scoring three or more goals in each game.
They travel to Estonia on Monday while Italy is home to Modova at Mapi Stadium, the joint house B, the United States Sassuolo and AC Reggiana.
