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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Pitch Points: could Italy really miss another World Cup? And why has Wirtz started slowly at Liverpool?

Thursday 16th October 2025, 9:00AM

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions on a regular basis. In today’s column, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themBy the time next summer’s World Cup kicks off, it’ll have been 12 years since Italy last played at the tournament they have won more times (four) than any other nation besides Brazil (five) and Germany (also four). The way things are going, the Azzurri’s 12-year wait for World Cup qualification could become a 16-year one at the very least. Continue reading...

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