Italy from in the World Cup

Italy's Defender Leonardo Bonucci has complained about the Mode after the Squadra Azzurra in the playoffs to the World Cup in Qatar.

It is "absurd", World Cup tickets, or the chance of awarding in the context of K.O.-Games, said the central defender of series-a-record champion Juventus on Monday.

Bonucci explained in the context of a press conference: "We played in a game around everything, that's an absurd system. Unfortunately, it's like that, but I keep this decision crazy."

Italy had ended his qualification group with 16 points from 8 playing in second place behind Switzerland (18 meter). Last Thursday, the reigning European champion lost surprisingly in Palermo his playoff semi-finals against outsider Nordmasedonia after a late counterplugment with 0: 1 and thus had to bury the hopes for the World Cup participation.

"You have a game in which everything can happen. The way we have experienced," Konucci complained. "Teams have qualified who have lost four or five games. We stay at home because we lost a home game in the 92nd minute. That's madness."

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The 34-year-old realized that he did not mean his statements as "Alibi or excuse", because Italy would have had to play "certainly better". It now applies to draw inspiration from this defeat and to return to the profit track.