Manchester City and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has spoken out on his side's failure to qualify for yet another World Cup following their shock defeat, admitting he was reduced to tears following full-time. It means Italy are the first former winners to miss out on three consecutive tournaments, and that fact appears to have hit the squad hard - including Donnarumma. 'I cried because of the disappointment of not being able to bring Italy where it deserves to be. Donnarumma made his Italy debut at 16, but will now not play in a World Cup until he is at least 31. Having missed out on qualification for the World Cup in Qatar the year after, they looked to have bounced back at Euro 2024, making it out their group, until they were comfortably beaten by Switzerland in the round of 16.

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2026 15:51 UTC