Iran Press/ Europe: Italy has gone from winning the European Championship to failing to qualify for the World Cup in just eight months.
The Azzurri incredibly failed to qualify for the World Cup for the second successive time after losing 1-0 against North Macedonia in the playoff semifinals in March.
However, Franco Chimenti, the current president of Italy’s Golf Federation and a former member of the CONI committee, (Italian National Olympic Committee) sees a concrete chance for the Azzurri to play in Qatar in November.
“There is still a chance to see Italy at the World Cup and it’s more concrete than what people think,” he told GR Parlamento, as quoted by La Repubblica.
“Apparently, Ecuador have used a player who was not allowed to be on the pitch and could pay for it.
“If it happens, another country should replace them and the FIFA rules state that the highest country in the FIFA ranking should be recalled, at the moment, it is Italy.”
Last week, FIFA announced they were officially looking into allegations made by the Chilean FA that Ecuador falsified the documents of player Byron Castillo.
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