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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Holy crap! First time Italy has missed the WC since 1958! WOW! Well done Sweden.
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Only 5 countries managed to get knocked out in the group stage of both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups (of the 24 that played in both tournaments). Of those five, Australia and Honduras are playing head-to-head for the 31st ticket, while Cameroon and Ivory Coast failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Italy was the fifth.
Although rare to unique, it isn't coming out of nowhere.