Norway-Italy 3-0, fans’ ire explodes on social media: "Better watch Jannik Sinner"
“Maybe it is better to already think about 2030”, “Total disappointment”, “Blasted in Norway”: these are some of the many negative comments that appeared on the social profiles of the national team on the sidelines of an evening to forget for Italian soccer, with the team coached by Luciano Spalletti beaten 3-0 by Norway in the first qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup.
Social media, as is now a regular occurrence, proves to be a fertile ground for criticism after a defeat, even more so when it comes to a topic that all Italians share, such as their passion for their national soccer team. Despite the fact that there are still seven matches to be played in the group, there are already many who think that Monday night’s match against Moldova is already a decisive crossroads in terms of whether the Azzurri will be able to fight for one of the 16 spots made available to Uefa by the organizers of the 2026 World Cup.
The Azzurri will be able to fight for one of the 16 spots made available to Uefa by the organizers of the 2026 World Cup.
Among the few to save themselves, rookie Diego Coppola and captain Gianluigi Donnarumma, but for Italian soccer fans it is too little to be able to return to live those World Cup nights that the Bel Paese has not experienced as a protagonist since 2014, taking then into account that Italy’s last appearance in the knockout phase of a World Cup remains the victorious one in 2006.
Among the comments, there are also those who preferred to change the channel when the match was in progress: “Fortunately there’is Jannik Sinner, I prefer to watch the semifinal of Roland Garros” wrote one fan, citing the match that the South Tyrolean champion would later win against Novak Djokovic, qualifying for the final of the Paris slam.
