Italy suffer fresh World Cup misery after shock play-off loss to North Macedonia

The European champions were stunned by an injury-time goal from Aleksandar Trajkovski

A dejected Jorginho after Italy's shock defeat. Picture: AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

European champions Italy will not feature at the World Cup later this year after a monumental upset defeat to North Macedonia in their play-off semi-final.

After stubborn defending repelled Italy for large spells of the contest in Palermo, the visitors capitalised in stoppage time thanks to Aleksandar Trajkovski's strike to seal a 1-0 victory.