After the 90 minutes of regular time, the match went into overtime and maintained the same dynamic, although the team led by Gennaro Gattuso resisted the pressure, so the World Cup ticket had to be decided from the penalty spot. This is how the errors from the penalty spot occurred. Right from the 11-meter mark, Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante became the executioners by missing their respective shots, a situation that was decisive, as none of Bosnia's shots failed. In this way, Bosnia will play only its second World Cup and will share Group B with Canada, Switzerland, and Qatar. The nightmare continues for the Italian national team, which again failed to qualify for the World Cup after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a dramatic penalty shootout. The ghosts haunt them. The 'Azzurri' squad could not shake off the ghosts of the past and will miss the biggest sporting festival for the third consecutive edition, recalling that in the UEFA playoffs for Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, they also succumbed. On this occasion, the qualification slipped out of the hands of the team led by Gennaro Gattuso, who started the match winning thanks to a goal from Moise Kean, after taking advantage of an error in the opponent's exit. With the advantage in their possession, it seemed that Italy would control the ball better; however, the opposite happened: Bosnia constantly generated danger in Gianluigi Donnarumma's goal and even caused the expulsion of Alessandro Bastoni at the end of the first half. For the second half, the dominance of the Balkan team was reflected on the scoreboard thanks to a shot from Haris Tabaković inside the area. With a man less, Italy swam against the current against the rival's constant onslaught.
