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Reigning European champions Italy will miss a second straight World Cup after losing to a dramatic stoppage time goal against North Macedonia on Thursday,

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Four time World Cup winners Italy were stunned in Palermo as Aleksandar Trajkovski, who used to play club football in the Sicilian city,

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fired past Gianluigui Dionnarumma in the second minute of injury time to give North Macedonia an incredible 1-0 victory.

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This is the second successive time that Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup.

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Turkey have not appeared at the World Cup since coming third in Japan and South Korea in 2002.

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They were awarded a late penalty when a foul on Enes Unal was detected following a VAR review,

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Portugal have not missed out on the tournament since 1998 and at 37, Cristiano Ronaldo's dream of World Cup glory remains alive.

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