The last time Italy were at the World Cup...

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The last time Italy were at the World Cup...

It’s been a hell of a long time.


This Thursday evening, Italy will be playing for its place at the World Cup. On the pitch in Bergamo, the Italians will host Northern Ireland in a bid to secure a ticket to the playoff final for a spot at the World Cup.

This exercise has brought the Italians very little success in recent editions, with the team having not played in a World Cup since 2014.

12 years can feel like a long time. To give you an idea, the last time Italy played in a World Cup...

• TikTok didn’t exist.
• Lamine Yamal was six years old.
• The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film was Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
• Star Wars had only six films.
• Leo Messi had only won four Ballons d’Or.
• PSG had only four French league titles. The most successful club in the top flight was still ASSE.
• VAR didn’t exist.
• Zinédine Zidane had never coached a professional team.
• Gareth Bale was the most expensive player on the planet with his €100m transfer. Today, he is 18th.
• James Milner had just played his 15th Premier League season.
• Arsène Wenger was still Arsenal manager and Pep Guardiola was in charge of Bayern Munich.
• No one knew the word "remontada."
• The PlayStation 4 had been out for a year and Fortnite didn’t exist.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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