Jannik Sinner reacts to Italy failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup

Photo by Jason Heidrich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Earlier this week, the Italian National Football Team suffered yet another devastating heartbreak. The team were defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties in their World Cup playoff final, meaning they will not participate in the 2026 World Cup. Consequently, the Italians have now failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Remarkably, Italy is now the only former World Cup champion to have missed three consecutive World Cup tournaments. Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images Jannik Sinner, the Italian tennis star, has offered his take on his nation’s loss to Bosnia. Jannik Sinner says he would trade an ATP title for Italy to qualify for the World Cup Ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters, Sinner was asked if he would trade an ATP title for Italy to qualify for this year’s World Cup.

“Look it is what it is,” Sinner said during his media duties ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters. Photo by Mateo Villalba/Getty Images “Obviously it’s tough. If you would ask me, I would love to make this exchange because of a simple fact that there are many many young people and young kids haven’t seen the World Cup yet with Italy there present.

“Me too because back in the day I was also too young to follow. “Now we have some time to change a couple of things and also to get back where we deserve to be and where we hope to be. “Lets see, now we cannot change anything anymore.