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‘It’s coming Rome… oh wait’ – England fans get revenge for Euro 2020 as they mock Italy over North Macedonia shocker
ENGLAND fans get their own back on Italy for the Euro 2020 final heartbreak.
Roberto Mancini's team had a disastrous night as they failed to qualify for their second successive World Cup after losing 1-0 to North Macedonia.
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The four-time champs crashed out in injury time on Thursday night when Alexsandar Trajkovski beat Gianluigi Donnarumma with a superb long-range winner.
It was just 8 months after they won the Euros against Gareth Southgate's men at a packed Wembley Stadium.
And social media was awash with memes and jokes about the quick demise of the Azzuri.
One user wrote: "It’s coming Rome, it’s coming Rome, football’s …… oh wait! #Italy".
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Another laughed: "HEY ITALY. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT YOU'RE GOING HOME."
One commented: "Sweet goal. As usual, the Italians running to the ref to protest... about what, who knows."
Another mocked Loenardo Bonnuci after he shamed England last year: "Big shout to Leonardo Bonucci this morning. ITS COMING ROME.
"You guys adding the World Cup to the euros chant? Karma is hilarious."
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It left Italy feeling the same shame they felt back in 2017 when they lost a play-off to Sweden and failed to reach the 2018 finals in Russia.
A distraught Giorgio Chiellini told RAI Sport: "It’s difficult to explain.
"I think we again had a good game and just didn’t score the goal.
"I don’t think anyone can say we were presumptuous.
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"We made mistakes from September to now and paid for them.
"I am proud of my teammates and this group, clearly we are distraught, we have to get restart. A large void is now within us."
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