Italy have lost 1-0 to North Macedonia in their World Cup playoff semi-final in Palermo after Aleksandar Trajkovski scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time.

Italy have lost their chance to compete in this year's World Cup after being defeated by North Macedonia.

The European champions failed to score a single goal during their play-off semi-final at home with the final result recorded as 1-0.

North Macedonia's Aleksander Trajkovski scored the winning goal in second-half stoppage time, sparking wild celebrations from the crowd.

The team will now go on to play Portugal for the play-off final next week, where they will face Portugal.

This marks the second time since 1958 that Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup after being defeated by Sweden for a chance to play in the 2018 tournament.

As the final whistle was blown, several of Italy's players were seen crying while their opposition celebrated.

They have had a rollercoaster couple of years after beating England in the final of the Euros last summer.

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