Italy have crashed out of World Cup contention with a 1-0 loss to North Macedonia on Thursday.
The defending Euro champions conceded late in the play-off to seal their fate.
Aleksandar Trajkovski scored the winning goal with a low strike from outside the box.
Watch: North Macedonia's winning goal
What has been said?
"Itâs just so difficult to explain," Italy midfielder Marco Verratti told RAI Sport. "It was a nightmare.
âLooking around the locker room, we had the players to challenge for the tournament itself, yet here we are talking about a disaster. Itâs so tough to go from hero to zero.
âWe experienced special times together and I will always be proud of my teammates. This is football, you need to score goals. We didnât manage it, but we gave everything we had. It wasnât enough.
âWe have to ask ourselves questions now. Thereâs some bad luck, but you also need to make your own luck.â