As is known, Italy will miss the World Cup for the third consecutive time, with Bosnia and Herzegovina being the last to defeat the Azzurri, overcoming them in Zenica. It was 4-1 on penalties for the team selected by Sergej Barbarez, who thus secured their place in the World Cup for the second time in history. "We were a huge force. Unfortunately, negative feelings now prevail: sadness, bitterness, disappointment, and disbelief. The first time was a shock, the second a nightmare, and this third time is already shameful and unjustifiable," Del Piero was sharp. He called for collective responsibility and enthusiasm for renewal. "Each of us must feel the desire to react and start over, to make ourselves available again, to learn and work to resolve things, with the enthusiasm we must find within ourselves," he was clear. Del Piero believes Italy has lost what once made it special—identity, local belonging, and football tradition. "We had local football, and we lost space and tradition. In other countries, there is more identity in club teams, like in Bilbao and Seville in Spain. It's a matter of teamwork; we need a team in all sectors and unity in goals. We must take a step back and say: 'We are no longer the best, we are not even second or third,' and admit we are not what we think we are. Pride must be set aside; humility is needed," he conveyed. We recall that Del Piero played 91 matches for the Italian national team and scored 27 goals. In the Azzurri jersey, he played from 1995 to 2008, and in 2006, he won the World Cup.