Namely, the Azzurri were defeated in Zenica by our national football team in the World Cup playoff final. Sergej Barbarez's selections celebrated after penalties, with a score of 4:1. It should be emphasized that this is the third consecutive World Cup in which the four-time world champion will not participate, which, besides prestige and honor, represents a huge financial loss. Gazzetta dello Sport calculated that the Italian Football Federation has lost at least 100 million euros in guaranteed revenue from these three consecutive debacles. However, the largest share of this deficit belongs to the failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, amounting to as much as 45 million euros. Namely, Italy missed out on nine million euros, which represents FIFA's minimum participation premium. There is also 16 million, which are sponsor penalties and lost revenue from product sales. Finally, they lost 20 million euros due to a weakened negotiating position with partners for future periods. How hard this defeat by the Dragons hit the Italians is best illustrated by the fact that Federation President Gabriele Gravina resigned today, and shortly after, the head of the Italian delegation, Gianluigi Buffon, did the same. What is certain is that the Azzurri's coach, Gennaro Gattuso, will also officially step down from his position soon.