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·24 March 2026
Play-off drama and cruel exits for Italy, Algeria and Egypt

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·24 March 2026

L'Équipe revisits the 2022 World Cup qualification play-offs, which ended with cruel exits for Italy, Algeria and Egypt.
The review traces the path to those decisive ties and the moments that defined them.
It outlines how hopes of qualifying were cut short for all three nations.
The focus is the drama of those ties and the unforgiving nature of the outcomes.
A stark reminder of how brutal the 2022 play-off route proved.
Source: L'Équipe









































