Mason Mount has sent a heartfelt message to Chelsea teammate Jorginho after the midfielder saw his national side Italy knocked out of World Cup qualification against North Macedonia. It means that despite being crowned European Champions last summer, the Azzurri will not be at the World Cup later this year, the second time in a row that they’ve missed out.
It comes after a disappointing campaign for Italy in the qualifiers, finishing second in their group behind Switzerland. While they never lost a game in their group, they drew four out of eight and had to settle for a playoff route.
It seemed as though the side were set to face Portugal in the final of the playoffs, but minnows North Macedonia caused an upset to remember with a 91st minute strike to win the game 1-0. It brought about a new low after a summer of highs for the nation.
