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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Yara El-Shaboury

Shattered dreams: best XI from countries not at the World Cup

Composite image of Gianluigi Donnarumma and Riccardo Calafiori of Italy, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Georgia
Gianluigi Donnarumma and Riccardo Calafiori of Italy, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Georgia. Composite: Getty Images, Guardian design

Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper, Italy

The 27-year-old Italy captain is widely considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. After moving to Manchester City, he has quickly adapted to the Premier League demands for ball-playing, a skill he honed at Paris Saint-Germain. Despite his Euro 2020 penalty-saving heroics, Donnarumma failed to stop a single one against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Azzurri’s crunch World Cup playoff.

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