The funniest banner in history? Swiss fans take a shot at the Italians for not qualifying for the World Cup

The Italian nation has experienced two shocks in one six-month period. Not Italian football fans, but the Italian nation, because everyone on the Apennine Peninsula watches football. First, in November, direct qualification to the World Cup in Qatar fell, in March, Roberto Mancini’s charges fell short against North Macedonia and can forget about the championship for good. At Wembley, the Swiss fans refreshed their memory.

It was 15.11.2021, the Swiss were playing the last match of the World Cup qualification in Qatar. Naively, they dreamed of progression, for which they needed to lose to Italy in Northern Ireland or to chase at least two goals in the overall score at Squadra Azzurra.

At half-time, both games were 0-0, but after the sides changed sides, different things were happening at the Lucerne and Belfast stadiums. The Swiss were already 2:0 up in the 57th minute and added two more goals before the end of the game, but the Italians did not score in Northern Ireland and after a goalless draw headed from second place to the barrier.

The fate was merciless to them, in case of advancement over Northern Macedonia the winner of the Portugal vs. Turkey match was waiting for the Italians. But the Italians didn’t even make the semi-final against Macedonia. For the second time in a row, they came up empty on goal, losing 0:1 to the huge underdog with a 92nd minute goal.

The success of the midgets, for whom the qualification for the summer European Championship was already a huge feast, has been circulating all over the world. Jokes about the Italians’ second consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup were everywhere on social media, but the most attention came from a Swiss fan during a friendly in England.

A banner with a Google search engine and the caption “Italy at the 2022 World Cup. Did you mean Switzerland?” at Wembley was spotted by photographers and the photo quickly went viral.

And the match itself? The Swiss led on English soil from the 22nd thanks to Breel Embol, and Luke Shaw equalised in the first half. He was assisted by Connor Gallagher on his debut for Albion’s A-team. Harry Kane converted a penalty to make it 2-1.

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