Fingers crossed we hope it happens. So much is known that only miracles can save us to us.
Italy is out of the World Cup. But are we sure it cannot be fished out? Among the many hypotheses bounced in the last few hours on social networks, after the defeat against Sweden, the one that has aroused the interest of users is the repechage provided for by article 7 of the FIFA regulations. Of course, the fans do not lose hope of seeing the Azzurri run in Russia, yet that of Article 7 is a hypothesis that appears very remote. The regulation, in fact, provides for the repechage only in the event that another team decides to withdraw from the competition or is excluded from the organizing committee of FIFA.
“If one of the qualified associations withdraws or is excluded - reads article 7 - the FIFA organizing committee will decide on the matter at its discretion, taking whatever action is deemed necessary. In particular, the FIFA organizing committee may decide to replace the association in question with another association ”.
If it is unlikely, therefore, that another national team will give up the match, a notable precedent must be remembered. Yugoslavia was also expected to take part in the final phase of the 1992 European championship, but following the developments of the war in the Balkans it was excluded. In its place, Denmark was rescued, which had finished second in the same group and that year won the trophy.