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The Azzurri and The Oranje- A World Cup without them

World Cup is the biggest event in Football- A competition with the greatest footballing Nations going against each other. But this time, it won't seem right to many fans as contenders like Italy and Netherlands failed to make it to Russia. 
Azzurri
Italy, a country crazy for football, has qualified for every World Cup in the last 60 years but not this time. The four-time World Champions missed out due to poor performances in qualifying. The Azzurri is a team filled with natural talent and an experienced defense. 

Gianluigi Buffon, 40, had a season to forget as he couldn't lead his team to WC and also got a three-match ban for his acts in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. His absence from the mega-event will be a heartbreak for all die-hard football fans.

Oranje   
Netherlands have never won a World Cup but yet their presence in any event is remarkable as well as entertaining. With a star-studded squad including Arjen Robben, Van Dijk, Deepay, Wesley Sneijder and many others, they were runners up and third place in 2010 and 2014 respectively. 

Arjen Robben has been in the race for the best player in the world many times but was overshadowed by Ronaldo and Messi almost every time. He had many chances to bring glory to his country but he couldn't. He waited for 2018 and another chance for redemption but failed to qualify.

American Champions Chile as well as USA and Wales also failed to qualify for Russia.

A World Cup without them will be traumatizing for their nations and fans. 


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