From Champions to Capitulation: The Story of Italy's 2010 World Cup Failure

[@intothefray12]

Thanks for watching. Let me know your thoughts below 👇🏼

[@bjehulk]

19:56 That’s one way to look at it, but you can also say Italy hasn’t lost a single World Cup knockout round since 2002!

[@intothefray12]

@@bjehulk ever the optimist!

[@jimmyyue238]

Their last loss at knockout round were against Spain in 2010

[@tinotagwireyi5821]

@@jimmyyue238Italy never passed the group of the 2010 world cup

[@bjehulk]

@@jimmyyue238 That was the Euros

[@hamdog9703]

I remember the news over here going insane after the draw with Italy. Honestly that Tournament is probably the direct reason why football is so popular in New Zealand now and why we could be entering a golden generation

[@intothefray12]

@@hamdog9703 It was a seismic result, really glad it's having an impact now 10-15 years on. Perfect timing with the expansion of the World Cup in 2026!

[@MichelleKelly-qf5ib]

Another great video from into the fray

[@l8631]

Wicked video mate. Subbed

[@intothefray12]

@@l8631 Thanks mate :)

[@NickWard-f6l]

Italys world cup story at the moment is like England in the 70s 😮

[@sensualgoat3718]

Great video as always 👍 the music at the end is the same track DITRH uses 😅

[@intothefray12]

@@sensualgoat3718 Thank you!

[@encorefootball]

Except Euro 2012 & 2020 and Juventus reaching 2015 Champ League final & Inter doing so in 2023, Italian football has not been rosy at all. When El Shaarawy started for Italy against Switzerland, I thought "Is this 2013?" When the likes of Sweden and North Macedonia are stopping you from qualifying for the World Cup and your last World Cup appearances saw you lose to Costa Rica and Uruguay, things are bad. Add to that, there's a lot of rejects from Premier League and Championship joining clubs in Serie A. It could be a long time until we see any Italian club win a Champions League since Inter in 2010 (and that Inter barely featured any Italians). The AC side of 07 didn’t have that many natives either

[@intothefray12]

@@encorefootball It's such a shame because Italian football was huge growing up, had some amazing names and the fans really made it. The El Shaarawy comment made me laugh, it was quite ridiculous seeing him reappear, over a decade on from his best form.

[@saadhasan2518]

The AC Milan side in the 2007 UCL final had 7 Italians in the lineup, so I don't know what you are talking about in that regard.

[@StylesClashful]

Very insightful video.

[@intothefray12]

@@StylesClashful really kind, thank you!

[@fuzzyhair321]

Fun fact about countries that Australia plays in a world cup. Every time weve been in a group match the winners always played Australia or top 16. Weve played the world championship every time. 2006 we played Italy they won, 2010 spain we played them, 2014 germany, 2018 france and 2022 argentina. Outrageous luck we have

[@intothefray12]

@@fuzzyhair321 Ha that's a great fact. England's group in '26! 🤞🏼

[@encorefootball]

I swear you played Germany in 2010 and Spain in 2014

[@k-berry8771]

Getting fired over "only" reaching the euro quarter finals is wild considering that the next coach to merely just qualify Italy to a world cup is gonna become a national hero

[@intothefray12]

@@k-berry8771 They were moving different in '08!

[@AemondEye]

Amazing video

[@intothefray12]

@@AemondEye Thank you!

[@richardxie1669]

Best video of Italy

[@intothefray12]

@@richardxie1669 thank you mate!

[@HamzaTalksFootball]

Class video as usual. Wild stat, Italy have not won a World Cup KO game since that World Cup Final in 2006. 😂

[@intothefray12]

@@HamzaTalksFootball Thanks man, I included this fact in the last 30 seconds or so!

[@HamzaTalksFootball]

@@intothefray12 Haha. I commented before getting to the end. 😂

[@chombus2602]

And, tecnically, the 2006 final was a draw

[@Aosman2234]

And Germany haven’t played a World Cup knockout game since the 2014 final against Argentina 😭

[@RealistHom]

If New Zealand score that second goal it would have been the biggest upset in the history of the World Cup and would have been sensational at the same time this is what the World Cup is about underdog stories I remember this game I was 10 years old and my family were drinking beer celebrating New Zealand draw. News flash I live in USA in nyc with Mexican and Ecuadorian parents. But Italy haven’t been the same since 2006 and last time they play in a World Cup was in 2014 and possibly we won’t see them in 2026 there the next Hungary use to be a bad boy team now there in shambles that is Italy. Should do Mexican national team decline as well which I am fuming as well mate

[@jackmellor5536]

Who was worse in 2010, France or Italy? You could argue France as their players fell out and went on strike, but Italy had an easier group than France.

[@jandrixcubal8095]

The champion failing in the next world cup was a common thing between 1994 and 2018. 1994: Germany loses to Bulgaria in the quarters 1998: France demolishes Brazil in the finals 2002: France exits in the group stage with only one or two goals scored. 2006: Brazil loses to France yet again 2010: Well just watch the video 2014: Spain gets wrecked by the Dutch and Chileans 2018: Germany does a 2002 France and gets sent home early

[@intothefray12]

@@jandrixcubal8095 France bucked the trend '22!

[@jandrixcubal8095]

@@intothefray12 Yeah, the trend also backs further than just 1994. For example Germany not making it far in 78 or Brazil even losing to Poland in 74

[@sawyertuide7636]

At least they weren’t France?

[@intothefray12]

@@sawyertuide7636 I have a video on France from that time!

[@mrSlobcat]

grosso did not dive

[@intothefray12]

@@mrSlobcat 👀

[@matthewgliatto7339]

14:01 Losing a sports match doesn’t qualify as “catastrophic”. Sports are just a *game* while the word “catastrophic” applies to things like deadly hurricanes and world wars.

[@serj553]

catastrophic comment