Italy slide to worst FIFA ranking
Italy have been dealt an unwanted piece of history in the latest FIFA rankings update.
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The fallout from Italy's failure to reach the World Cup in Russia has seen them to tumble to an all-time worst FIFA ranking of 20th.
The Azzurri slipped from 14th after backing up their qualifying disaster in the play-off against Sweden with a 2-0 defeat to Argentina and 1-1 draw versus England in March.
World Cup winners on four occasions, Italy's previous worst was when they occupied 17th on two separate occasions in 2015 and 2017.
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