{"id":46654,"date":"2026-04-01T20:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46654"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:07:08","slug":"last-night-after-the-match-i-cried-gianluigi-donnarummas-emotional-message-after-italy-misses-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/last-night-after-the-match-i-cried-gianluigi-donnarummas-emotional-message-after-italy-misses-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLast Night, After the Match, I Cried\u201d: Gianluigi Donnarumma\u2019s emotional message after Italy misses 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">In a raw and heartfelt Instagram post, Italy national team captain <strong>Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/strong> has opened up about the immense pain following the Azzurri\u2019s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Manchester City goalkeeper, who has been a pillar for the national side, admitted he was overcome with emotion after Tuesday\u2019s dramatic penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>\u201cLast night, after the match, I cried,\u201d<\/strong> Donnarumma wrote. \u201cI cried with disappointment at not being able to take Italy to where it deserves to be. I cried because of the immense sadness I\u2019m feeling together with the entire Azzurri squad \u2014 of which I am proud to be captain \u2014 and which, I know, at this moment, you too are feeling, supporters of our national team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The 27-year-old shot-stopper revealed that words felt inadequate in the face of such a crushing blow, yet he wanted to share a powerful message of resilience with the Italian fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cToday, words serve little purpose, it\u2019s true,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut there is one thing I feel deeply and that I want to share with you\u2026 after such a great disappointment, we must find the courage to turn the page, once again. And for that, it takes a lot of strength, passion, and conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Donnarumma ended on a note of hope and unity, emphasizing that belief and collective effort will be key to Italy\u2019s future resurgence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This latest setback means Italy will miss the World Cup for the <strong>third consecutive time<\/strong>, a historic low for one of football\u2019s most storied nations. The defeat in Zenica has left players, fans, and the entire Italian football community in shock and mourning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a raw and heartfelt Instagram post, Italy national team captain Gianluigi Donnarumma has opened up about the immense pain\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":46660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2346,5067,447,4057],"class_list":["post-46654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-donnarumma","tag-emotional-breakdown","tag-psg","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46654"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46664,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46654\/revisions\/46664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}