Gennaro Gattuso resigned as Italy's national football team manager after the Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, losing 4-1 on penalties to Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off on March 31, 2026. The failure marks Italy's third consecutive World Cup absence since last appearing in 2014, an unprecedented streak for any previous World Cup champion. Gattuso, who won the 2006 World Cup as a player and was appointed in June 2025, won six of eight games but mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The crisis prompted additional resignations including FIGC head Gabriele Gravina and delegation head Gianluigi Buffon, with potential successors including Massimiliano Allegri, Roberto Mancini, and Antonio Conte being discussed to revive the four-time World Cup champions.
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