Italy's World Cup qualification campaign has barely begun and already the country is worried about the shocking possibility of failing to reach the final tournament for a third consecutive time after a humiliating defeat by Norway.

Norway currently leads Group I, putting it in position to qualify directly to the World Cup, though there's a lot of time still left to go. Italy has yet to play a Group I match.

Four-time FIFA World Cup winners Italy have failed to qualify for each of the last two editions of the tournament, while they have now lost successive qualifiers for the first time in their history