It's a decisive day for one of soccer's historic powers.
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Struggling ItalyvisitsBosnia and Herzegovinain the European qualifying playoffs on Tuesday with thefour-time championdesperate not to miss out on a third straightWorld Cup.
Italy was eliminated bySwedenandNorth Macedoniain qualifying playoffs for the last two World Cups and has not appeared at soccer's biggest event since 2014.
In last week's European playoff semifinals,Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0. Bosnia eliminated Wales in a penalty shootout.
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Tuesday's other European playoff finals are: Sweden vs. Poland; Kosovo vs. Turkey; and the Czech Republic vs. Denmark.
All four matches are scheduled to kickoff at 8:45 p.m. local time (1845 GMT; 2:45 p.m. ET).
Italy's World Cup struggles began soon after its last title in 2006: The Azzurri were eliminated from the 2014 and 2018 finals at the group stage.
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