FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2017, file photo, Italian players react to their elimination at the end of the World Cup qualifying play-off second leg soccer match againstd Sweden, in Milan, Italy. With Italy’s darkest moment on many people’s minds, coach Roberto Mancini is not thinking about the unthinkable but about winning the World Cup in Qatar. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament. Missing two straight World Cups would be an unprecedented low point for the four-time champion, especially less than a year after winning the European Championship.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)