# Belgium win deepens Italy’s crisis as World Cup rebuild stalls

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-25 21:20 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/25/belgium-win-deepens-italy-crisis-as-latest-world-cup-rebuild-begins?traffic_source=rss

> Italy lost 2-0 at home to Belgium in the Nations League opener, played before only 47,155 spectators at Rome’s 70,000-seat Stadio Olimpico. Six months after missing a third straight World Cup, the four-time champions remain in trouble, while Roberto Mancini’s return to the bench began with defeat.