Today is possibly the most important match of the year for the Italian national team. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it will be decided whether the team led by Gennaro Gattuso will qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The pressure is likely even higher given that they also missed the World Cup in 2018 and 2022.
But how far would the Italians go to win tonight? Shortly before the crucial match, there has been controversy over a possible spy at Bosnia’s training ground. According to the Bosnian online portal “Sport Sport BA,” an Italian soldier was seen observing training on Monday.
More specifically, the report says that a soldier belonging to the EU military mission EUFOR filmed the training session on his phone in Butmir (around 70 kilometers from Zenica) and remained there longer than the permitted 15 minutes. However, this was quickly noticed, and the man was then stopped by the security team and coaching staff. The report also states that the Bosnian Football Association filed a complaint with the EUFOR mission over the incident.
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It is unclear who sent the soldier and for what purpose. Whether he was really acting on behalf of the Italian national team has not yet been established. Even so, the incident is striking.
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