The sense of disbelief hasn’t left English football media, as they keep wondering ‘Will Italy really not qualify for a third World Cup?’ Fox piled on with the headline: ‘Could Italy really miss the World Cup again?’ for effect. Azzurri coach Gennaro Gattuso has joked these past few days he will put plenty of distance between himself and Italy geographically, should that wretched eventuality occur. But after missing 2018 and 2022 (worst possible year), a gloomy Sunday brought some speculated hope. Story continues below this ad Italy will still need to actually seal that qualification, sitting as they do second with a massive goal deficit behind Norway, through playoffs. But Football Italia quoted Sunday reports from Football Meets Data and Calcio e Finanza, reporting that FIFA was considering a change in seeding rule that could help Italy potentially at 2026 World Cup. Both reports were sprinkled with repeated disclaimers: “The Azzurri must first qualify through the playoffs, it’s always good to remember,” Calcio e Finanza stated. Italy need Norway to drop points to Estonia to …