The tragic story of the legendary goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon
News24xx.com - Gianluigi Buffon's plan is to play in the 2018 World Cup and then retire. But unfortunate for Buffon, his wish will not happen because the Italian national team failed to qualify for the World Cup.
If Italy qualifies for the finals, then the 2018 World Cup will be the sixth World Cup for Buffon. It is good, because before him, no any players can taken part for six World Cups.
Buffon entered the Italian squad at the 1998 World Cup, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. But, in the 1998 World Cup, he was being a reserve player and afterwards became the main goalkeeper with the highest achievement of the title in 2006.
Retiring after appearing in the 2018 World Cup will be the sweet story for Buffon's career as a footballer. Especially if Italy can be champion in Russia, the place that will be held of 2018 World Cup.
Unfortunately, Buffon's plan is now falling apart. The Juventus goalkeeper will only be a spectator because Italy failed to qualify for the finals. Gli Azzurri was eliminated by Sweden in the play-offs with a 0-1 aggregate.
After the second leg play-off at San Siro on Tuesday November 14 2017 pm dawn, which ended with a goalless draw, Buffon could not hold his sadness. The 39-year-old was crying.
"It is unfortunate that my last official match coincided with Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup," Buffon told that quoted by Rai Sport.
Buffon's career in the Italian national team in October 1997 and until now he can collecting 175 caps. He became the player with the most performance with Italy.
Buffon indicated that he would retire from the national team after that match. Despite failing to the World Cup, he believes that Italian football still has a promising future.
"Surely, there is a future for Italian football because we have pride, ability, determination, and after falling, we always find a way to stand again," Buffon said.
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