Guglielmo Vicario suffers embarrassing and heartbreaking moment away from Tottenham

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Two of Tottenham’s senior stars will be extremely dejected after seeing their World Cup dream snatched away in dramatic circumstances.

While Spurs have used the international break to make a managerial change, many of the club’s players have been embroiled in high-stakes World Cup playoffs, with the last few spots in this tournament up for grabs.

Ben Davies watched on from the sidelines as Wales were knocked out in the Playoff semifinals, while Radu Dragusin also could not stop his side from falling to a 1-0 loss to Turkey in last week’s semifinals.

Spurs’ Swedish and Italian contingent saw their nations progress to the playoff final, and while Lucas Bergvall played a part in helping his national team overcome Poland in the final, Tottenham’s Italian contingent suffered a major heartbreak.

Tottenham duo Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie will not be at the World Cup

Italy went into the playoff finals against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica as favourites, and they looked poised to make it to the World Cup when Moise Keane put them ahead on 15 minutes.

However, Alessandro Bastoni’s red card on 41 minutes changed the game, with the home side drawing level in the second half, and eventually emerging 4-1 winners via a penalty shootout.

Guglielmo Vicario watched on from the bench as his dream of being at the World Cup was snatched away.

Destiny Udogie, who only returned from his injury against Nottingham Forest, was not part of the Italy squad, but the 23-year-old would have been heartbroken watching his teammates fail to get the job done.

This comes as a particularly embarrassing loss for the Italians after footage emerged of Vicario and his teammates celebrating when Bosnia overcame Wales in the semifinal.

Spurs’ Italian duo linked with returns to Serie A

It would have been a bitter pill to swallow for the Tottenham duo, who now know they have to wait at least four more years to fulfil their dream of playing in football’s biggest tournament.

Interestingly, both players are being heavily linked with a return to their home countries this summer.

According to reports, Inter Milan are hopeful of securing Guglielmo Vicario this summer after holding talks over a deal for the goalkeeper.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that Juventus are plotting a move to sign Udogie this summer, particularly as Tottenham hover on the edge of the relegation zone.