Italy chanted ‘It’s Coming Rome’ after beating England in Euro 2020 final at Wembley as Simon Jordan admits delight as Azzurri fail to qualify for World Cup

Simon Jordan was presumably among many England fans delighted as Italy failed to make the 2022 World Cup.

The Azzurri suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat at home to North Macedonia, courtesy of a stoppage-time stunner from Aleksandar Trajkovski on Thursday night.

It means the reigning European champions have not qualified for football’s biggest event since 2014 and will be forced to wait at least 12 years between World Cup appearances.

While awful for Italy, their failure might have brought a smile to English faces.

Not just because Italy were triumphant over the Three Lions in the Euro 2020 final, but because of the celebrations which followed.

Veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci filmed himself signing ‘It’s coming Rome’, in what many considered a swipe at England’s famous ‘Three Lions’ anthem.

For a brief moment, at least, it’s England’s turn to be smug, having sealed automatic qualification for this winter’s tournament in Qatar.

Reacting to Italy’s exit, ex-Crystal Palace chairman Jordan said: “A lot of my friends are Italian, so I find it very hard to have anything but delight in the demise of the Italian team!

“So I find it very hard to have any empathy with the Italians, they’re such a magnanimous bunch!”