France, April 1 -- Italy, who have won the World Cup four times since its inception in 1930, collapsed in the penalty shoot-out with Bosnia and Herzegovina after the match ended 1-1 in Zenica.

The Italians, seeking a berth at the World Cup for the first time since 2014, took the lead through Moise Kean after 15 minutes.

But they were reduced to 10 men towards the end of the first-half when Alessandro Bastoni was sent off for hacking down Amar Memic.

Haris Tabakovic brought the sides level after 79 minutes but the hosts could not exploit their numerical advantage as doughty Italian defending held them at bay.

But despite the presence of the Manchester City goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma, the local heroes kept their nerve and prev...