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Low hails De Rossi's moment of 'greatness' in refusing to enter match

The Germany coach also said there will be something missing at the World Cup after the Azzurri's shocking failure

Germany coach Joachim Low praised Daniele De Rossi for his moment of "greatness" in refusing to be subbed in when his team needed a goal against Sweden in a World Cup play-off.

Italy stunningly missed out on reaching the 2018 World Cup after a 1-0 aggregate loss to Sweden in their play-off, which was completed on Monday.

With Italy needing a goal in the second leg at the San Siro, De Rossi was asked to warm-up – only for the defensive midfielder to respond by pointing to attacker Lorenzo Insigne.