Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blasted his team's performance as "not acceptable' after a humbling 3-0 loss in Norway on Friday to begin their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Italy have not reached a World Cup since 2014 -- a painful drought for a nation that once stood proudly among football's elite with four world titles to their name.

First-half goals from Alexander Sørloth , Antonio Nusa and Erling Haaland in Oslo left Italy already on the backfoot in their attempts to make it to the United States , Canada and Mexico next year.

"I have no words," Donnarumma, who was playing six days after helping Paris Saint-Germain win the Champions League, said. "We need to take note of the performance tonight and improve -- our fans don't deserve this. We need to examine

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