Team that, shockingly, didn't make it to the World Cup this year for the third time in a row Crossword Clue

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Team that, shockingly, didn't make it to the World Cup this year for the third time in a row Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THIRD (adjective)
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
THIRD (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
THIRD (adverb)
1. in the third place
WORLD (noun)
1. people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
2. people in general considered as a whole
WORLD (adjective)
1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

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