Italy Is Not at the 2026 World Cup. Their Blood Is.

Get Italian Diaspora Words: Volume I — 15 words from the Italian-American dialect, where they came from, and why they survived → https://oriundi.info/products/italian... --- Italy didn't qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Third consecutive absence. But Italian blood is all over this tournament — wearing Argentine, Brazilian, American, Australian, and Uruguayan jerseys. In this video I walk through many players at the 2026 World Cup with documented Italian ancestry: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina), Franco Mastantuono (Argentina), Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Christian Pulisic (USA), Cristian Volpato (Australia), Alessandro Circati (Australia), Jacob Italiano (Australia), and Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay). Where their families came from, which region, which town, and the story behind why they ended up somewhere else. This is what the diaspora actually looks like. --- ORIUNDI is a media brand for the global Italian diaspora — connecting descendants through history, language, and identity. Subscribe for more. Follow ORIUNDI: 📸 Instagram:   / oriundi_   🎵 TikTok:   / oriundi_   📘 Facebook:   / anthony.castelvecchi