World Cup playoffs: Italy on edge, Sweden shorn of stars and another chance for Lewandowski

When Fabio Cannavaro raised aloft the golden World Cup trophy inside Berlin's Olympic Stadium in 2006, few could have imagined the pain soccer's biggest event would inflict on Italy over the next two decades. In 2010, the Azzurri put up a woeful title defense, not even winning a game in an embarrassing group-stage exit. In 2014, they again didn't reach