Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has vowed to revive the national team after failure to reach the World Cup

He failed to save any penalties while Italy’s Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed.

Donnarumma said, “I cried because of the immense sadness of myself as well as the entire Azzurri team, whose captain I am proud to be, and I know that you, the fans of our national team, feel it too.”

The Manchester City keeper, who got his senior debut in 2016 at the age of 17, is yet to play a World Cup and will have to wait until he is at least 31 for his next opportunity.

He was 15 when Italy lost against Uruguay and was eliminated from the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.

He wrote that restoring his country “to where it should be” would require “a lot of strength, passion and conviction”.

The former Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan keeper said, “Always have faith; that’s the driving force behind moving forward. Life rewards those who give their all without holding back.

“And this is where we must begin again. Together. Once again.”