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PHOTOS: Italy WAGS left disappointed after spouses are knocked out

June 25, 2014 12:44 IST

Image: Jenny Darone, wife of Lorenzo Insigne of Italy and Ciro Immobile of Italy's wife Jessica arrive at the stadium between Italy and Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas in Natal on Tuesday
Photographs: Claudio Villa/Getty Images

They came to watch their men turn up the heat on Uruguay, but all that they got was boring football and a ticket back home.

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The wives of Italian footballers Gianluigi Buffon, Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne were spotted in the crowd while they tried to keep their hopes alive in Brazil. 

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PHOTOS: Italy WAGS left disappointed after spouses are knocked out

Image: Alena Seredova, wife of Italy's goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon wears a dejected look on Tuesday
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But the wives were left stunned as the Italian team was knocked out of the tournament after Uruguay captain Diego Godin headed in the late winner off a corner.

Italy’s defensive tactics proved fatal for them eventually.

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PHOTOS: Italy WAGS left disappointed after spouses are knocked out

Image: Jessica Immobile, wife of Ciro Immobile of Italy prior to the match on Tuesday
Photographs: Claudio Villa/Getty Images

Italy did well to suffocate Luis Suarez early in the match and it looked like they would manage to eke out that much-needed draw.

But the WAGS were left disappointed as their partners failed to keep themselves in the competition. 

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