MILAN — Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades after a scoreless tie on Monday meant it lost its two-leg playoff to Sweden, 1-0, on aggregate.

Italy, a four-time champion, dominated possession but struggled to create clear-cut scoring chances as Sweden secured a first appearance at World Cup since 2006 on the strength of Jakob Johansson’s first-leg strike in Stockholm. Despite the support of 74,000 fans in a white-hot atmosphere at the San Siro, Italy could not find a way through.

It is the third time that the Italians will not compete at the World Cup, after skipping the first edition in 1930 in Uruguay and not qualifying for the 1958 finals in Sweden.