Italy survives Northern Ireland in World Cup playoff
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Gennaro Gattuso has named his Italy national team squad for the World Cup play-off campaign coming up at the end of March and has included three uncapped players among his selections.Which uncapped
Niccolo Pisilli says that Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Barella are among the Italy national team players that he used to study growing up, and says that it will
Italy face Northern Ireland in the 2026 World Cup UEFA play-off without Liverpool star Federico Chiesa. Gennaro Gattuso has explained the decision.
Italy remain the clear favourites against Northern Ireland ahead of Thursday’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final in Bergamo, and the current market value of the respective national sides shows
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Italy vs Northern Ireland: TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, referee, injury and team news
All you need to know ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualification playoff between Italy and Northern Ireland.
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2026 World Cup European playoffs: Italy inch closer to spot; Ireland and Wales eliminated in PKs
But while Italy got step one of their job done, how'd the rest of the playoffs shake out? It took penalties to get there, but Bosnia & Herzegovina's triumph over Wales will set them up to make the World Cup for the first time since 2014 in Brazil.
Since the very inception of international football, Italy have been one of the world's best and most formidable nations on the global stage, but they have faced significant heartbreak over the past decade.