Italy are one victory away from reaching the World Cup for the first time since 2014 and hope that their 2-0 over Northern Ireland will give them a lift for the deciding play-off match on Tuesday in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Second-half goals from Sandro Tonaili and Moise Kean give Italy a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in their World Cup play-off semi-final in Bergamo.

Sandro Tonali scoring the decisive goal for Gennaro Gattuso’s beleaguered Italy squad in the World Cup playoffs was a dream that began at the midfielder’s breakfast table as a kid.

Here's how the European path to the World Cup looks with so much yet to be decided

French legend Zinedine Zidane picked up one of the most notorious red cards of all time during the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.

Having missed out in 2018 and 2022, a play-off win over Northern Ireland leaves Italy just one game for reaching World Cup 2026