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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.
Alessandro Bastoni is reportedly set to start in Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff tie between Italy and Northern Ireland.According to Sky Sport Italia via FCInter1908, the
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso acknowledges that only "someone without blood running through their veins" wouldn't feel nervous as the Azzurri attempt to avoid failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.
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2026 World Cup European playoffs: Italy inch closer to spot; Ireland and Wales eliminated in PKs
We're one step closer to the final four UEFA teams in the World Cup being decided as Italy's bid to avoid missing their third straight World Cup lives on after their 2-0 defeat of Northern Ireland. It may have taken longer than expected for Sandro Tonali to open the scoring,
The final six spots for the 2026 World Cup will be decided in upcoming playoffs, with European and intercontinental tournaments determining the last teams to qualify.