Gazzetta dello Sport notes that Northern Ireland were the ‘easiest opponent’ for Italy in the World Cup play-off draw, mostly ...
Those groups played out a full home-and-away round-robin across the September, October and November international breaks with ...
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Italy's World Cup Hopes Hang by a Thread

Going into the final game of the World Cup Qualifiers, Italy knew that the play-offs were the only way for the once great footballing nation to progress. While still mathematically possible, the ...