Those groups played out a full home-and-away round-robin across the September, October and November international breaks with ...

Gazzetta dello Sport notes that Northern Ireland were the ‘easiest opponent’ for Italy in the World Cup play-off draw, mostly ...

Italy will face Northern Ireland at home on March 26 (here's the analysis of our opponent): a "do or die" match to reach the ...

Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso is bracing for a bruising battle against Northern Ireland in March when the sides meet in their ...

Six spots remain up for grabs at the 2026 World Cup, with four to emerge from Europe and a further two from an ...

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has declared that the weight of expectation lies firmly on Italy's shoulders as his ...

Italy have been drawn against Northern Ireland in the World Cup play-off semi-final, and will go on to face either Wales or ...

UEFA’s sizable representation at the 2026 World Cup means they’ll stage their own playoffs, as they did in 2022, while those ...

CNN World Sport’s Amanda Davies speaks with Italian football broadcaster Tancredi Palmeri about the four-time world champions ...

Italy was stopped by Sweden from getting to the 2018 World Cup. It was North Macedonia in 2022. Now, it's Northern Ireland's ...

Italy will face Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualification play-offs next March, with the winner of that semi-final tie potentially taking on Wales for a place at the tournament. The four-time ...

As a result, and for the third World Cup cycle in a row, Italy will have to go through the play-off system. Gianluca Mancini ...