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 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 ...

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach their first tournament after back-to-back failures at this stage.

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 ...

Four-time World Cup winners Italy will face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the European playoffs for the 2026 ...

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