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

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

Four more teams will be qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from Europe via play-offs the draw for which was revealed on Thursday. Italy will have to defeat Northern Ireland and then Wales or ...

Italy will face Northern Ireland in the European playoffs in their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup while Sweden meet ...

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 ...

Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach its ...

Italy's team manager Gianluigi Buffon, left, and head coach Gennaro Gattuso at the World Cup play-off draw on Thursday ...

Although some national teams that have qualified directly for the 2026 World Cup are already set, the journey to the tournament continues. Several teams still need to secure their spots in the ...

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

Republic of Ireland travel to Czechia in semi-finals, with the winners to face either Denmark or North Macedonia ...

Italy Delegation Chief Gianluigi Buffon insists the Azzurri played on par against Norway, ‘one of the top five or six teams ...