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

Italy's Delegation Chief Gianluigi Buffon sees 'prejudice' against Gennaro Gattuso and says everyone will 'go home' if the Azzurri fail to qualify for the ...

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Put Josh Magennis in a room with any Northern Ireland team-mate who shared four games over 14 days of one summer nine years ...

It’s fair to say the draw for the World Cup Play-Offs was not kind to Northern Ireland. If Michael O’Neill’s men can beat Italy on a Thursday night and then one of Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina a few ...

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

Italy will play two games during the international break in March 2026, regardless of whether they qualify for the World Cup ...

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.