The World Cup 2026 playoff draw has created major suspense, especially with four-time champion Italy facing a challenging ...

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

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

Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso is bracing for a bruising battle against Northern Ireland in March when the sides meet in their playoff semi-final for next year's World Cup. The Italians are seeking to ...

The Blues had taken an early lead through Ellie Carpenter, but were pegged back at Stamford Bridge and then had a second-half ...

Italy will face Northern Island in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification play-offs match next March with the winner taking on ...

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 ...

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

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

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