The potential home final would have been the cherry on top, but Italy can still be satisfied with the World Cup playoff draw ...

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

Italy avoided the pain of a reunion with old conquerors Sweden and North Macedonia when they were paired on Thursday with ...

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

Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland travel to Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals.

He is one of the hottest prospects coming through the Albion academy at the moment - and has already been likened to a ...

Italy first hosts Northern Ireland in a single elimination game on March 26 with the winner having to travel to face Wales or ...

Northern Ireland head coach Michael O'Neill admits that drawing Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-final is ‘as tough as we ...

All the latest from the draw for the play-offs for the World Cup with Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland all ...

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

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