Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland: Azzurri one win away from World Cup qualification

The Italians beat minnows Northern Ireland to reach one of the four finals of UEFA's World Cup playoffs.

Italy 2 Northern Ireland 0: Sandro Tonali proves he is World Cup worthy, but are his team?

Sandro Tonali celebrates scoring in Bergamo Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Italy can breathe again — for now, at least. A tension-racked evening in Bergamo saw Gennaro Gattuso’s side edge past Northern Ireland in their World Cup play-off semi-final and set up a meeting with Bosnia- Herzegovina on Tuesday.

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Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said Ireland's economy enters the crisis from a position of "relative strength".

World Cup Qualifying: Türkiye Takes Down Romania; Italy Looks To Advance

We're recapping all the day's action to see who'll be advancing in World Cup qualifying.

Ireland's Szmodics out of hospital and 'on the mend' after head injury in World Cup playoff

Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics is out of hospital and says he is “on the mend” after left unconscious following a heavy collision with an opponent during the World Cup qualification playoff against t

Italy hosts Northern Ireland in World Cup playoffs aiming to avoid third straight failure

Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer's biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022.

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Czechia vs. Republic of Ireland UEFA World Cup qualifier: Will Troy Parrott's heroics continue in Prague?

The Ireland striker put his team on his back against Portugal and Hungary to make the playoffs. Can he keep it up?