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Italy Beats Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup Playoff Semifinal. Gyökeres Gets Hat Trick for Sweden
Italy secured a 2-0 win with key goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean to advance to the World Cup playoff final, ending a streak of missed qualifications.
- On Thursday, four-time champion Italy defeated Northern Ireland 2-0 in the European semifinals, advancing to the World Cup playoff final.
- The Azzurri face immense pressure to avoid failing to qualify for a third consecutive time after missing tournaments in 2018 and 2022 following group-stage exits in 2010 and 2014.
- Midfielder Sandro Tonali broke the deadlock with a half-volley early in the second half in Bergamo, then set up Moise Kean for the second goal.
- Italy now visits Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday for the playoff final, needing another victory to secure qualification and reach the World Cup in North America.
- Eight one-off semifinals narrowed the field across Europe, with winners of next week's four finals securing official qualification for the World Cup.
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Italy beats Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup playoff semifinal. Gyökeres gets hat trick for Sweden
Italy finally won a match in the World Cup playoffs. Now the four-time champion needs to win one more to avoid failing to qualify for a third straight time. The Azzurri beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the European semifinals. Sandro…
Italy has passed a first obstacle that separates it from a return to the World Cup by beating Northern Ireland 2-0 in the semifinals of the European dams.
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The Italian national team can continue to hope for the World Cup after a 2-0 against Northern Ireland. Turkey and Poland also survive the first hurdle in the playoffs.
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