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Namibia: Italy to face Northern Ireland in 2026 World Cup playoffs – Sport

Namibia: Italy to face Northern Ireland in 2026 World Cup playoffs – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-11-20 14:46:43

Four-time World Cup winners Italy will face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the European playoffs for the 2026 tournament while Ukraine face star-studded Sweden.

If Italy get through that match on March 26 next year, five days later they will travel to the winner of Wales’s semi-final against Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to the draw made in Zurich on Thursday.

Despite another error-strewn qualification campaign, the Italians still have a chance of reaching the World Cup…

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