Italy into Playoffs?

[Cardiffdaffs]

Level still with Switzerland after tonight's 1-1 draw.

Italy away to NI, Swiss at home to Bulgaria. Italy better GD of just 2.

Very tense.

 

[TeaCider]

Hopefully George Saville is still upset about the Euro final and puts Italy to the sword.

 

[feedthebear]

Portugal v Serbia and Spain v Sweden are a couple of tasty fixtures. Winner takes all.

 

[Abel Tasman]

If Swiss score a 3rd Italy will have to score twice.

 

[Abel Tasman]

And they do get a 3rd.

 

[Zoophonic]

NI are full value so far. Crowd up for it.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Really impressed with NI. They have not conceded a goal at home in this campaign... 3 mins plus injury time.

 

[Zoophonic]

Connor Washington just missed a sitter!!!! It would have won the game.

 

[TeaCider]

That's a huge upset.

The last two European Champions have both failed to qualify for the World Cup automatically.

I'd love if both Portugal and Italy slipped up in the play-offs too.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Connor Washington just missed a sitter!!!! It would have won the game.

To be fair he did ever so well to round the keeper. What a chance though.

 

[Zoophonic]

To be fair he did ever so well to round the keeper. What a chance though.

He did. Even though it’s 0-0 it’s much more watchable than Englands goal fest.

 

[Zoophonic]

Great result and Italy go to the play offs

 

[BoroMart]

Great result for Northern Ireland, but Italy's 30 game bubble has burst. They looked superb in the summer but the wheels have fallen off, maybe it's the pressure of being a title winning team

 

[Abel Tasman]

How the playoffs work.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1460363778114129922

 

[Zoophonic]

Thanks. FIFA will rig the draw to keep Portugal and Italy apart

 

[bostonboro]

Italy and Portugal are seeded already, so they can't play each other.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Italy and Portugal are seeded already, so they can't play each other.

See above. They can it seems In the “final” Only 3 qualify to Finals and there are 6 seeded teams

 

[Expat Smoggie]

you get the feeling that Italy's great run is over and their wheels are coming off.

 

[Expat Smoggie]

How the playoffs work.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1460363778114129922

looks complicated

 

[Rofesleg]

See above. They can it seems. Only 3 qualify to Finals and there are 6 seeded teams

Yeah, they can meet in one of the finals but not at the semi-final stage