[Sports] Italy is obliged to beat Ireland to be in Qatar 2022; England, one step away from the World Cup

[Noticias ALEJANDRO]

 

Italy, tied on points with Switzerland, will have one last chance on Monday to qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup against Northern Ireland; while for England the task is more affordable before San Marino to seal their ticket to Qatar.

To avoid the uncertain playoffs and the traumatic memory of the failure of 2018, Italy will have to win in Northern Ireland, but also score as many goals as possible, and hope that Switzerland does not improve their result against Bulgaria.
Azzurra's draw against Switzerland in Rome (1-1) forces them to beat an always dangerous Northern Ireland in Belfast, although they no longer have any chance of qualifying.

La Nazionale are tied on points at the head of Group C alongside Switzerland, but with a two-goal lead on the overall difference. Although Switzerland has a priori a more affordable commitment, at home against Bulgaria.

“We started with a two-goal advantage, that's nothing. And then we will have to score in Northern Ireland the goals that we did not score ”against Switzerland, acknowledged Mancini, who also expects a“ special match ”for Bulgaria, as he already did in Italy, where he started a point against the European champion (1- 1) in September.

England, for their part, have everything in their favor to ensure direct qualification in group I on their trip to San Marino, last in the bracket with 0 points.

The English are leaders in their area with 23 points, three more than Poland, which has guaranteed their participation in the playoffs and that only a catastrophe of the English would allow them to give them a direct quota.

However, the Poles' game is more complex, as they will host a fierce Hungary, which already proved in the Eurocup to be a difficult team to beat. (D)

 

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