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World Cup playoffs

Italia femminile di calcio verso playoff mondiali con la Bielorussia a Tbilisi

07 Oct

Italy women's soccer team heads to the World Cup playoffs against Belarus in Tbilisi

Belarus, women's soccer, Italy, World Cup playoffs, Tbilisi

TBILISI – The Italy women's soccer team, led by coach Andrea Soncin, is preparing for their first World Cup playoff match against Belarus. After their final training session at Coverciano, the team is ready to fly to Tbilisi, Georgia, where the first leg of the first round of the play-offs for the 2027 World Cup finals in Brazil will be played on Friday. This will be the first ever meeting between Italy and Belarus in this competition, marking the beginning of the Azzurre's journey after finishing second in Group 1 of League A. The return match will be played on Tuesday, October 13, at the Stadio Franchi…

Italia-Irlanda del Nord, Gattuso: “La più importante”

25 Sea

Italy-Northern Ireland, Gattuso: "The most important"“

Italian football, FIGC, Gattuso press conference, Italy Northern Ireland, Italian National Team, decisive match, World Cup playoffs, World Cup qualification, retegui, Italian sports

BERGAMO, MARCH 25, 2026 - "It's definitely the most important match of my career." Rino Gattuso says so clearly after giving space to comments from Mateo Retegui, who, for his part, says he's proud to wear the Azzurri shirt and, grateful to the coach, happy to return to Bergamo, where he scored goals in droves. The press conference on the eve of Game 1 of the playoffs against Northern Ireland is a crowded one. "All we have to do is win," to paraphrase Troisi and Benigni. Especially because after two unexcused absences, a third World Cup without Italy would be inconceivable, beyond...