Crazy scenario for Italy to attend World Cup

The Italian team is facing an "impossible" mission to win a direct ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet.

Italy struggled to beat Moldova 2-0.

On the morning of November 14, Italy defeated Moldova 2-0 in Group I of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, thereby maintaining the slim hope of winning a direct ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet.

Earlier, in the early match of Group I, Norway crushed Estonia 4-1 at home. With the victory in Moldova, the Italian team narrowed the gap with the group leader Norway to 3 points.

However, with an unfavorable goal difference, Italy (+12) still has a very low chance of winning a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup from Norway (+29).

The Azzurri need to produce a devastating victory by at least 9 goals or more against Norway to have any hope of turning the tables. The Azzurri must close the huge goal difference between them and Norway (up to 17 goals) when the two teams meet again in the early morning of November 17 at San Siro.

Italy must beat Norway by 9 goals or more in this head-to-head match to level the points gap and top the group on goal difference. This is a very unlikely scenario, and Italy should probably consider having to participate in the European 2026 World Cup play-off round.

Norway, led by stars like Haaland, Odegaard and Sorloth, are in impressive form at the top of the group. They had a resounding 3-0 win over Italy on June 6, marking the first time the Nordic side had beaten the Azzurri in 25 years. This victory could be seen as a major turning point in Group I.

Source: https://znews.vn/kich-ban-dien-ro-de-italy-du-world-cup-post1602645.html