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There are no miracles! Italy will play in the World Cup preliminaries play-offs for the third consecutive time, having been eliminated in the first two play-offs.

All Group I matches in the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers are over. Italy has 6 wins, 2 losses and 18 points, ranking second in the group and missing out on qualifying for the play-offs.

The second place in each group, a total of 12 teams, and the 4 best performing teams in the UEFA Nations League, a total of 16 teams, will compete for 4 World Cup finals tickets through the play-offs.

Italy will play in the World Cup qualifying play-offs for the third consecutive time. In the 2017 World Cup qualifying play-offs, Italy was eliminated by Sweden 0-1, 0-0. In the 2022 World Cup qualifying European play-off semi-finals, Italy lost 0-1 to North Macedonia and missed the World Cup for two consecutive years.