The must-win situation in Belfast!
The World Cup qualification thrills go on tonight. The national team of Northern Ireland welcomes the national team of Italy to play their 8th match in Group C. Northern Ireland has 8 points on their account, sitting in 3rd position in the group. But Italy on the other hand has 15 points and sits in the leading position in the group. The interesting part is that Switzerland has the same amount of points (15) as Italy, putting additional pressure over the Gli Azzurri to win tonight’s duel against Northern Ireland to remain in the first position that leads directly to the World Cup next year.
So far, the national team of Northern Ireland managed to win 2 games, followed by 2 draws and 3 losses. After losing two games in a row to Switzerland (2:0) and Bulgaria (2:1), they beat Lithuania in Belfast with a score of 1:0. So tonight the Green and White Army will bring their best once again and try to win the home match against the European champions to make their loyal fans very proud.
Italy on the other hand must win tonight’s duel in order to remain in the leading position in the group. The Italians so far won 4 duels, followed by 3 draw games. After winning the opening three matches, they played two draw games in a row against Bulgaria (1:1) and Switzerland (0:0). Then the Gli Azzurri beat Lithuania with an amazing score of 5:0. But in their last challenge, they played another draw match against the national team of Switzerland (1:1). So now the Italians are in an unpleasant position, where they must bring their best and win the visiting game in Belfast.
We are looking forward to a very dynamic football game where the Italians will show the best of their capabilities in order to win the match. The favorite to win the match is absolutely the visiting team from the Apennine Peninsula.
So tune in tonight and enjoy the drama in Belfast and find out who’s going to end up as the celebrating squad after the 90’ minutes.
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