Tag: Northern Ireland vs. Italy

Roberto Mancini looked at the bright side as Italy prepare to face the Playoff ordeal, where they will battle with three more teams for a last-gasp spot in the Qatari competition: "We will make it to the World Cup in March, I am confident we will," he said. 

The Azzurri's poorest showing since Roberto Mancini is in charge costed much to Italy, who failed to break the Northern Ireland wall on Monday night and failed to qualify directly to World Cup 2022.