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Italian national team
failed to qualify directly to
2026 World Cup
after losing to Norway in the qualifying match at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, Monday (17/11) early morning Indonesian time.
Gli Azzurri immediately implemented an attacking game to score a goal against Norway.Italy needs to win by a margin of nine goals to win a ticket to qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup.
Italy’s attack resulted in a goal in the 11th minute through Francesco Esposito who completed Federico Dimarco’s pass.
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After winning 1-0, Italy continued to try to achieve further goals by trying to dismantle the opponent’s defense.There were several opportunities created, but they could not be converted into goals.
Davide Frattesi, Dimarco, Manuel Locatelli, Matteo Politano and Mateo Retegui tried to score Italy’s second goal, but the numbers on the scoreboard did not change.
After halftime, Norway changed their approach to play.If in the first half the Viking squad looked passive, then in the second half Erling Haaland and his friends immediately attacked aggressively.
As a result, the Italian goal guarded by Gianluigi Donnarumma was immediately under threat.Alexander Sorloth almost equalized in the 49th minute.
Norway actually scored a goal in the 64th minute.Antonio Nusa fired an accurate left footed shot.The score is 1-1.
The match became open because both teams attacked each other and created opportunities.
In the 78th minute Norway took the lead.Pressing with the ball then allowed Oscar Bobb to send a pass into the penalty box.Haaland, who was standing without a guard, immediately fired a powerful shot.Donnarumma couldn’t stop the ball from rolling fast.
After kicking off, Italy actually made a mistake.Morten Thorsby then controlled the ball and fired a pass towards the face of goal.Haaland again didn’t waste the opportunity.Norway asserts superiority.
After winning 3-1, Norway reduced the pressure.Meanwhile, Italy continues to try to score distance-cutting goals.
However, Norway was able to score another goal in injury time.Jorgen Larsen ensured Norway won 4-1 over Italy.
This victory made Norway firmly at the top of Group I with 24 points and entitled to a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup. On the other hand, Italy, who was runner up in the group, failed to qualify automatically.
However, Gennaro Gattuso’s team still have a chance to get to the World Cup via the play-off route
Italy vs Norway Core Player Lineup:
Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma;Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Gianluca Mancini, Alessandro Bastoni;Manuel Locatelli;Matteo Politano, Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Barella, Federico Dimarco;Mateo Retegui, Francesco Esposito.
Norway: Orjan Nyland;Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Ajer, Torbjorn Heggem, David Wolfe;Sander Berge;Alexander Sorloth, Patrick Berg, Kristian Thostvedt, Antonio Nusa;Erling Haaland.
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