Italy vs. N. Ireland MATCH-DAY PREVIEW | World Cup 2026 Qualifier

The 2026 World Cup this upcoming summer is getting closer and closer with each passing minute, and now, the day that we find out the rest of the nations qualifying for the tournament has finally arrived. Claudia Pagan, Bob Bradley, Tony Meola & JayDee Dyer are pleased to be joined by Marco Messina to preview the match, discussing Italy's chances of making it through to the next match of their UEFA Qualifying Path by defeating Northern Ireland. Will Inter's Federico Dimarco & Nicolò Barella be able to put Italy through to the next round? Will Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma be able to keep Northern Ireland out of goal? The crew breaks down all of the possibilities.

0:00 Qualifiers - Path A
0:20 Italy's missed World Cups
0:34 Marco Messina's statement
1:06 Marco feeling the nerves?
2:10 Italy feeling humility?
3:51 Gattuso's statement
5:02 Pressure needs to come off
6:00 Utilizing Italy's history
7:43 Who's playing up top?
9:24 Federico Chiesa went home?
11:22 Final Thoughts
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