Italy: key play-off info, from the draw to qualification rules | OneFootball

After the qualification group, where our National Team finished behind a magnificent and surprising Norway, to still hope for a qualification to the World Championship (which has been missing since 2014), we will have to go through the dreaded playoffs again, where the Azzurri succumbed both in 2018 and 2022. Tomorrow, the team coached by Gennaro Gattuso will find out who they will face in the semifinals and the potential final of the playoffs, scheduled for March 2026.

Italy, everything you need to know about the playoffs: from the draw to the qualification method

Tomorrow could prove to be crucial for the future of the entire Italian football movement. At 1:00 PM, from the Zurich draw, the team coached by Gennaro Gattuso will learn their opponent for the semifinals of the World Cup qualification playoffs, scheduled for next March. Italy, due to its high position in the UEFA ranking, will be in the first tier along with Denmark, Ukraine, and Turkey, allowing them to play the semifinal at home, presumably at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.

The appointment is set for 1:00 PM tomorrow, with the draw visible on Sky channels, particularly Sky Sport 24 and on Now TV. The matches, however, are scheduled for March 26, with the potential and hopeful final for the Azzurri scheduled for Sunday, March 31, 2026.

The draw tiers

FIRST TIER- Italy; Turkey, Ukraine, Denmark.

SECOND TIER- Wales; Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic

THIRD TIER- Kosovo; Ireland, Albania, Bosnia

FOURTH TIER- Northern Ireland; North Macedonia, Sweden, Romania.

Vincenzo Schiavo

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