Follow the ESPN live blog as Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland attempt to move one step closer to joining England and Scotland at the World Cup.

Italy have set up a World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina after beating Northern Ireland at home. Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean got the second-half goals for Gennaro Gattuso's side as they avoided an upset in Bergamo.

Here is the post from the social media page that launched the initiative: "To mark the decisive seven days for the Italian national team as it seeks to qualify for a World Cup that has eluded them for 12 years now,

Alessandro Bastoni is reportedly set to start in Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff tie between Italy and Northern Ireland.According to Sky Sport Italia via FCInter1908, the