Italy Eyes World Cup Qualification
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Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FCK. Maureen Alejandro Moreno here in the studio. We had some very important games today as the UEFA teams were in the semi-finals of the World Cup play-offs and Italy, in Pathé, were taking on Northern Ireland. It was two second-half goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kent that sealed the deal to put Italy through to the final, the play-off final it is, in Pathé on Tuesday. We've got the Gavin Jewell show here on ESPN FC tonight, but only one place to start. That is with you, Gav Marcotti. How are you feeling? Italy just one game away. I'm feeling relieved that we've gone one step further than the last time around. But obviously, now it's all down to Bosnia.
And can 40-year-old Njeko terrorize this Italian defense? I think the performance was there in the second half, in the first half. You know, Northern Ireland, rightly so. They played their game. They sat deep. And it's hard to break it down. It felt like one of those sort of cup ties with a lower division team and then the bigger team kind of like trying to figure out how to break through. And you always need a bit of good fortune. And they had that. And I think once they took the lead, it became really hard for Northern Ireland to get back into it. So, Gab, what's Gattuso learned from this performance? Like, will it be pure esposito in the final here? Because it was a big difference in the second half to the first half once he'd come on.
I hope he's not tempted to go and just, you know, pick on performance.
What were the highlights of Italy's match against Northern Ireland?
I mean, I think having Pio Esposito as somebody who can come off the bench is a tremendous asset. You know, Witegi hadn't played a competitive game in several weeks. So, you know, there was some ring rust there. But I think it was also the case that It's hard when you don't have the ball, when you've got 25-30% possession like Northern Ireland in the first half. Eventually, it gets hard to continue defending like that, and it's easier to play with the lead, and Pio Esposito got to do that. So, I mean, personally, I'm not 100%. People will ask for him to start in place of Matteo Retteghi. I don't think that's cut and dried by any means. And I think the big difference against Bosnia is that so many of these players play in Serie A, so many of them are familiar.
And I think they're going to present an entirely different challenge to Northern Ireland. Props today, though, Jules, to Moise Kane and Sandro Tonali in the second half.
Yeah, and I think it's probably logical in a way that Sandro Tonali, that is the key player today, he's probably been of those Italian starting XI, the best player this season with his club, at club level. He's been outstanding. He's the one that was going to deliver it. That finish is so perfect, isn't it?
Why do the hosts believe Italy is a favorite for World Cup qualification?
And then he gives the assist to Moise Kane, who... Could have scored maybe at least another one, maybe even two. And I think this is the kind of momentum you could feel the tension at the start through the whole first half. It was not easy despite a decent start. And after that, it felt flat a little bit, probably because of that tension. But once that first goal went in, then there was just no other outcome than Italy qualifying. Really, they were far too good for, I thought, a very poor, albeit strong defensively, but a very poor Northern Ireland team with the ball anyway.
And next up for Italy, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wales had had the lead in this game through Dan James, but late on the 40-year-old Edin Dzeko levelled things out. It went to extra time and penalties, and Bosnia won the game on penalties to set up that final with Italy on Tuesday. So here's how things are looking. It will be Tuesday, the final between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Italy.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:20
2
What were the highlights of Italy's match against Northern Ireland?
2:20–3:38
3
Why do the hosts believe Italy is a favorite for World Cup qualification?
3:38–16:35
4
What challenges does Italy face against Bosnia in the final?
16:35–58:16
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