World Cup qualifiers: Italy in turmoil, being steamrollered | OneFootball

Italy is experiencing a drama right from the start in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Playing away from home, the team is being overrun by Norway.

Sorloth, Nusa, and Haaland shook the nets and made it 3-0 just in the first half of the match.

Despite Italy's participation in the qualifiers being just beginning, the result already complicates the team's life in Group I.

Only the champion of each group guarantees qualification for the next World Cup.

The second-placed team goes to a playoff, which will have a total of 16 European countries competing for four spots.

Norway has already played two matches in Group I, won both, and is currently leading with nine points, with a good advantage in the lead.

The group also features the participation of Estonia, Israel, and Moldova.

Italy missed out on the last two editions of the World Cup after falling precisely in the playoff.

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