The two selections face off in Palermo on Thursday to try to pave the way to the World Cup in Qatar.
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Unbeaten in qualifying for the World Cup, Italy must still take a perilous road. The 2021 European Champions face North Macedonia on Thursday February 24 in what they hope will be the first of their two qualifying play-off matches for the 2022 World Cup. A defeat would close the doors to a second consecutive edition, which has never happened yet at the Squadra Azzurra.
The stakes are huge in Palermo for Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma and their teammates. Opposite, North Macedonia has assets to put forward. After all, Blagoja Milevski’s team beat Germany a year ago, almost to the day. And facing a team that is aiming for a first participation in the World Cup has everything of a trap match.