Italy will welcome North Macedonia in the semi-final of the World Cup 2022 play-off, from 20.45 CET, at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo. The winner will face Portugal or Turkey in the final.
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Best bets on Italy vs North Macedonia
Experts from 1xBet see Italy as the favorite for this semi-final with 1.19 odds to win. North Macedonia has huge 19.00 odds to win on the road. A draw after 90 minutes will cost a big 7.90.
Bookmakers offer 1.10 for Italy to qualify for final of the World Cup 2022 play-off. North Macedonia has a solid 7.00 to go through.
Bet365 offers 1.65 for Total Over 3 and 2.23 for Total Under 3.
Also, Betway offers 2.80 for "both teams to score - yes" and 1.41 for "both teams to score - no".
Where to Watch Italy vs North Macedonia
The big game Italy vs North Macedonia will be televised on RAI 1. The broadcast from Palermo begins at 20.40 CET, five minutes before the start of the match.
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Italy failed to qualify for World Cup 2018 after a play-off against Sweden. Now they will face North Macedonia in the play-off semi-finals, and Portugal could be their opponent in the final.
Italy and Ukraine are two only sides who will play in the play-offs after an unbeaten campaign in the group stage.
The Azzurri won EURO 2020 and have lost a single game since October 2018. Spain is the only team who beat Italy in more than three years, 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals.
North Macedonia Form
North Macedonia qualified for the World Cup 2022 play-offs after winning the last two games from Group J: 5-0 vs Armenia and 3-1 vs Iceland.
Italy never lost a World Cup qualifying game at home. Also, North Macedonia never played at the World Cup.
Blagoja Milevski will not rely on Eljif Elmas and Tihomir Kostadinov for this game. Both are suspended for this semi-final play-off.
Italy vs North Macedonia: possible lineups
- Italy (4-3-3): Donnarumma - Florenzi, Bastoni, Mancini, Emerson - Jorginho, Barella, Verratti - Berardi, Immobile, Insigne;
- North Macedonia (4-3-3): Dimitrievski - S. Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu, Alioski - Nikolov, Ademi, Bardhi - Churlinov, M. Ristovski, Trajkovski;
