O’Neill: ‘Northern Ireland have everything to gain, pressure high on Italy’

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill warns they have ‘everything to gain’ in the World Cup play-off. ‘The longer it stays at 0-0, the more pressure’ is in Italy.

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The semi-final kicks off in Bergamo on Thursday at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).

Whoever goes through will play either Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final for a spot at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA.