5-0 winner of Estonia last Friday, for the first of Gennaro Gattuso on the sidelines, thanks to a double of Mateo Retagui and an achievement of Moise Kean, Italy faces Israel this Monday evening, in qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in a relocated match in Debrecen, in Hungary. The coach passed by OM said he was unlucky to have to face the Hebrew state and, after the controversy, a second victory in four days is imperative.
Beaten by Norway on June 6 (3-0), the Nazionale (6 points) is only third behind Erling Haaland and its teammates (12 points) as well as the Israelis (9 points). The Italians still have a chance to fight for first place in the group directly qualifying for the World Cup, the second shock against the Norwegians being scheduled for November 16.
Gattuso can count on a high quality spine with Gianluigi Donnarumma in goals, Alessandro Bastoni in defense as well as Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Barella in the midfield.
Israel-Italy on the L'Equipe channel, but …
This poster between Israel and Italy can be found within the multiplex of the L'Equipe chain, from 8:45 p.m., in particular in the company of Croatia-Monténégro, Greece-Danemark, Kosovo-Sude or Switzerland-Slovenia. The meeting is broadcast in full by the Live Foot Team, accessible on the L'Equipe platform to subscribers.
As a reminder, Italy has not participated in the World Cup since 2014 and an elimination in the first round (after a defeat against Uruguay). The country triple world champion (1934, 1938 and 2006) lacked the last two editions, in Russia and Qatar.
