The penultimate round of the European Qualifiers could determine which team advances from Group C. Italy and Switzerland face off in Rome at 16:45 PM (Brasilia time) this Friday, in a direct clash for the top spot.
The two teams have 14 points. The Italians are ahead of the Swiss based on the tiebreaker criteria.
The coach Roberto Mancini stated that the home factor will be fundamental for Italy to be able to win the place for the World Cup.
“The Olympics will be very important. It's going to be a good game and we're going to play well. An important game, but if we do what we know, we will have many possibilities. It's the most important game because it gives us the opportunity to go to the World Cup and because Switzerland plays excellent football. We will have to be aggressive as always,” he said.
For Switzerland, victory is necessary to avoid a stumble by the current European Cup champion in the last round.
Where to watch
The match between Italy e Switzerland will be displayed by TNT channel and by TNT Sports Stadium.
Warner holds the broadcasting rights to the games in the European qualifying tournament for Qatar-2022 and shows all matches on its platforms.
Probable teams
Check out the likely lineups for Italy x Switzerland:
Italy
Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini and Emerson Palmieri; Jorginho, Barella, Locatelli and Chiesa; Bernadeschi and Insigne
Technical: Roberto Mancini
Switzerland
Sommer; Widmer, Schär, Akanji and Ricardo Rodríguez; Sow, Zakaria and Frei; Steffen, Shaqiri and Gavranovic
Coach: Murat Yakin
England close to vacancy
Another team that could qualify for the World Cup this Friday is England. The current Euro runner-up needs to beat Albania at Wembley.
Furthermore, the English are hoping for a stumble from Poland, which visits Andorra, to gain its place in Qatar.
Check out this Friday's games:
Italy x Switzerland
Moldova x Scotland
Andorra x Poland
Austria x Israel
Denmark x Faroe Islands
England x Albania
Hungary x San Marino
Northern Ireland v Lithuania
