Italy set to begin 2018 World Cup qualifying with away match in Israel

Date: 26th July 2015 at 6:19pm
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Candreva - Croatia v ItalyItaly will begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on September 5, 2016 in Israel after being included in Group G in Saturday’s draw.

The Azzurri have been drawn in a group with Spain, Albania, Israel, Macedonia, and Liechtenstein with group winners guaranteed of a spot in the tournament in Russia, while runners-up will play in a two-leg playoff that will be played in November 2017.

Italy will begin their campaign with a trip to Israel on September 5, 2016 before playing host to Spain just over a month later at home.

The qualifying round will end on October 9, 2017 when Italy travel to Albania.

September 5 2016: Israel-Italy
October 6 2016: Italy-Spain
October 9 2016: Macedonia-Italy
November 12 2016: Liechtenstein-Italy
March 24 2017: Italy-Albania
June 11 2017: Italy-Liechtenstein
September 2 2017: Spain-Italy
September 5 2017: Italy-Israel
October 6 2017: Italy-Macedonia
October 9 2017: Albania-Italy

 

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