Yardbarker
x

Italy World Cup qualifiers: fixtures, updated table and key dates

Originally posted on Football Italia  |  By Lorenzo Bettoni  |  Last updated Mar 28, 2025 12:19 PM ET

Italy will rival Norway, Israel, Moldova and Estonia in Group I of the World Cup qualifiers: take a look at the complete Azzurri fixture list and the updated table.

Italy will start their World Cup qualification path on June 6 with arguably the most challenging match in Group I as they’ll visit Erling Haaland’s Norway in Oslo.

During the same international break in June, the Azzurri will also host Moldova in Reggio Emilia.

Norway have already won the opening two matches in Group I, beating Moldova and Israel away.

This means the Azzurri will need a result away in Oslo later this year as only the group winners qualify for the 2026 World Cup, while runners-up begin the playoff process in March 2026.

The Azzurri have already faced playoff exits in the last two editions of the World Cup qualifiers and have last played the competition in 2014.

Below are all the Italy matches in the World Cup qualifiers, the updated table and all the key dates.

MATCHDAY 3

Friday, June 6 (20:45)

Norway v. Italy
Estonia v. Israel

MATCHDAY 4

Monday, June 9 (20:45)

Italy v. Moldova
Estonia v. Norway

MATCHDAY 5

Friday, September 5 (20:45)

Italy v. Estonia
Moldova v. Israel

MATCHDAY 6

Monday, September 8 (20:45)

Israel v. Italy
Norway v. Moldova (September 9)

MATCHDAY 7

Saturday, October 11 (20:45)

Estonia v. Italy
Norway v. Israel (18:00)

MATCHDAY 8

Tuesday, October 14 (20:45) 

Italy v. Israel
Estonia v. Moldova (18:00)

MATCHDAY 9

Thursday, November 13 (20:45)

Moldova v. Italy
Norway v Estonia (18:00)

MATCHDAY 10

Sunday, November 16 (20:45)

Italy v. Norway
Israel v. Moldova

Group I

Rank Teams Played Won Drawn Goal difference Points
1 Norway 2 2 0 7 6
2 Estonia 2 1 0 0 3
3 Israel 2 1 0 -1 3
4 Moldova 2 0 0 -6 0
  World Cup   Play-offs

Key dates

Group stage match dates
21 March to 18 November 2025

Playoff match dates
26 & 31 March 2026

Final tournament dates
11 June to 19 July 2026

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads:

Customize Your Newsletter

Yardbarker +

Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.