Italy, if you pass you have Canada, Qatar and Switzerland

Italy knows its fate, assuming it manages to qualify for the World Cup to be played next year in Canada, Mexico and the United States. If the Azzurri make it through the playoffs they will be up against one of the host countries, Canada, as well as Qatar and Switzerland, in Group B. A decidedly lucky draw, since all the big names have been avoided and, in the event, there will be a chance to aim for first place and thus also a theoretically softer pairing for the start of the knockout phase. In the other groups, of note are Carlo Ancelotti&#8217s Brazil, which drew Morocco and Scotland, Germany, which will have to watch out for Ivory Coast and Ecuador while Mbappè&#8217s France will face Haaland&#8217s Norway.

Andrea Gussoni

has also been announced.

These are all the groups, pending the last qualifiers from the playoffs:
Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Playoff D
Group B: Canada, Playoff A (with Italy), Qatar, Switzerland
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
Group D: United States, Paraguay, Australia, Playoff C
Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador,
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Playoff B, Tunisia
Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay,
Group I: France, Senegal, Playoff Int. 2, Norway
Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Playoff Int. 1, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

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These, on the other hand, were the starting brackets:
Band 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Band 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Band 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Band 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, Europe A Playoffs (Italy/N. Ireland/Wales/Bosnia), Europe B Playoffs (Ukraine/Sweden/Poland/Albania), Europe C Playoffs (Turkey/Romania/Slovakia/Kosovo) and Europe D Playoffs (Denmark/N. Macedonia/Czech Rep./Ireland), Fifa 1 Playoffs (New Caledonia/Jamaica/Congo) and Fifa 2 Playoffs (Bolivia/Suriname/Iraq)

Italy on Thursday, March 26 (8:45 p.m.) in Bergamo will face Northern Ireland in the playoff semifinals. If they win, it will be the final with the winner of Wales-Bosnia.