Italy’s repechage to World Cup: a truckload of friendlies on Sky as Azzurri hopes fade

A packed schedule of international soccer is coming to Sky and streaming on NOW with World Cup prep friendlies for the United States, Mexico and Canada. It begins Thursday, May 28 at 8:45 p.m. on Sky Sport One and Sky Sport Calcio with Republic of Ireland-Qatar: Had things gone the way they might have in Zenica, the Azzurri would have met the Asians at the World Cup. Instead, Ira’s hopes of taking over from Iran are almost nil. On Friday 29 at 8:30 p.m. on Sky Sport Max and Sky Sport 252, Bosnia will take the field against North Macedonia. On Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. on Sky Sport Calcio will be Scotland-Curaçao, while on Sunday, June 31 at 3 p.m. on Sky Sport Calcio, Switzerland faces Jordan, and at 8:45 p.m. on the same channel, Germany will be testing Finland.

On Monday, June 1, Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey opens the week, engaged against North Macedonia at 7:30 p.m. on Sky Sport Calcio. Tuesday, June 2, two matches on Sky Sport Calcio: Croatia-Belgium at 6 p.m. and Wales-Ghana at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, the evening opens at 8:45 p.m. with Netherlands-Algeria on Sky Sport Calcio; at midnight, on a delayed basis, Italy returns to the field against Luxembourg. Thursday, June 4, features France-Côte D’Ivoire on Sky Sport Calcio at 9:10 p.m., while Friday, June 5, at 7:45 p.m. on the same channel is Hungary-Finland. On Saturday, June 6, three challenges are scheduled: starting at 3 p.m. with Belgium-Tunisia on Sky Sport Calcio, Portugal-Chile at 7:45 p.m. on Sky Sport 251, and at 9 p.m. England-New Zealand on Sky Sport Calcio.

Sunday, June 7, there are no less than four matches scheduled, all on Sky Sport Calcio: at 3 p.m. Liechtenstein-Cyprus, Denmark-Ukraine at 6:30 p.m., Croatia-Slovenia at 8:45 p.m., and Greece-Italy at midnight, delayed. On Monday, June 8 at 9:10 p.m., again on Sky Sports Soccer, France takes on Northern Ireland; on Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. on the same channel, Hungary-Kazakhstan. England-Costarica, Wednesday, June 10 at 9 p.m. on Sky Sports Soccer, and Portugal-Nigeria at 9:45 p.m. on Sky Sports Arena.

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