This fall the Italian national team played in the “final four” of the League of Nations, where at the first stage they lost to the Spanish national team (1:2). In the match for third place, Scuadra Azzurra dealt with Belgium (2:1). It is unlikely that the fans dreamed about this, especially after winning the European Championship, where the Italians performed simply enchanting and pleased with meaningful and high-quality football. In addition, in the semifinals of the League of Nations, Roberto Mancini’s charges suffered their first defeat in two years, thereby ending a fantastic streak without defeat. In the selection for the World Cup in Qatar, the Italian squad does not know misfires after six matches. Six wins and two draws brought 14 points and the first position in the standings. After a draw with Switzerland (0:0), the home team declassified the Lithuanian team (5:0). It is impossible not to note the team’s performance in the attack line, which differed by two times on average. In addition, the “azure team” missed only once.
The Faroe Islands national team was unlikely to count on anything in the qualifying stage, but they managed to avoid the last place and climb to the penultimate line with four points. The Faroese have never lost to Moldova, having won one of the confrontations with a score of 2:1, even if the opponent had more chances. In recent games the Islanders have shown themselves more than worthy with Austria (0:2) and Scotland (0:1).
