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It is perhaps the most prestigious ‘Double’ in international football: World Cup holders and champions of Europe at the same time. West Germany achieved it in the 1970s. France followed up their 1998 World Cup by claiming the Euros two years later. Spain added an extra tier to the feat: European Championship winners in 2008 and 2012, either side of their first World Cup.
PALERMO, Italy: Italy do not need to do anything extraordinary to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar and will not have to outdo themselves to reach the same level they did when winning last year's European Championship, captain Giorgio Chiellini said on Wednesday.
PORTUGAL (Reuters) - Portugal have what it takes to win their World Cup playoff semi-final against Turkey, their coach Fernando Santos said on Wednesday.
PORTUGAL : Portugal have what it takes to win their World Cup playoff semi-final against Turkey, their coach Fernando Santos said on Wednesday.
It is a huge international break for Portugal, with World Cup qualification on the line as they prepare to face Turkey on Tuesday. The reward will be a match against either Italy or Macedonia, with a play-off between the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 winners a possibility for a place in the World Cup.
A huge game lies ahead as Italy take on North Macedonia in a battle for World Cup qualification.
Portugal are one of the biggest nations still at risk of missing the 2022 World Cup and they start their qualifying playoff campaign with a semi-final against Turkey.
As unthinkable as it may have seemed a few months ago, Italy could well be a shock absentee from the 2022 World Cup. The team who lifted the European Championship less than a year ago, while in the middle of a record-breaking 37-match unbeaten run, somehow now find themselves on the brink of disaster having failed to top their qualifying group for Qatar.