{"id":2981,"date":"2024-10-14T23:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italy-1-point-from-nations-league-quarter-final-and-2026-world-cup-top-seeds\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:16:11","slug":"italy-1-point-from-nations-league-quarter-final-and-2026-world-cup-top-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italy-1-point-from-nations-league-quarter-final-and-2026-world-cup-top-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy 1 point from Nations League quarter-final and 2026 World Cup top seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-310x207.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Italy-huddle.jpg\" title=\"Italy one point from Nations League quarter-final and 2026 World Cup top seeds\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Italy-Israel huddle (Photo by Timothy Rogers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Italy need only one point from the remaining two Nations League games to be sure of quarter-final qualification, and with it top seed status in the 2026 World Cup draw.<\/p>\n<p>The Azzurri remain top of Group A2 with 10 points following this evening\u2019s 4-1 victory over Israel at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine.<\/p>\n<p>Mateo Retegui converted a penalty before Davide Frattesi and a Giovanni Di Lorenzo brace rounded out the scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>France earned a 2-1 win away to Belgium, despite Youri Tielemans missing a penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni seeing red for Les Bleus.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves them on nine points in second place, while the Red Devils are stranded on four and Israel zero.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Italy need Nations League quarter-final spot<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_840982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840982\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-310x207.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy.jpg\" title=\"epa11659423 Riccardo Calafiori of Italy in action during the UEFA Nations League A soccer match Italy vs Israel in Udine, Italy, 14 October 2024.  EPA-EFE\/DAVIDE CASENTINI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy-1024x683.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Riccardo-Calafiori-Italy.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" ><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-840982\">Riccardo Calafiori Italy EPA-EFE\/DAVIDE CASENTINI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The format of the Nations League has changed this year, so the top two will go through to a quarter-final stage rather than only the group winners into the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>All Italy need to guarantee one of those spots is one point from their final two group games which are away to Belgium on November 14 and at home to France on November 17.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more importantly, access to the Nations League quarter-finals would give the Azzurri a guaranteed top seed status in the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying draw.<\/p>\n<p>The group qualifiers will run from March 2025 to March 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"joomsport-container\">\n<h2>Group A2<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<nav aria-label=\"Posts\">\n<h2>Post navigation<\/h2>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy-Israel huddle (Photo by Timothy Rogers\/Getty Images) Italy need only one point from the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serie-a-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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