Overview

• Kickoff is Friday, September 5 at 15:45 (Argentina time) at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo with Portugal’s João Pinheiro as referee.
• Betting markets overwhelmingly favor Italy, with indicative odds near 1.09 for an Italy win, about 12.37 for a draw, and roughly 37.00 for an Estonia victory.
• Estonia is targeting a first World Cup appearance as an independent nation after previous participations were under the Soviet Union.
• Recent meetings skew toward Italy, including a 4–0 win in a 2020 friendly and a 3–0 victory in their last official clash in 2011.
• Live minute‑by‑minute coverage with real‑time statistics is available on canchallena.com.