Overview
- Norway tops Group I with 21 points to Italy’s 18 and clinches automatic qualification with a draw or even a loss by up to eight goals.
- Kickoff is Sunday, Nov. 16 at 16:45 Brasília at San Siro in Milan with live coverage on ESPN and Disney+.
- Gattuso acknowledged the 9–0 requirement as unrealistic yet said “never say never” and framed the match as a confidence builder before the playoff.
- Norway arrives with a perfect qualifying record and 33 goals in seven games led by Erling Haaland, while Italy has strung together six straight wins under Gattuso.
- Injury absences include Moise Kean and Niccolo Cambiaghi for Italy and Martin Odegaard for Norway, with Spanish referee Alejandro Hernández set to officiate.