Where to Watch Norway vs Italy For Free in the World Cup Qualifiers?

Italy, still reeling from a string of qualifying setbacks, will launch their newest World Cup campaign in Norway on Friday night in an attempt to put a stop to 12 years of suffering. The Norwegians hold a six-point advantage over the Azzurri, who must catch and beat their hosts to secure an automatic spot in next year's tournament after missing out on back-to-back finals. Only one country advances directly to the 2026 World Cup, and Norway leads Group I by three points after securing maximum points from their opening two games. Stale Solbakken's squad is in a strong position to go straight out of a five-team group after defeating Moldova by five goals and then defeating Israel 4-2 in neutral Hungary.

With players like Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard leading the way, the Nordic nation hopes to break their drought this time around. They haven't participated in a major event since Euro 2000 and haven't attended a World Cup since 1998. The Norwegians are aware that another win in Oslo would put them well on track ahead of a matchup with their primary competitors for first place. However, they have a poor head-to-head record against Italy.

Italy will return to Ullevaal Stadion wanting to avoid losing at all costs, over 11 years after their last visit, which ended in a 2-0 victory. Norway's chances of avoiding the crucial playoffs would be severely damaged if they lost on Friday, since they had accumulated a sizable lead and an outstanding goal differential in their absence. Naturally, the Azzurri have twice fallen short of qualifying for the World Cup after winning the European championship, first in 2018 and again four years later, as a result of giving in to the burden of expectation. Some fans' patience is wearing thin because national coach Luciano Spalletti has led the team to a quarterfinal defeat in the Nations League against Germany and a last-16 loss at Euro 2024 since succeeding Roberto Mancini. In the later match, La Nazionale lost 2-1 at home and then drew 3-3 in Dortmund when they were behind 3-0 at halftime, but managed to save some honour after the break.

Erling Haaland scored a usual goal in both games to put the Manchester City striker on 40 from 41 international appearances, while skipper Martin Odegaard has set up four of their nine goals, making them the highest scorers in UEFA qualification thus far. With Sander Berge and Patrick Berg minding the engine room in central midfield, Alexander Sorloth of Atletico Madrid should join them in the final third.

The Italian National Football team is dealing with a very different situation as a result of many withdrawals. Luciano Spalletti faces a defensive conundrum in addition to Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli withdrawing due to an ankle injury. Most significantly, Inter Milan veteran Francesco Acerbi has declined a recall, citing a lack of respect, after Spalletti made remarks about his advanced age in public earlier this year. Additionally, Matteo Gabbia (calf) and Alessandro Buongiorno (thigh) have withdrawn, while Riccardo Calafiori is once again missing. Ajax loanee Daniele Rugani was called up to replace the latter, marking her first return to the team in six years.

Where to Watch Norway vs Italy – Live Streams & TV Channels

The Norway vs Italy game will be streamed on multiple platforms across various countries for free. Here are some of the prime locations and streaming platforms in those locations.

The game can also be watched on various other websites like YallaLive, Footem, Live Soccer TV, SportSurge and Koora English Live using a VPN.

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Norway vs Italy Predicted Lineups

Norway National Football Team Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Orjan Nyland

Defenders: Kristoffer Ajer, Leo Ostigard, Julian Ryerson, David Moller Wolfe

Midfielders: Martin Odegaard, Sander Berge, Morten Thorsby

Forwards: Erling Haaland, Alexander Sørloth, Oscar Bobb

Italy National Football Team Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma

Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Dimarco, Luca Ranieri

Midfielders: Sandro Tonali, Nicolò Barella, Jorginho

Forwards: Federico Chiesa, Gianluca Scamacca, Lorenzo Pellegrini

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