Italy triumph to stay in World Cup huntAFP, PARISItaly are to face Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place at the FIFA World Cup after beating Northern Ireland 2-0 on Thursday, as Wales and the Republic of Ireland suffered agonizing penalty shoot-out defeats in their qualifying playoff semi-finals. Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean struck second-half goals in Bergamo to keep four-time World Cup winners Italy on track to end a 12-year absence from the tournament. Italy’s Moise Kean, center, scores against Northern Ireland in their FIFA World Cup playoff semi-final in Bergamo, Italy, on Thursday. Sweden are to play Poland in Stockholm for one of four remaining European tickets to the World Cup. David Strelec’s stoppage-time strike was not enough to deny Kosovo, who are to host Turkey for the right to go to the World Cup.
