Italy did what was required in their World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final last week, as goals from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean secured a 2–0 victory over Northern Ireland in Bergamo.
The job isn’t done yet, however, as Italy still need one more win to secure their first World Cup berth in 12 years.
Standing in their way tonight are Bosnia and Herzegovina, who defeated Wales on penalties in last week’s play-off semi-final.
Despite their victory over Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s path to the 2026 World Cup is widely expected to end tonight based on the betting markets, with the visitors priced as 6/1 outsiders in Sky Bet’s Full-time Result market.
Bosnia and Herzegovina are 6/1 underdogs with Sky Bet to upset Italy in a WC qualifier tonight
By contrast, Italy are heavy odds-on favourites at 2/5 to finally get the monkey off their back and secure a place at the sport’s biggest tournament for the first time since Brazil in 2014.
In addition to the head-to-head odds outlined above, Sky Bet are offering four Price Boosts for this highly anticipated contest taking place in Zenica.
They include Kean to have 2+ shots on target at 13/8, Nicolo Barella to win 3+ fouls at 11/4, Edin Dzeko to score at 5/1, and Italy to win 3-1 at 12/1.
Kean has had 2+ shots on target in each of his last four starts for Italy, while Dzeko has scored five goals in his last six games for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- All odds are correct at the time of publication
