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Portugal have been handed a major blow in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Alessandro Buongiorno is expecting ‘difficult matches’ in the 2026 World Cup play-offs, as Italy find even six victories are not enough to qualify directly.

Gianluca Mancini explains why Italy struggled in their 2-0 win away to Moldova, insisting they must ‘get to the World Cup at all costs.’

Sandro Tonali confessed ‘it would mean a lot’ for Italy to beat Norway on Sunday, even if they can’t secure direct World Cup qualification, and is ‘emotional’ about his AC Milan return.

Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing the highly talented defender Deinner Ordonez. 

Ali Mohammed is pushing Hearts of Oak to bounce back as they prepare for a tough trip to face Swedru All Blacks on Saturday.The defender believes the team must show hunger after their painful 1-0 loss to Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium.He spoke with purpose as he shared the mood in camp and the drive behind their preparation."We have lost previous and that match was big to us going into this game we are going all out. So that we will go and take all the points from there," he told Hearts TV.He also had a message for the fans, urging them to stay close to the team in difficult moments."They should always try to support us like they always do because we lost that is not what we wanted but that is what happened. They shouldn't give up on our side we promise that the next game and all the games coming up we will fight for the badge for them," he added.Hearts of Oak head into the weekend clash sitting 4th on the league table with 16 points from nine games.

Francesco Pio Esposito admits ‘it has all happened so quickly’ after scoring his second senior Italy goal in the 2-0 victory over Moldova, and now hopes to score at San Siro.

Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing the Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior.

Gennaro Gattuso defended Italy’s performance in a hard-fought 2-0 win over Moldova and ‘cannot accept’ insulting chants from supporters.

Italy left it late to secure a 2-0 victory away against Moldova in World Cup qualifying on Thursday evening, but are practically guaranteed to finish the group in second place following Norway’s 4-1 win over Estonia earlier in the night. 

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has been linked with a move away from the German club in recent months.

Ali Mohammed has opened up about Hearts of Oak’s recent setback and what lies ahead.The defender spoke honestly about their 1-0 defeat to Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium, a loss that left the team and supporters disappointed."The last game if you look at it what we were expecting didn't come to pass I will say it didn't go well for us," he told Hearts TV.Despite the result, Ali Mohammed believes the team has taken important lessons into their next challenge. He explained that this week’s training sessions have been all about fixing errors and preparing with fresh ideas for the upcoming clash."Going into next if you look at it this week all the training we did we corrected all the mistakes we did in our last match. Going into this game we have learnt new tactics we are taking into that too. Because it is a different game so a different approach," he added.Hearts of Oak face Sewdru All Blacks on Saturday at the Swedru Sport Stadium.

Italy had to wait until the 88th minute to push past Moldova with Gianluca Mancini and Francesco Pio Esposito headers, at least keeping pressure on Norway to the end.

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