Italy, with the Atalanta players Matteo Pessina and Davide Zappacosta, have failed to directly qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and are forced into playoffs. On the other hand, Remo Freuler’s Switzerland finished top of the group and made it to the competition.
Joakim Mæhle’s Denmark had already punched the World Cup ticket.
Here are the results and the final fixtures scheduled.
MATTEO PESSINA & DAVIDE ZAPPACOSTA (called up on 13.11) – Italy
– Monday 15.11 in Belfast (UK): Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy (Pessina and Zappacosta did not feature)
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Friday 12.11 in Rome (ITA): Italy 1-1 Switzerland (Pessina didn’t play)
JOAKIM MÆHLE – Denmark qualified for Qatar 2022
– Monday 15.11 in Glasgow (DCO): Scotland 0-2 Denmark (Mæhle completed the full 90 minutes)
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Friday 12.11 in Copenaghen (DAN): Denmark 3-1 Faroe Islands (Mæhle played the whole match, scoring the third goal for Denmark)
REMO FREULER – Switzerland qualified for Qatar 2022
– Monday 15.11 in Luzern (SWI): Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria (Freuler featured for the whole match and scored the fourth goal for Switzerland)
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Friday 12.11 in Rome (ITA): Italy 1-1 Switzerland (Freuler played the whole match)
TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER FIXTURES
RUSLAN MALINOVSKYI – Ukraine
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Zenica (BOS): Bosnia-Ukraine
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Thursday 11.11 in Odesa (UKR): Ukraine 1-1 Bulgaria (Malinovskyi played for 78 minutes)
JUAN MUSSO – Argentina
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.30 l.t. (+5 in Italy) in San Juan (ARG): Argentina-Brazil
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Friday 12.11 in Montevideo (URU): Uruguay 0-1 Argentina (Musso didn’t play)
LUIS MURIEL & DUVÁN ZAPATA – Colombia
– Tuesday 16.11 at 18 l.t. in Barranquilla (COL): Colombia-Paraguay
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Thursday 11.11 in San Paolo (BRA): Brazil 1-0 Colombia (Zapata played for 66 minutes of the match, Muriel entered the field in 78′)
MERIH DEMIRAL – Turkey
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Podgorica (MON): Montenegro-Turkey
PREVIOUS MATCH
– Saturday 13.11 in Istanbul (TUR): Turkey 6-0 Gibraltar (Demiral played the whole match, scoring Turkish 4th goal)
MARTEN DE ROON & TEUN KOOPMEINERS – The Netherlands
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Rotterdam (NED): The Netherlands-Norway
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Saturday 13.11 in Podgorica (MON): Montenegro 2-2 The Netherlands (Koopmeiners got off the bench in the 66th minute, de Roon wasn’t on the match sheet)
MATTEO LOVATO, ROBERTO PICCOLI & GIORGIO SCALVINI – Italy Under 21
– Tuesday 16.11 at 17.30 l.t. in Frosinone (ITA): Italy-Romania
PREVIOUS FIXTURE
– Friday 12.11 in Dublin (IRL): Republic of Ireland 0-2 Italy 0-2 (Lovato was subbed off due to injury after 33′, Piccoli didn’t play while Scalvini wasn’t on the match sheet)
ALL THE RESULTS
MARIO PASALIĆ – Croatia qualified for Qatar 2022
– Sunday 14.11 in Spalato (CRO): Croatia 1-0 Russia (Pašalić played 75 minutes)
– Thursday 11.11 in Ta’ Qali (MAL): Malta 1-7 Croatia (Pašalić played the first 62 minutes, scored Croatia’s third goal and provided the assist for the fourth)
ALEKSEY MIRANCHUK – Russia into playoffs
– Sunday 14.11 in Spalato (CRO): Croatia 1–0 Russia (Miranchuk didn’t play)
– Thursday 11.11 in St Petersburg (RUS): Russia 6-0 Cyprus (Miranchuk featured for the full 90 minutes and provided the assist for Russia’s second goal)
JOSIP ILIČIĆ – Slovenia did not qualify
– Sunday 14.11 in Ljubljana (SLO): Slovenia 2-1 Cyprus (Iličić played the whole match)
– Thursday 11.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Trnava (SLV): Slovakia 2-2 Slovenia (Iličić played for 85 minutes and provided the assist for Slovenia’s second goal)