Italy miss Out on Direct World Qualification, England Hit San Marino for Ten
Italy’s dream to qualify will have to wait as they have to go through play-offs to qualify after being held to a goalless draw by Northern Ireland side at Windsor Park.
Northern Ireland frustrated the European Champions for 90 minutes, with a superb performance from Leicester centre back Jonny Evans with his brilliant defending
In the same group Switzerland beat Bulgaria 4-0 to top Group C, which forced Italy to settle for second place.
England on November 15 night sealed their place at the 2022 World Cup with an ruthless 10-0 win over San Marino.
The Three Lions proved to be a nuisance to San Marino as they opened the scoring inside six minutes through Harry Maguire.
Filippo Fabbri then turned into his own net before FOUR goals from Harry Kane made it 6-0 before half-time.
Kane-inspired England booked their place in Qatar. Kane scored a hat-trick, becoming only the fourth-ever player to hit hat-tricks in back-to-back matches for the England national team.
Gareth Southgate's side finished on top of their group unbeaten with a total goal difference of 39 for and just three against.
Nations which have qualified include Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland.
Those who have to go through play offs are: Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Sweden.