End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    Sweden deal with the corner and the ref blows his whistle! Heartbreak for Italy as they miss out on the World Cup for the first time since 1958!
  • 95'
    Another corner and Buffon is up again! Last chance...
  • 93'
    Buffon makes his way up for an Italy corner.... it comes to Jorginho on the edge of the area but his half-volley sails wide.
  • 92'
    A breather for Sweden as Bernadeschi is booked for a desperate challenge on Larsson.
  • 90'
    There will be five minutes added on. Can Italy find a late goal?
  • 86'
    Olsen saves! The Sweden goalkeeper keeps El Shaarawy out from close range.
  • 85'
    Belotti comes in from the right before firing goalwards on the edge of the area, but his effort sails wide.
  • 80'
    Sweden break once again and Forsberg sends a dangerous cross into the box, but they can't capitalise and Berg fires over the crossbar.
  • 76'
    Bernadeschi replaces Candreva for Italy's final change.
  • 72'
    Sweden make their final change with Rohden coming on for Claesson.
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  • 69'
    Thelin is booked for a challenge on Bonucci.
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  • 65'
    Lustic is the latest to go in the referee's book for a foul on El Shaarawy.
  • 63'
    Double change for Italy with Belotti and El Shaarawy replacing Gabbiadini and Darmian.
  • 60'
    Sweden break but Thelin is all alone. He gets a shot away but it is half-blocked by Bonucci, allowing Buffon to gether.
  • 57'
    Immobile cut the ball back for Chiellini on the edge of the area but his effort was blocked and allowed Olsen to save easily.
  • 54'
    Sweden make their second change as Toivonen is replaced by Thelin.
  • 53'
    Almost a brilliant goal! Darmian crosses in from the left and Florenzi lines up an acrobatic volley from inside the area but his effort drifts just wide.
  • 51'
    Chiellini sends a cross in from the left but Olsen claims it easily.
  • 46'
    Candreva crosses towards Darmian at the back post, but he appears to handball it before Lustig crashes into the wing-back and sends him to the ground. Darmian is winded and the referee has given a free-kick.
  • 46'
    Sweden get the ball rolling in the second half! Can Italy find the vital goal to level the tie?
  • 45'
    The teams are back out and we await the start of the second half!
  • 45'
    The referee brings an end to the first half. Italy have had the better chances and should have the lead, but as it stands Sweden will be going to Russia.
  • 45'
    There will be three minutes of added time.
  • 44'
    Olsen saves! Florenzi works his way into the area from the left, before going for the shot, but Olsen keeps the low effort out and Sweden clear.
  • 40'
    Immobile goes close! Jorginho plays the ball through Immobile in behind the Sweden defence, the striker shoots under the keeper but Granqvist gets back to clear the ball off the line.
  • 38'
    Sweden are playing very deep when Italy have the ball, which is making it very difficult for the hosts. Will they find a way through?
  • 33'
    Italy are enjoying a sustained period of possession but haven't been able to cause many problems with the ball.
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  • 29'
    Another yellow card, this time for Forsberg because of his protestations after the ref waves away claims of a handball on Barzagli.
  • 27'
    Immobile cuts the ball back from the byline and it falls for Candreva on the right but his shot is just over the bar.
  • 26'
    Candreva breaks down the right wing but his cross just finds a Sweden defender on the edge of the area.
  • 22'
    Buffon saves! Claesson forces the Italian goalkeeper into his first save of the night with his low near post effort.
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  • 22'
    Barzagli is booked for a foul on Forsberg.
  • 19'
    Johanssen is replaced by Svensson for Sweden.
  • 17'
    Johanssen goes down after twisting his knee in the turf. It looks like a nasty one and he is going to be replaced.
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  • 9'
    Now Johansson picks up a booking for a high foot.
  • 8'
    Chiellini is shown an early yellow card for complaining to the referee after he waved away penalty appeals for a trip on Parolo. Looked like the right decision.
  • 5'
    Candreva has a chance to cross on the right, but the ball sails over everyone. The ball then comes to Florenzi on the edge of the area but his scuffed volley flies wide of the post.
  • 3'
    A very physical start to the game with both sides giving as good as they've got.
  • 1'
    Italy kick off to get the game started!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players emerge from the tunnel in front of a packed San Siro. Kick-off is moments away!
  • PRVW
    A World Cup without Italy would definitely be a strange sight for most football fans, but they will have to be at their best tonight to overturn the 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
  • PRVW
    This is certainly a good omen for the home side tonight...
  • PRVW
    If the Azzurri do crash out, it will be Gianluigi Buffon’s final international appearance and therefore the end of era. He has amassed incredible 174 caps so far and it he will be making is 175th appearance tonight at the San Siro.
  • PRVW
    If Italy want to avoid missing their first World Cup since 1958, they'll have to recover from a 1-0 defeat in the opening leg. Sweden got the narrow victory in Stockholm courtesy of a deflected second-half goal.
  • PRVW
    Sweden starting XI: Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Johansson, Forsberg; Toivonen, Berg. Subs: Johnsson, Olsson, Thelin, Guidetti, Helander, Svensson, Krafth, Jansson, Rohden, Durmaz, Sema, Nordfeldt.
  • PRVW
    Here's how Italy will line up for tonight's clash...
  • PRVW
    Italy starting XI: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Parolo, Jorginho, Florenzi, Darmian; Immobile, Gabbiadini. Subs: Donnarumma, Rugani, Gagliardini, Belotti, Insigne, Astori, De Rossi, Eder, Bernardeschi, Zappacosta, El Shaarawy, Perin.
Info

Pre-match

13 November 2017, 20:45

Referee: Mateu Lahoz

Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

  • PRVW
    Welcome to live coverage of the World Cup play-off second leg between Italy and Sweden. Let's hope for a good one!