Italy have learned their opponents for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, but their group will be determined after the Nations League quarter-finals against Germany.Luciano Spalletti’s Italy have two

ZURICH — Draw made Friday by FIFA for European qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup: Group A: Germany or Italy (winner of Nations League QF), Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg. Group B: Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Kosovo. Group C: Portugal or Denmark (loser of Nations League QF), Greece, Scotland, Belarus.

The last time Italy played at a men’s World Cup, Giorgio Chiellini was bitten by Luis Suárez and minutes later the four-time champion was dumped out at the group stage by Uruguay. On Friday, more than a decade on from that dramatic 2014 World Cup exit in Brazil,