Sweet Jiab reveals the brutal statistics of the Italy national team ahead of their showdown with Bosnia in the 2026 World Cup European playoffs.
On 1 Apr 2026, Sweet Jiab unveiled the fierce stats of the Azzurri, Italy's national team led by Gennaro Gattuso, ahead of their match against Bosnia in the 2026 World Cup European zone playoff final (Path A) on Tuesday night, 31 March 2026, kicking off at 01:45 AM Thai time at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica.
The winner between the Azzurri and Bosnia will secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup finals hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. However, recently, Italy, four-time world champions, faced setbacks by missing the World Cup finals twice consecutively (2018 and 2022) after losing playoff matches to Sweden in 2018 and suffering an upset defeat to North Macedonia in 2022.
Nevertheless, the Azzurri are currently confident, having won 7 of their last 8 matches and recently beating Northern Ireland 2-0 in the semifinals. Their head-to-head record against Bosnia is impressive, with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. Their last defeat to Bosnia was on 6 November 1996, 30 years ago, and in their most recent meeting in a friendly in June 2024, Italy won 1-0.
Head-to-head record between the two nations:
6 November 1996: Bosnia 2–1 Italy (Friendly)
11 June 2019: Italy 2–1 Bosnia (Euro 2020)
15 November 2019: Bosnia 0–3 Italy (Euro 2020)
4 September 2020: Italy 1–1 Bosnia (Nations League)
18 November 2020: Bosnia 0–2 Italy (Nations League)
9 June 2024: Italy 1–0 Bosnia (Friendly)