2-0, scored 2 goals in 4 minutes, Italy won 6 consecutive victories, retaining hope of directly qualifying for the World Cup

The Moldova team, ranked 156th in the world, ushered in the ninth round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries. Moldova will face the Italian team, ranked 9th in the world, at its home court.

Before the game, the Italian team ranked second in Group I with 15 points, 3 points behind the first-placed Norway team, while Moldova ranked last with 1 point before the game, and has missed the top two in the group. Italy must win this battle, otherwise it may miss the first place in the group early. Therefore, Italy must not be careless and must go all out. Even if there is only one percent chance of winning the first place in the group, they must work hard to win. In the last 6 matches between the two sides, Italy has the absolute upper hand because Italy defeated Moldova in all 6 matches. Therefore, before the game, more than 90% of the fans were full of confidence in Italy defeating Moldova as a guest.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Cristante met the ball on the left side of the penalty area and volleyed a shot from a small angle, but it was unfortunately saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

After 14 minutes, Cambiaso volleyed the ball over the crossbar from around twelve yards. Cambiaso missed an excellent opportunity for an empty goal.

In the 88th minute, Dimarco passed the ball and Mancini scored with a header to give Italy the lead.

In the 92nd minute, Politano passed the ball and Pio scored with a header to help Italy seal the victory.

In the end, Italy won completely and won 6 consecutive World Cup qualifying matches. After the game, Italy accumulated 18 points and was 3 points behind the Norwegian team at the top of the list, retaining a glimmer of hope of directly qualifying for the World Cup. In the final round, Italy will play directly against Norway. Italy must defeat Norway to gain first place in the group and advance directly.