FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)---Iraq VS Indonesia Prediction

Iraq VS Indonesia    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:12-10-2025 03:30 Sunday
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Match Preview:
After consecutive World Cup qualifying failures, Italy began their quest to end 12 years of hurt with a humbling 3-0 loss in Norway, which spelt the end for Luciano Spalletti and led to Gattuso taking the helm.

The 2006 world champion inherited a team trailing far behind the Norwegians in Group I, but he intends to stop his country from missing out on a third straight global finals.

With a nine-point deficit and two games in hand, Italy came into September’s international window playing catch-up, and they began by sweeping aside Estonia in Bergamo.

While their visitors are still contenders for top spot, trailing Norway by six points but with one game in hand, Estonia have accrued just three from five Group I fixtures.

Sitting 129th in the latest FIFA World Rankings - 119 places below Italy - they must finish with three straight wins to have any chance of making the finals.

More realistically, a battle with Moldova awaits, as the pair fight to avoid finishing last in the five-team table.

Match Prediction:
Qualifiers are rarely straightforward for Italy, but they should ultimately get the job done in Estonia, keeping some pressure on Group I leaders Norway. The hosts held out for 57 minutes in last month's reverse fixture, so they can cause more frustration this weekend, before fading in the closing stages.