Udine will host Italy vs. Israel exactly a year on from previously doing so on 14 October 2024. That day, at the Stadio Friuli, the Azzurri beat Israel 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League thanks to a Di Lorenzo brace and goals from Retegui and Frattesi. On Tuesday 14 October 2025, thanks to a close relationship with Udinese Calcio, history will repeat itself, albeit this time the match will be a 2026 World Cup qualifier in Group I.

Italy will resume their qualifying campaign on 5 and 8 September, first facing Estonia in Bergamo and then Israel at a neutral ground in Debrecen. Fast forward a month and they will meet the same two opponents again: the Azzurri will take to the pitch in Tallinn on 11 October before taking on the Israelis three days later. The National Team have played ten matches in Udine, remaining unbeaten with eight wins and two draws, scoring 21 goals and conceding just three.

THE AZZURRI’S NEXT WORLD CUP QUALIFYING FIXTURES IN GROUP I

5 September 2025 (20:45 CEST): Italy vs. Estonia - Bergamo, Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
8 September 2025 (20:45 CEST): Israel vs. Italy - Debrecen, Nagyerdei Stadion
11 October 2025 (20:45 CEST): Estonia vs. Italy – Tallinn, A. Le Coq Arena
14 October 2025 (20:45 CEST): Italy vs. Israel - Udine, Stadio Friuli
13 November 2025 (20:45 CET): Moldova vs. Italy
16 November 2025 (20:45 CET): Italy vs. Norway