In group C, Italy and Switzerland battled it out on Friday evening for group win in Rome (1-1). Silvan Widmer (11.) gave the Swiss the lead, Giovanni Di Lorenzo (36.) equalized.
Jorginho missed a penalty for Italy in the last minute of regular time, which keeps Switzerland in first place on the basis of goal difference.
Furthermore, Northern Ireland took the measure of Lithuania (1-0) on its own soil, pushing it over Bulgaria to third place on the basis of goal difference. In the all-determining final game, Italy heads for Northern Ireland and Switzerland receives Bulgaria.
In Group F, Denmark scored a ninth consecutive win against the Faroe Islands (3-1), while Israel lost to Austria (4-2). The Danes had been certain of qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar for some time. Scotland’s first pursuer secured a 0-2 win in Moldova earlier in the day of the play-off round.
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