"Italy won an incredible World Cup qualifier against Israel 5-4 as Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali found a winner in stoppage time. Italy led 4-2 with just three minutes left but Israel were on the brink of a famous draw when Alessandro Bastoni scored an own goal and Dor Peretz scored his second of the night in the 89th minute. But there was still time for Tonali to find a winner in Debrecen, Hungary."
"Italy have not qualified for the World Cup finals since 2014 and despite the late winner still trail group leaders Norway by three points. They also scored five goals on Friday night in a routine win at home to Estonia. Former Everton forward Moise Kean found space among the Israeli defence to score each side of half-time, leveling the score on both occasions."
"The game seemed over, but Israel scored twice in two minutes before Tonali hit a speculative curling shot in the first minute of stoppage time which seemed unthreatening but found its way through a crowd of players and into the net. Italian errors were a major topic, with two own goals and some glaring mistakes from new Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma."
Italy secured a 5-4 win over Israel when Sandro Tonali scored in stoppage time. Italy had led 4-2 with minutes remaining before an Alessandro Bastoni own goal and Dor Peretz's late strike levelled the match. Moise Kean scored to level twice, Matteo Politano gave Italy the lead in the 59th minute via a Mateo Retegui assist, and Giacomo Raspadori added a fourth. Italy still trail group leaders Norway and have not qualified for the World Cup since 2014. Manager Gennaro Gattuso criticised the defensive approach, and Italian errors, including mistakes by Gianluigi Donnarumma, drew attention. Other qualifiers included Kosovo beating Sweden 2-0, Croatia defeating Montenegro 4-0, and Switzerland overcoming Slovenia 3-0.
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