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Italy have set up a World Cup play-off final against Bosnia and Herzegovina after beating Northern Ireland at home.
Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean got the second-half goals for Gennaro Gattuso's side as they avoided an upset in Bergamo.
Elsewhere, seven other teams booked safe passage to the final play-off round on a busy night of action around Europe. Czech Republic and Bosnia won on penalties to see off Republic of Ireland and Wales respectively.
All four European play-off finals will be played on Tuesday at 7:45pm GMT (3:45pm ET).
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Robert Lewandowski has now scored 89 goals for Poland, leaving Cristiano Ronaldo as the only European man to have ever scored more international goals:
The European play-off semi-finals are done, but that is not all from the World Cup play-offs this evening — it is time for the inter-confederation matches to take over.
It is half-time in the game between Bolivia and Suriname in Guadalajara and it is goalless.
Later this evening, at 11pm ET, New Caledonia and Jamaica meet in Monterrey.
DR Congo and Iraq are waiting for the two winners in Tuesday's play-off finals.
What happens with this evening's eight losing teams in the rest of this international break, you might be asking.
Well, having lost tonight, each team will face one of the other losing sides in a friendly.
How on earth those players motivate themselves to play in them, I don't know — I'd imagine a lot of them will pull out with 'injuries'.
So, after all that drama, we are down to the final eight European competing for the four places at the 2026 World Cup.
These are the four finals, all being played at 7:45pm GMT on Tuesday, March 31:
After that Wales defeat on penalties, the 1986 World Cup will remain the most recent in which three teams from the United Kingdom competed.
Only England and Scotland will be there in North America this summer.
A heartbreaking night for Craig Bellamy and his Wales players.
A memorable one for Bosnia and their 40-year-old captain Edin Dzeko.
Losing a penalty shootout is bad enough. Losing a penalty shootout that you had a lead in must be unbearable.
Both Wales and Republic of Ireland had a lead in their shootouts, then both of them missed two penalties in a row. And what makes it even worse is that they were leading their matches in normal time before being taken to extra time.
That must hurt.
Czech Republic, after coming from 2-0 down to force extra-time, defeat Republic of Ireland on penalties.
They face Denmark for a place at the World Cup.
What drama! It was a confident spot kick from Jan Kliment that got the hosts over the line, and they'll play at home again next week.
Another poor penalty — not quite as bad as Johnson's — but that was at a really saveable height from Neco Williams and save it is what Nikola Vasilj did!
18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic stepped up for the winning penalty and just rolled it into the back of the net, sending Karl Darlow the wrong way.
Wales are beaten on penalties again and their World Cup dream is over.
Jubilation from the Bosnian players and fans in their corner of the Cardiff City Stadium!
Now up comes Browne… his penalty is saved by Kovar!
So here's Kliment to win it for Czech Republic — and it's in! Czech Republic are through!
It ends 4-3 on penalties, and the crowd in Prague are loving it.
Brady converts for Ireland, then up steps Chytil for Czech Republic… and it's saved by Kelleher down low to his right!
Advantage Ireland… but Azaz's attempt is missed too!
Schick scores for Czech Republic, and we'll all square once more.
Oh no!
A terrible Brennan Johnson penalty means Wales' advantage has gone in the shootout. Ivan Basic scored for Bosnia and the Crystal Palace man sent his spot kick high and wide.
2-2 after three penalties each …
Two more penalties down in Cardiff and Wales still have their advantage.
A proper old-school penalty from Mark Harris, blasting it low and hard after Haris Tabakovic scored for the visitors.
So to penalties we go between Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland.
Parrott scores first for the visitors, then Krejci just squeezes his effort in past Kelleher, who got a hand to it.
Idah converts for Republic of Ireland, again despite a hand from Kovar, before Soucek coolly dispatches his spot kick.
Four from four so far.
What a start to the penalty shootout for Wales!
Karl Darlow looked incredibly locked in as he ran to his goal for the first penalty and he leapt to his left to keep out Ermedin Demirovic's spot kick.
No mistake from Harry Wilson to give Wales a crucial 1-0 lead after a penalty each.
It's going to be penalties in Cardiff, where Wales and Bosnia has finished 1-1 after extra-time.
Wales have been here before, not that they need reminding — they lost 5-4 on penalties to Poland in a Euro 2024 play-off two years ago to the day.
It has finished 2-2 after 120 minutes in Prague. We go to penalties.
Irish forward Szmodics has been taken off on a stretcher after lengthy treatment. Harvey Vale comes on in his place to make his debut with just minutes to go until a shootout …