Italy win nine-goal thriller against Israel; Kosovo stun Sweden

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2025-09-08

London (PA Media/dpa) - Sandro Tonali scored in added time as Italy kept their World Cup qualifying hopes on track with a thrilling 5-4 win over Israel in Debrecen. The Israelis twice led and then scored twice in the last five minutes to haul the score back to 4-4 before Tonali threaded his last-gasp winner from the edge of the box. The result was harsh on Israel, who went ahead through Manuel Locatelli's early own goal and grabbed the lead again......

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