Mexico City, March 27 -- The race for the final six spots for the FIFA World Cup continues, as four-time champions Italy, Sweden, Turkiye and Denmark were among the nations who sealed their spot in the finals during the European playoffs, as per Olympics.com.

For Italy, the part of Path A, on Thursday, it was goals from Sandro Tonali (56th minute) and Moise Kean (80th minute), which gave them a win over Northern Ireland. They have set up a final against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who beat Wales 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time.

In the other outings from the European play-off, in Path B, a hat-trick from Arsenal star Viktor Gyokeres (6th minute, 51st minute and 73rd minute) sealed a 3-1 win over Sweden over Ukra...