Their chances of qualifying directly this season are quite slim, as they need to win all their remaining matches in Group I, which is quite difficult. Their most likely path to qualification is through the play-offs, but that's only possible if they can finish second or third, but if at least 11 of the 14 Nations League group winners have already qualified as first or second in their qualifying groups, which would open up an additional playoff slot.

So, Italy's path to qualifying for this season's World Cup is quite difficult.