Italy move up to 13th place in the FIFA rankings
13 December 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
The Druso stadium in Bolzano will host Italy vs. Finland, the sixth and final match of the EURO 2025 qualifiers, on Tuesday 16 July. The journey of the Women's National Team will end in the place where last October saw a full house for the victory of the Men's Under-21 side against Norway, the next opponent of Andrea Soncin's team. The Azzurre are looking forward to a doubleheader against the Scandinavians on Friday 31 May and Tuesday 4 June in Oslo and Ferrara respectively.
After the two matches against Norway, on Tuesday 12 July, Italy will visit the Netherlands, defeated 2-0 in the opening match played on 5 April in Cosenza, and then focus on the final fixture of Group A1 with Finland. The Azzurre will play in Bolzano for the third time. The last, in chronological order, was the friendly lost 20 years ago to Germany (1-0), preceded by the victory (8-0) in the 1983 friendly against Austria.