Italy vs Northern Ireland LIVE: Stream, TV channel, score, teams and kick-off time for World Cup 2022 qualifying

NORTHERN IRELAND are looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, but they could hardly have been handed a more challenging start to their campaign.

A trip to Parma is first up to play an Italy side who won every single one of their Euro 2020 qualifiers.

The Northern Irish meanwhile fell at the final hurdle of Euro qualifying, losing 2-1 after extra time at home to Slovakia in the play-off final.

Switzerland, Bulgaria and Lithuania are the other teams in World Cup qualifying Group C.

• Italy vs Northern Ireland kicks off at 7.45pm.
• Italy vs Northern Ireland is live on Sky Sports Football.
• To stream the game live, head to Sky Go.
• Non-Sky Sports subscribers can still watch all the action with a Now TV Day Pass from £9.99.
• Italy XI: Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson; Pellegrini, Locatelli, Verratti; Berardi, Immobile, Insigne.
• Northern Ireland XI: Peacock-Farrell; Smith, Cathcart, Jonny Evans, Dallas; McNair, Corry Evans, Mccann, Davis; Whyte, Magennis.