Written by Han Bing. In the early morning of March 27 Beijing time, the semifinals of the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs concluded. Under immense pressure, Italy defeated Northern Ireland 2-0, now standing just one step away from returning to the World Cup after 12 years, with Bosnia as the final hurdle.

Written by Han Bing: At 3:27 AM Beijing time, France secured a 2-1 victory over Brazil in a friendly match, thanks to goals from Mbappé and Ekitić, despite Upamecano being sent off with a red card. This marked their first win during the March international fixtures. However, beyond the outcome of a friendly, public attention naturally focuses on France's World Cup prospects and the rumored timing of Zidane's takeover of the team.

At Hang Day Stadium, the Vietnam national team easily defeated Bangladesh. However, behind that overwhelming victory were not just the early goals, but also the perfect run-up orchestrated by coach Kim Sang Sik and his team for the final match against Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Manchester City's Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder Rodri will enter the final year of his contract after this season, with his deal running until 2027. If both parties cannot renew before the season ends, this summer window will be the best time for City to sell Rodri. During the March international break, Rodri returned to Spain and was asked about rumors linking him to Real Madrid. He openly expressed admiration for Real Madrid, sparking significant controversy.

Vietnamese-Croatian Antonio Moric and the U19 Vietnam team unexpectedly appeared at Hang Day Stadium to watch the Vietnam national team play.

Đỗ Hoàng Hên caused a major surprise by conducting the interview entirely in fluent Vietnamese after the victory of the Vietnamese national team against Bangladesh.

The Vietnamese national team conducted light training to recover physically following the win against Bangladesh, preparing for the upcoming match against Malaysia.

The French team defeated Brazil 2-1, extending their unbeaten streak and demonstrating readiness ahead of the World Cup.

At 03:45 Beijing time on March 27, in the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoff semifinal, Italy hosted Northern Ireland. In the first half, Dimarco and Tonali created chances, but the half ended 0-0; in the second half, Italy's naturalized forward Retegui missed a good opportunity, Tonali broke the deadlock with a world-class strike, and then assisted Keane to score, completing a goal and an assist.

English football legend Wayne Rooney believes that the experience and resilience of coach Thomas Tuchel could be the decisive factor enabling England to advance far in the World Cup, following several disappointing missed opportunities under Gareth Southgate.