Italy vs Northern Ireland live stream: how to watch World Cup 2022 qualifier from anywhere

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Sky has the exclusive rights for this World Cup 2022 qualifier in the UK, with Italy vs Northern Ireland set to be shown on Sky Sports Football. 

Coverage begins at 7pm GMT ahead of a 7.45pm kick-off.

If you're a subscriber you can enjoy the games on your TV or on the Sky Go app for your mobile device. And for those of you without a subscription who still want to enjoy the action, Now is most likely your best bet for shorter subs.

If you're outside the UK but want your usual coverage, you can check out this free 30-day ExpressVPN trial  and follow the instructions above.

If you're in the US, ESPN and Spanish-language channel TUDN (formerly Univision Deportes Network) have the rights to show Italy vs Northern Ireland in the US, which kicks off at 3.45pm ET/12.45pm PT. 

However, the match won't be available on any of ESPN's linear channels. The game will instead be shown on the sports network's streaming service ESPN Plus.

ESPN Plus only costs $5.99 per month and allows you to watch online as well as via its mobile app and TV streamer apps on the likes of Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, PS4 and Xbox.

Having snapped up the rights to the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, you'll need to tune in to Optus Sport to watch live coverage of Italy vs Northern Ireland if you're down under. 

Make sure you set an alarm though – kick-off is at 6.45am AEDT on Friday morning.

If you're not in Oz, using a VPN will allow you to watch the coverage on your Optus account. 

No-one of the traditional Canadian sports broadcasters are showing this crucial World Cup qualifier, however, help is at hand for footy fans in the unlikely form of Latin American and Italian speciality channel TLN.

The cable-only network has exclusive live broadcast rights to tonight's match, with kick-off time for Cannucks at 3.45pm ET/12.45pm PT. 

Its not good news for Kiwis looking to watch this game, sadly. 

Live coverage of World Cup qualifiers in New Zealand comes courtesy of Sky Sport, but unfortunately the broadcaster has opted to show Germany vs Iceland and Scotland vs Austria rather than this big game in Parma.

We don't see much alternative other than to grab a VPN as discussed above and try and catch the coverage from somewhere else in the world (although you'll likely need credit card details in your country of choice).