Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland
Italy
2–0HT 0–0
Northern Ireland
Italy played Northern Ireland in the World Cup - Qualification Europe on 26 March 2026 at New Balance Arena. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 56'S. Tonali
- 58'Alessandro Bastoni — Yellow card
- 80'M. Kean (assist by S. Tonali)
Line-ups
Italy 3-5-2
- G. Donnarumma
- G. Mancini
- A. Bastoni
- R. Calafiori
- M. Politano
- N. Barella
- M. Locatelli
- S. Tonali
- F. Dimarco
- M. Kean
- M. Retegui
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Meret
- M. Carnesecchi
- D. Frattesi
- G. Raspadori
- A. Buongiorno
- F. Gatti
- F. Esposito
- N. Pisilli
- M. Palestra
- B. Cristante
- L. Spinazzola
- G. Scalvini
- COACHES: Ivan Gennaro Gattuso
Northern Ireland 5-4-1
- P. Charles
- T. Devlin
- T. Hume
- P. McNair
- R. McConville
- B. Spencer
- J. Devenny
- S. Charles
- E. Galbraith
- I. Price
- J. Donley
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Hazard
- B. Peacock-Farrell
- J. Magennis
- J. Reid
- G. Saville
- B. Lyons
- C. Brown
- C. Marshall
- P. Smyth
- E. Toal
- P. Kelly
- T. Atcheson
- COACHES: Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill
Match statistics
| Italy | Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 19 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 12 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 503 | Total passes | 308 |
| 423 | Accurate passes | 235 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 76% |