Italy vs Northern Ireland

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals 26 Mar 2026, 19:45
Italy
Italy
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 New Balance Arena 👤 D. Makkelie Round Semi-finals

Match report

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals on 26 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Italy had 19 shots to Northern Ireland's 8.

The match was played at New Balance Arena, with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 19 - 8 On target 8 - 1 Corners 12 - 3 Fouls 11 - 8 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Sandro Tonali
Italy · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Moise Kean 1 goal
8 Gianluca Mancini 72 passes (94% accurate)
8 Riccardo Calafiori 68 passes (81% accurate)
8 Federico Dimarco captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 8–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 6–0
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 8–1 4–2
Attacks 64–37 37–57
Match statistics
12 Corners 3
7 Substitution 3
101 Attacks 94
57 Dangerous Attacks 36
8 On Target 1
11 Off Target 7
19 Shots Total 8
8 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 3
14 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 8
12 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 5
503 Passes Total 308
423 Passes Accurate 235
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Italy · 3-5-2
1 G. Donnarumma
23 G. Mancini 21 A. Bastoni 13 R. Calafiori
7 M. Politano 18 N. Barella 5 M. Locatelli 8 S. Tonali 3 F. Dimarco
11 M. Kean 9 M. Retegui
Northern Ireland · 5-4-1
23 P. Charles
2 T. Devlin 5 T. Hume 17 P. McNair 13 R. McConville 20 B. Spencer
15 J. Devenny 19 S. Charles 7 E. Galbraith 14 I. Price
10 J. Donley
Italy
Coach
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso
Substitutes
  • 19 Federico Gatti
  • 15 Francesco Pio Esposito
  • 2 Marco Palestra
  • 14 Niccolò Pisilli
  • 10 Giacomo Raspadori
  • 12 Marco Carnesecchi
  • 22 Alex Meret
  • 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
  • 6 Alessandro Buongiorno
  • 20 Giorgio Scalvini
  • 16 Bryan Cristante
  • 17 Davide Frattesi
Northern Ireland
Coach
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 11 Paul Smyth
  • 18 Jamie Reid
  • 21 Josh Magennis
  • 1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  • 12 Conor Hazard
  • 3 Eoin Toal
  • 4 Tom Atcheson
  • 22 Ciaron Brown
  • 6 George Saville
  • 9 Patrick Kelly
  • 16 Bradley Lyons
  • 8 Callum Marshall
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ F. Gatti ↓ A. Bastoni Italy
  • 64' ↑ F. Esposito ↓ M. Retegui Italy
  • 68' ↑ P. Smyth ↓ T. Devlin Northern Ireland
  • 79' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ J. Donley Northern Ireland
  • 79' ↑ J. Reid ↓ B. Spencer Northern Ireland
  • 83' ↑ N. Pisilli ↓ S. Tonali Italy
  • 83' ↑ M. Palestra ↓ M. Politano Italy
  • 88' ↑ G. Raspadori ↓ M. Kean Italy
Cards
  • 58' A. Bastoni Italy
Head-to-head
Italy 2 1 draws 0 Northern Ireland
2026-03-26 Italy vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
2021-11-15 Northern Ireland vs Italy 0 - 0
2021-03-25 Italy vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
Recent form
Italy W W W L L
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Italy vs Northern Ireland?
Italy won 2-0 against Northern Ireland on 26 March 2026.
Who won Italy vs Northern Ireland?
Italy won the match 2-0.
Where was Italy vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at New Balance Arena.