Northern Ireland vs Italy

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 15 Nov 2021, 19:45
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Italy
Italy
🏟 Windsor Park (Belfast) 👤 I. Kovacs Round 10

Match report

Northern Ireland played out a goalless draw with Italy in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 15 November 2021.

Italy dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 12 shots to Northern Ireland's 4.

The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast), with I. Kovacs in charge.

Possession 29% - 71% Shots 4 - 12 On target 2 - 6 Corners 3 - 12 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Northern Ireland · 6 saves
8 Craig Cathcart captained the side
8 Leonardo Bonucci 126 passes (88% accurate)
8 Francesco Acerbi 115 passes (93% accurate)
8 Domenico Berardi captained the side
First half vs second half
Italy came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–4 3–8
Shots On Goal 0–4 2–2
Ball Possession 27–73 —
Corners 1–5 2–7
Attacks 35–72 26–56
Match statistics
2 Substitution 5
61 Attacks 128
26 Dangerous Attacks 47
1 On Target 0
1 Off Target 10
4 Shots Total 12
2 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 8
0 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 11
3 Corners 12
1 Offsides 3
29% Ball Possession 71%
2 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 1
272 Passes Total 693
182 Passes Accurate 608
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northern Ireland · 5-3-2
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
14 S. Dallas 4 T. Flanagan 5 J. Evans 20 C. Cathcart 3 J. Lewis
16 A. McCann 8 S. Davis 6 G. Saville
18 G. Whyte 21 J. Magennis
Italy · 4-3-3
21 G. Donnarumma
2 G. Lorenzo 19 L. Bonucci 15 F. Acerbi 13 E. Palmieri
6 S. Tonali 8 Jorginho 18 N. Barella
11 D. Berardi 10 L. Insigne 14 F. Chiesa
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 12 Conor Hazard
  • 23 Luke Southwood
  • 2 Conor Bradley
  • 22 Ciaron Brown
  • 13 Corry Evans
  • 11 Shane Ferguson
  • 19 Ethan Galbraith
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 15 Jordan Jones
  • 9 Conor Washington
  • 10 Dale Taylor
Italy
Coach
R. Mancini
Substitutes
  • 1 Alex Meret
  • 17 Alessio Cragno
  • 23 Gianluca Mancini
  • 4 Gian Marco Ferrari
  • 5 Manuel Locatelli
  • 16 Bryan Cristante
  • 3 Davide Zappacosta
  • 20 Federico Bernardeschi
  • 22 Giacomo Raspadori
  • 7 Gianluca Scamacca
  • 9 Andrea Belotti
  • 12 Matteo Pessina
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Cristante ↓ S. Tonali Italy
  • 64' ↑ A. Belotti ↓ N. Barella Italy
  • 68' ↑ M. Locatelli ↓ Jorginho Italy
  • 68' ↑ F. Bernardeschi ↓ L. Insigne Italy
  • 72' ↑ C. Evans ↓ G. Saville Northern Ireland
  • 72' ↑ C. Washington ↓ G. Whyte Northern Ireland
  • 80' ↑ G. Scamacca ↓ Emerson Italy
Cards
  • 9' S. Tonali Italy
  • 57' J. Magennis Northern Ireland
  • 83' B. Peacock-Farrell Northern Ireland
  • 90+4' G. Donnarumma Italy
Head-to-head
Northern Ireland 0 1 draws 2 Italy
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
Northern Ireland W D W W W
Italy L W L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northern Ireland vs Italy?
Northern Ireland drew 0-0 against Italy on 15 November 2021.
Who won Northern Ireland vs Italy?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Northern Ireland vs Italy played?
The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast).
Who had more possession in Northern Ireland vs Italy?
Italy had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.