Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland
World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · 26 March 2026 · New Balance Arena, Bergamo.
Status: full time. Half time 0–0. Referee: D. Makkelie.
Italy lineup
- Sandro Tonali — Midfield, 1 goal
- Moise Kean — Attack, 1 goal
- Federico Dimarco — Defender
- Riccardo Calafiori — Defender
- Gianluca Mancini — Defender
- Manuel Locatelli — Midfield
- Gianluigi Donnarumma — Goalkeeper
- Alessandro Bastoni — Defender
- Francesco Pio Esposito — Attacker
- Matteo Politano — Attack
- M. Retegui — Attacker
- Federico Gatti — Defender
- Niccolò Pisilli — Midfield
- Nicolò Barella — Midfield
- M. Palestra — Defender
- Marco Carnesecchi — Goalkeeper
- Giorgio Scalvini — Defender
- Bryan Cristante — Midfield
- Alessandro Buongiorno — Defender
- Davide Frattesi — Midfield
- Leonardo Spinazzola — Defender
- Giacomo Raspadori — Attack
- Alex Meret — Goalkeeper
Northern Ireland lineup
- T. Hume — Defender
- S. Charles — Midfielder
- Ruairi McConville — Defender
- P. Charles — Goalkeeper
- B. Spencer — Defender
- Paddy McNair — Defender
- I. Price — Midfielder
- E. Galbraith — Midfielder
- T. Devlin — Midfielder
- Justin Devenny — Midfield
- P. Smyth — Attacker
- J. Reid — Attacker
- J. Magennis — Attacker
- J. Donley — Attacker
- B. Peacock-Farrell — Goalkeeper
- C. Brown — Defender
- Tom Atcheson — Defender
- G. Saville — Midfielder
- B. Lyons — Midfielder
- C. Marshall — Attacker
- E. Toal — Defender
- Patrick Kelly — Midfield
- C. Hazard — Goalkeeper
Italy — recent form
- Italy 1–4 Norway · 2025-11-16
- Moldova 0–2 Italy · 2025-11-13
- Italy 3–0 Israel · 2025-10-14
- Estonia 1–3 Italy · 2025-10-11
- Israel 4–5 Italy · 2025-09-08
- Italy 5–0 Estonia · 2025-09-05
- Italy 2–0 Moldova · 2025-06-09
- Norway 3–0 Italy · 2025-06-06
Northern Ireland — recent form
- Northern Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg · 2025-11-17
- Slovakia 1–0 Northern Ireland · 2025-11-14
- Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany · 2025-10-13
- Northern Ireland 2–0 Slovakia · 2025-10-10
- Germany 3–1 Northern Ireland · 2025-09-07
- Luxembourg 1–3 Northern Ireland · 2025-09-04
- Northern Ireland 1–0 Iceland · 2025-06-10
- Denmark 2–1 Northern Ireland · 2025-06-07
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
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