Italy vs Northern Ireland 26/03/2026

Italy
Italy

New Balance Arena

26 Mar 2026, 20:45
2:0
Finished
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

Away

Match summary

2ND HALF
56'
Goal
Sandro Tonali
58'
A. Bastoni
63'
F. Gatti
A. Bastoni
64'
Pio Esposito
64'
M. Retegui
P. Smyth
68'
Terry Devlin
68'
Jamie Donley
J. Magennis
79'
B. Spencer
J. Reid
79'
80'
Goal
Moise Kean(Sandro Tonali)
83'
Niccolò Pisilli
Sandro Tonali
83'
Marco Palestra
83'
M. Politano
88'
G. Raspadori
Moise Kean

Match statistics

62%Possession38%
504Passes Attempted311
423Completed Passes236
12Corners3
24Throw-ins16
19Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Italy

Formation

3-5-2 C
Gianluigi
#1Donnarumma
Alessandro
#21Bastoni
Riccardo
#13Calafiori
Gianluca
#23Mancini
Manuel
#5Locatelli
Sandro
#8Tonali
Nicolò
#18Barella
Federico
#3Dimarco
Matteo
#7Politano
Mateo
#9Retegui
Moise Bioty
#11Kean

Starting XI

G. Donnarumma
G. Donnarumma
#1
A. Bastoni
A. Bastoni
#21
63'
58'
R. Calafiori
R. Calafiori
#13
G. Mancini
G. Mancini
#23
M. Locatelli
M. Locatelli
#5
Sandro Tonali
Sandro Tonali
#8
83'
🎯80'
⚽56'
Nicolò Barella
Nicolò Barella
#18
F. Dimarco
F. Dimarco
#3
M. Politano
M. Politano
#7
83'
M. Retegui
M. Retegui
#9
64'
Moise Kean
Moise Kean
#11
88'
⚽80'

Substitutes

Alex Meret
Alex Meret
#22
M. Carnesecchi
M. Carnesecchi
#12
Marco Palestra
Marco Palestra
#2
83'
G. Scalvini
G. Scalvini
#20
L. Spinazzola
L. Spinazzola
#4
F. Gatti
F. Gatti
#19
63'
A. Buongiorno
A. Buongiorno
#6
G. Raspadori
G. Raspadori
#10
88'
B. Cristante
B. Cristante
#16
Niccolò Pisilli
Niccolò Pisilli
#14
83'
Davide Frattesi
Davide Frattesi
#17
Pio Esposito
Pio Esposito
#15
64'

Will not play

Moise Bioty
Moise Bioty Kean
Forward
Physical discomfort
Return: Doubtful
Alessandro
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
Thigh injury
Return: Doubtful
Riccardo
Riccardo Calafiori
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful

Manager

Italy
Gennaro Gattuso

Head-to-head

7 matches
Italy
Italy
5
Wins
2
Draws
0
Wins
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
WC Qual. EuropeWC Qual. Europe2021 • 2 matches
EC QualifyingEC Qualifying2011 • 1 match
EC QualifyingEC Qualifying2010 • 1 match
International FriendlyInternational Friendly2009 • 1 match
International FriendlyInternational Friendly2003 • 1 match

League standings

No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.

Match Information

Referee:
Danny Makkelie
Venue:
New Balance Arena
Capacity:
21 000

Italy vs Northern Ireland match from the WC Play Offs. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Italy and Northern Ireland. Follow team performance and match context within the WC Play Offs season.