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Result of the Italy — Northern Ireland

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Announce

Date and time: March 26, 20:45
Tournament: World Cup - Qualification Europe 24/26
Stadium: New Balance Arena (Bergamo, Italy)
Round: semi-finals
Referee: Danny Makkelie

Events

Sandro Tonali
56'
Alessandro Bastoni
58'
(Federico Gatti)
Alessandro Bastoni
63'
(Francesco Esposito)
Mateo Retegui
64'
(Paul Smyth)
Terry Devlin
68'
(Jamie Reid)
Brodie Spencer
79'
(Joshua Magennis)
Jamie Donley
79'
(Sandro Tonali)
Moise Kean
80'
(Niccolò Pisilli)
Sandro Tonali
83'
(Marco Palestra)
Matteo Politano
83'
(Giacomo Raspadori)
Moise Kean
88'

Statistics

All
1st half
2nd half
8
Shots on Goal
1
6
Shots off Goal
4
19
Total Shots
8
5
Blocked Shots
3
14
Shots insidebox
4
5
Shots outsidebox
4
11
Fouls
8
12
Corner Kicks
3
2
Offsides
0
63%
Ball Possession
37%
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
5
503
Total passes
308
423
Passes accurate
235
84%
Passes %
76%

Lineups

Main
Substitutions
Formation

Main

ITA
NIR
Gianluigi Donnarumma
1
Gianluigi Donnarumma
7
Gianluca Mancini
23
Gianluca Mancini
7.5
Alessandro Bastoni
21
Alessandro Bastoni
63'
Federico Gatti
7
Riccardo Calafiori
13
Riccardo Calafiori
7.6
Matteo Politano
7
Matteo Politano
83'
Marco Palestra
6.7
Nicolò Barella
18
Nicolò Barella
6.3
Manuel Locatelli
5
Manuel Locatelli
7.3
Sandro Tonali
8
Sandro Tonali
83'
Niccolò Pisilli
8.5
Federico Dimarco
3
Federico Dimarco
7.9
Moise Kean
11
Moise Kean
88'
Giacomo Raspadori
7.7
Mateo Retegui
9
Mateo Retegui
64'
Francesco Esposito
6.7
G. Gattuso
G. Gattuso
Manager

Teams comparison*

5 matches
10 matches
20 matches
Overall
Home / Away
Average performance
Total goals per game
Italy
4.60
Northern Ireland
1.80
Goals scored by team
Italy
2.80
Northern Ireland
0.80
Goals conceded by team
Italy
1.80
Northern Ireland
1.00
Team corners
Italy
7.00
Northern Ireland
4.40
Team cards
Italy
1.60
Northern Ireland
3.60
Team fouls
Italy
11.20
Northern Ireland
15.20
Team offsides
Italy
0.80
Northern Ireland
1.40
Ball possession
Italy
61.20%
Northern Ireland
33.60%
Over
Under
Full Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
Italy
4
1
Northern Ireland
1
4
Corners
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
Italy
1
4
Northern Ireland
1
4
Cards
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Italy
2
3
Northern Ireland
4
1
Fouls
22.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
26.5
Italy
2
3
Northern Ireland
4
1
Offsides
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
Italy
0
5
Northern Ireland
0
5
Half Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Italy
2
3
Northern Ireland
1
4
Second Half
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
Italy
5
0
Northern Ireland
1
4

Goals Scored/Conceded

Scored Per Game
Conceded Per Game
Timeline
Italy
Northern Ireland
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
13%
0%
20%
20%
13%
13%
20%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Team cards in matches

Timeline
Italy
Northern Ireland
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
90+
11%
0%
11%
11%
33%
22%
11%
0%
6%
12%
18%
18%
6%
41%
* the figures are calculated based on matches in all tournaments for which full statistics are available. You can view the list by clicking on “Analyzed matches”

Odds

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Questions and answers

Where will the match take place?

The game will take place at New Balance Arena, Bergamo. 

What time does the match start?

The kickoff is at 20:45 (UTC+2).

What was the result of the last head-to-head match?

The last game Northern Ireland - Italy ended with a score of 0 - 0.

How did Italy vs Northern Ireland end on 26.03.2026?

The match ended with a 2-0 score, and Italy claimed the victory.
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