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Italy — Northern Ireland 26.03.2026
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World Cup - Qualification Europe, semi-finals
(26.03.26, 20:45)
Italy
W
W
W
W
L
2
-
0
FT
Northern Ireland
L
W
L
L
W
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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
Italy
3-5-2
Northern Ireland
5-4-1
Main
ITA
NIR
1
Gianluigi Donnarumma
7
23
Gianluca Mancini
7.5
21
Alessandro Bastoni
63'
Federico Gatti
7
13
Riccardo Calafiori
7.6
7
Matteo Politano
83'
Marco Palestra
6.7
18
Nicolò Barella
6.3
5
Manuel Locatelli
7.3
8
Sandro Tonali
83'
Niccolò Pisilli
8.5
3
Federico Dimarco
7.9
11
Moise Kean
88'
Giacomo Raspadori
7.7
9
Mateo Retegui
64'
Francesco Esposito
6.7
23
Pierce Charles
7.2
2
Terry Devlin
68'
Paul Smyth
6.9
5
Trai Hume
7.3
17
Patrick McNair
7
13
Ruairi McConville
7.2
20
Brodie Spencer
79'
Jamie Reid
7.2
15
Justin Devenny
6.7
19
Shea Charles
7.3
7
Ethan Galbraith
6.9
14
Isaac Price
6.9
10
Jamie Donley
79'
Joshua Magennis
6.3
G. Gattuso
Manager
M. O'Neill
Manager
Head-to-head
All
This competition
15.11.21
FT
Northern Ireland
0
Italy
0
25.03.21
FT
Italy
2
Northern Ireland
0
Previous matches
ITA
NIR
Italy
Northern Ireland
All
Home
Away
This competition
16.11.25
FT
Italy
1
Norway
4
13.11.25
FT
Moldova
0
Italy
2
14.10.25
FT
Italy
3
Israel
0
11.10.25
FT
Estonia
1
Italy
3
08.09.25
FT
Israel
4
Italy
5
All
Home
Away
This competition
17.11.25
FT
Northern Ireland
1
Luxembourg
0
14.11.25
FT
Slovakia
1
Northern Ireland
0
13.10.25
FT
Northern Ireland
0
Germany
1
10.10.25
FT
Northern Ireland
2
Slovakia
0
07.09.25
FT
Germany
3
Northern Ireland
1
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Teams comparison*
5 matches
10 matches
20 matches
Overall
Home / Away
Italy
Average performance
Northern Ireland
Average performance
4.60
Total goals per game
1.80
Total goals per game
4.60
1.80
2.80
Goals scored by team
0.80
Goals scored by team
2.80
0.80
1.80
Goals conceded by team
1.00
Goals conceded by team
1.80
1.00
7.00
Team corners
4.40
Team corners
7.00
4.40
1.60
Team cards
3.60
Team cards
1.60
3.60
11.20
Team fouls
15.20
Team fouls
11.20
15.20
0.80
Team offsides
1.40
Team offsides
0.80
1.40
61.20%
Ball possession
33.60%
Ball possession
61.20%
33.60%
Italy
Over
Under
Northern Ireland
Over
Under
4
1
Full Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
1
4
Full Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
4
1
1
4
1
4
Corners
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
1
4
Corners
7.5
8.5
9.5
10.5
11.5
1
4
1
4
2
3
Cards
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
4
1
Cards
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
2
3
4
1
2
3
Fouls
22.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
26.5
4
1
Fouls
22.5
23.5
24.5
25.5
26.5
2
3
4
1
0
5
Offsides
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
0
5
Offsides
2.5
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
0
5
0
5
2
3
Half Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
1
4
Half Time
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
2
3
1
4
5
0
Second Half
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
1
4
Second Half
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
5
0
1
4
Goals Scored/Conceded
Scored Per Game
Conceded Per Game
Timeline
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
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%
Analyzed matches
* 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”
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Odds
Prematch
Live
Match Winner
Stake
Match Winner
Home
Draw
Away
Stake
1.28
5.94
15.00
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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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