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World Cup Qualification (Europe) Play-off Semi Final – Italy 2 - 0 Northern Ireland
Thursday 26th March 2026
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2Italy
Sandro Tonali (56')
Moise Kean (80') -
0Northern Ireland
- World Cup Qualification (Europe) Play-off Semi Final
Attendance: 23,439
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Venue: New Balance Arena
Match Information
- Full-time: Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland
- Half-time: Italy 0-0 Northern Ireland
- 56'Sandro Tonali scores
- 58'Alessandro Bastoni cautioned
- 63'Federico Gatti replaced Alessandro Bastoni
- 63'Francesco Pio Esposito replaced Mateo Retegui
- 68'Paul Smyth replaced T Devlin
- 79'Jamie Reid replaced Brodie Spencer
- 80'Josh Magennis replaced Jamie Donley
- 80'Moise Kean scores
- 83'Marco Palestra replaced Matteo Politano
- 83'Niccolò Pisilli replaced Sandro Tonali
- 88'Giacomo Raspadori replaced Moise Kean
Match Statistics

| 503 | Passes attempted | 308 |
|---|---|---|
| 423 | Passes completed | 235 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 76% |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 8 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Shots blocked | 3 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 19 | Total shots | 8 |
| 12 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls conceded | 8 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
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