Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland

World Cup Qualification Europe · Semi-finals

Italy

2 - 0

Northern Ireland

S. Tonali 56'
M. Kean 80'

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Italy vs Northern Ireland Prediction

World Cup Qualification Europe, 26 Mar 2026

Italy and Northern Ireland finished 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification Europe. Italy took the win.

Who will win Italy vs Northern Ireland?

Italy and Northern Ireland finished 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification Europe. Italy took the win.

What time does Italy vs Northern Ireland kick off?

Kick-off is on 26 Mar 2026 at 19:45 UTC at New Balance Arena.

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Match info

Status

Full-time

Stadium

New Balance ArenaBergamo

Referee

D. Makkelie

Competition

World Cup Qualification EuropeSemi-finals

Match events

Half-time · 0 - 0

S. Tonali

56'

Alessandro Bastoni

58'

F. Gatti

A. Bastoni

63'

F. Esposito

M. Retegui

64'

68'

P. Smyth

T. Devlin

79'

J. Magennis

J. Donley

79'

J. Reid

B. Spencer

M. Kean

Assist: S. Tonali

80'

N. Pisilli

S. Tonali

83'

M. Palestra

M. Politano

83'

G. Raspadori

M. Kean

88'

Match report

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup Qualification Europe (Semi-finals) at New Balance Arena. Goals: Italy – S. Tonali 56', M. Kean 80'. It was 0-0 at half-time. Sandro Tonali was the top-rated player with 8.5. Full lineups, events and statistics are in the tabs below.

Form guide

Italy

LWWWW

Won 4 of the last 5

Northern Ireland

WLLWL

Won 2 of the last 5

Kickoff time and how to follow

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Thu, Mar 26 · 19:45 (UTC)
New Balance Arena, Bergamo
D. Makkelie

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Match report

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification Europe at New Balance Arena. Goals: S. Tonali 56', M. Kean 80'. Italy had 63% of possession to Northern Ireland's 37%, with shots on target 8-1.