Italy v Northern Ireland, 26 March 2026
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Danny Makkelie |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Play-off semi-final Path A |
| Venue | New Balance Arena, Bergamo |
| Attendance | 23,439 |
View Italy v Northern Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm GMT)
2
Italy
Manager: Gennaro Gattuso
Goals:
| Sandro Tonali | 56 |
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| Moise Kean | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
(captain)
Defender
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
Riccardo Calafiori
Defender
Gianluca Mancini
Defender/Midfielder
Federico Dimarco
Midfielder
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
Manuel Locatelli
Midfielder
Sandro Tonali
Midfielder/Forward
Matteo Politano
Forward
Moise Kean
Forward
Mateo Retegui
Substitutions:
| Federico Gatti for Alessandro Bastoni | 63 |
| Francesco Pio Esposito for Mateo Retegui | 64 |
| Marco Palestra for Matteo Politano | 83 |
| Niccolò Pisilli for Sandro Tonali | 83 |
| Giacomo Raspadori for Moise Kean | 88 |
Cards:
| Alessandro Bastoni | 58 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Carnesecchi
Goalkeeper
Alex Meret
Defender
Alessandro Buongiorno
Defender
Marco Palestra
Defender
Giorgio Scalvini
Defender/Midfielder
Federico Gatti
Defender/Midfielder
Leonardo Spinazzola
Midfielder
Bryan Cristante
Midfielder
Davide Frattesi
Midfielder
Niccolò Pisilli
Forward
Francesco Pio Esposito
Forward
Giacomo Raspadori
0
Northern Ireland
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Pierce Charles
Goalkeeper
Brodie Gilmore
Defender
Trai Hume
Defender
(captain)
Ruairi McConville
Defender
Shea Charles
Defender/Midfielder
Paddy McNair
Defender/Midfielder
Justin Devenny
Midfielder
Terry Devlin
Midfielder
Ethan Galbraith
Midfielder
Isaac Price
Midfielder
Jamie Donley
Forward
Substitutions:
| Paul Smyth for Terry Devlin | 68 |
| Josh Magennis for Jamie Donley | 79 |
| Jamie Reid for Brodie Gilmore | 79 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Conor Hazard
Goalkeeper
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Defender
Tom Atcheson
Defender
Ciaron Brown
Defender
Eoin Toal
Defender/Midfielder
George Saville
Midfielder
Patrick Kelly
Midfielder
Brad Lyons
Midfielder/Forward
Paul Smyth
Forward
Josh Magennis
Forward
Callum Marshall
Forward
Jamie Reid