Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Italy

S. Tonali 56'

M. Kean 80'

Northern Ireland

European Qualifiers 2024

Semi-finals

March 26, 2026 7:45pm

New Balance Arena, Bergamo

Key stats

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Italy 3-5-2

Northern Ireland 5-4-1

Goalkeeper

G. Donnarumma

7.0

P. Charles

7.2

Defenders

R. Calafiori

7.6

B. Spencer

7.2

A. Bastoni

7.0

Ruairi McConville

7.2

G. Mancini

7.5

P. McNair

7.0

T. Hume

7.3

T. Devlin

6.9

Midfielders

F. Dimarco

7.9

I. Price

6.9

S. Tonali

8.5

E. Galbraith

6.9

M. Locatelli

7.3

S. Charles

7.3

N. Barella

6.3

J. Devenny

6.7

M. Politano

6.7

Forwards

M. Retegui

6.7

J. Donley

6.3

M. Kean

7.7

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Highest rating

8.5

S. Tonali

7.3

T. Hume

Match Summary

On March 26, 2026 during the 2024 European Qualifiers match, Italy faced off against Northern Ireland at New Balance Arena, Bergamo. The game concluded with Italy securing a victory. With 63% possession, Italy versus Northern Ireland's 37% and shots on goal at 8 to 1. Italy had 84% successful passes (of 503 passes) over Northern Ireland which had 76% successful passes (of 308 passes). The outstanding efforts by S. Tonali and T. Hume played a key role.

Lineup

3-5-2

5-4-1

Donnarumma

7.0

Played:
93Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
27/32

Mancini

7.5

Played:
93Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
68/72

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Bastoni

7.0

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
68/71

Won duels:
6/10

Calafiori

7.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
55/68

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/9

Politano

6.7

Played:
83Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
33/37

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/3

Barella

6.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
35/45

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
1/5

Locatelli

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
57/68

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/10

Tonali

8.5

Played:
83Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
18/31

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
1/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Dimarco

7.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
30/39

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
1/4

Kean

7.7

Played:
88Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
5/9

Won duels:
1/2

Retegui

6.7

Played:
64Min

Accurate passes:
6/8

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Donley

6.3

Played:
79Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/11

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
0/2

Price

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/18

Won duels:
2/4

Galbraith

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/47

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/9

Charles

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
35/44

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
1/1

Devenny

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
11/13

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/12

Dribbles:
2/3

Spencer

7.2

Played:
79Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
15/24

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
1/1

McConville

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
14/17

Won duels:
5/9

McNair

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
26/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Hume

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/42

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
1/2

Devlin

6.9

Played:
68Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
16/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/4

Charles

7.2

Played:
93Min

Saves:
5 of 7

Accurate passes:
16/28

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Ivan Gennaro Gattuso

Gatti

6.7

Played:
30Min

Accurate passes:
15/15

Esposito

6.9

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Palestra

6.2

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
0/2

Pisilli

6.3

Played:
10Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/3

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Raspadori

Played:
5Min

Won duels:
0/1

Carnesecchi

Meret

Spinazzola

Buongiorno

Scalvini

Cristante

Frattesi

Coach

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill

Smyth

6.6

Played:
25Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
5/7

Won duels:
4/5

Reid

6.5

Played:
14Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Magennis

6.5

Played:
14Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
0/2

Peacock-Farrell

Hazard

Toal

Atcheson

Brown

Saville

Kelly

Lyons

Marshall

Stats

Ball Possession

Italy Italy: 63%

Northern Ireland: 37%

Total Shots

Italy Italy: 19

Northern Ireland: 8

Shots on Goal

Italy Italy: 8

Northern Ireland: 1

Corner Kicks

Italy Italy: 12

Northern Ireland: 3

Offsides

Italy Italy: 2

Northern Ireland: 0

Fouls

Italy Italy: 11

Northern Ireland: 8

Yellow Cards

Italy Italy: 1

Northern Ireland: 0

Red Cards

Italy Italy: 0

Northern Ireland: 0

Total Passes

Italy Italy: 503

Northern Ireland: 308

Goals Prevented

Italy Italy: 0

Northern Ireland: 0

Passes Accuracy

Italy Italy: 423 (84%)

Northern Ireland: 235 (76%)

Italy vs Northern Ireland

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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