Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 19 shots. Best on the pitch was Sandro Tonali, rated 8.5.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ITA 3-5-2·5-4-1 NOR
   Coach: Ivan Gennaro Gattuso · Michael Andrew Martin O'NeillReferee: D. Makkelie📍 New Balance Arena
2. 1. Second half
   2. 56'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Sandro Tonali
   3. 58'
      

      ITA
      Yellow card
      Alessandro Bastoni
   4. 63'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲F. Gatti▼Alessandro Bastoni
   5. 64'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲F. Esposito▼Mateo Retegui
   6. 68'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Paul Smyth▼T. Devlin
   7. 79'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Josh Magennis▼J. Donley
   8. 79'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Reid▼B. Spencer
   9. 80'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Moise KeanAssist: S. Tonali
   10. 83'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲N. Pisilli▼Sandro Tonali
   11. 83'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲M. Palestra▼M. Politano
   12. 88'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲Giacomo Raspadori▼Moise Kean