Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was Domenico Berardi, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ITA 4-3-3·5-3-2 NOR
   Coach: R. Mancini · I. BaracloughReferee: A. Palabıyık📍 Stadio Ennio Tardini
2. 1. First half
   2. 14'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Domenico BerardiAssist: A. Florenzi
   3. 38'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Ciro ImmobileAssist: L. Insigne
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲G. Saville▼Corry Evans
   3. 47'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      G. Saville
   4. 64'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Nicolò Barella▼Lorenzo Pellegrini
   5. 64'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Shayne Lavery▼Gavin Whyte
   6. 75'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Federico Chiesa▼Domenico Berardi
   7. 75'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲L. Spinazzola▼Emerson
   8. 78'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Thompson▼Alistair McCann
   9. 78'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Kyle Lafferty▼Josh Magennis
   10. 84'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲V. Grifo▼Lorenzo Insigne
   11. 84'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲Matteo Pessina▼Manuel Locatelli
   12. 90+3'
       

       NOR
       Yellow card
       J. Thompson