Italy beat Israel 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 26 shots. Best on the pitch was Antonio Candreva, rated 8.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ITA 4-4-2·4-3-3 ISR
   Coach: G. Ventura · E. LevyReferee: B. Bastien📍 MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
2. 1. First half
   2. 37'
      

      ISR
      Yellow card
      Avi Cohen
3. 1. Second half
   2. 49'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲D. Zappacosta▼A. Conti
   3. 53'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Ciro ImmobileAssist: A. Candreva
   4. 62'
      

      ISR
      Substitution
      ▲T. Ben Chaim▼Maor Melikson
   5. 69'
      

      ISR
      Substitution
      ▲Yossi Benayoun▼Itay Shechter
   6. 77'
      

      ISR
      Substitution
      ▲D. Einbinder▼Avi Cohen
   7. 86'
      

      ITA
      Yellow card
      Ciro Immobile
   8. 87'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Federico Bernardeschi▼Antonio Candreva
   9. 90'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Riccardo Montolivo▼Marco Verratti