Highlights
¡Italia se va a la reclasificación! 😱
Suiza goleó 4-0 a Bulgaria y obligó a Italia a ganar por tres. ¡Ni uno le pudieron hacer a Irlanda del Norte y se van por el camino difícil a Qatar 2022! 😰
🇬🇧 0-0 🇮🇹#CaminoACatar | #IrlandaDelNorte | #Italia pic.twitter.com/CcXHhelfZT — TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) November 15, 2021
Game over
Match ends. Northern Ireland and Italy draw goalless and with the results of Switzerland vs Bulgaria, the Italians drop to second place and lose their direct pass to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
90'
Three minutes of compensation are added
90'
They are saved! Washington takes advantage of a Donnarumma mistake and Acerbi saves Ireland's potential goal on the line.
83'
Caution for goalkeeper Bailey Peacock - Farrell
81'
Change in Italy. Gianluca Scamacca enters, Emerson Palmieri goes up.
72'
Double change for Northern Ireland. Corry Evans and Conor Washington come on, George Saville and Gavin Whyte come off.
70'
Changeover of Italy, Lorenzo Insigne goes up and Federico Bernardeschi comes in. Manuel Locatellli goes in, Jorginho goes up.
64'
Chiesa's left-footed shot is flicked on by Berardi in the box. The ball goes wide of the goal line.
Italy, Andrea Belotti comes on, Nicoló Barella off.
58'
Foul by Josh Magennis on Berardi, yellow card for the Irish defender.
46'
Change for Italy. Sandro Tonali goes up, Bryan Cristante comes in.
45'
The last 45 minutes start, everything to be defined in the second half of the game.
45'
End of the first half, no stoppage time. Northern Ireland have contained Italy well and the score remains 0-0.
37'
Insigne finds the space on the last line but does not connect properly. Federico Chiesa also tries on the rebound but the ball does not give way. Italy keeps possession of the ball and presses Northern Ireland in their own half.
27'
Insigne meets a cross from a corner but the ball goes straight into the hands of goalkeeper Peacock-Farrell.
21'
Di Lorenzo tries to filter the diagonal in the area but the Irish backline remains attentive and complicates the arrival of the Azzurri.
14'
Flanagan's defensive mistake, Chiesa fails to close the pincer and Italy's chance is lost.
8'
Di Lorenzo takes a right cross shot and puts the ball very close to the goal.
5'
Foul by Acerbi on Saville in the center circle. Ball for Northern Ireland
Kickoff
Kick-off! The action kicks off at Windsor Park between Northern Ireland and Italy.
Italy's substitutes
1 Alex Meret, 3 Davide Zappacosta, 4 Gian Marco Ferrari, 5 Manuel Locatelli, 7 Gianluca Scamacca, 9 Andrea Belotti, 12 Matteo Pessina, 16 Bryan Cristante, 17 Alessio Cragno, 20 Federico Bernardeschi, 22 Giacomo Raspadori, 23 Gianluca Mancini
Northern Ireland Substitutes
2 Conor Bradley, 7 Niall McGinn, 9 Conor Washington, 10 Dale Taylor, 11 Shane Ferguson, 12 Conor Hazard, 13 Corry Evans, 15 Jordan Jones, 19 Ethan Galbraith, 22 Ciaron Brown, 23 Luke Southwood
Italy's starting roster
21 G. Donnaruma
13 Emerson
15 F. Acerbi
19 L. Bonucci
2 G. Di Lorenzo
18 N. Barella
8 Jorginho
6 S. Tonali
14 F. Chiesa
10 L. Insigne
11 D. Berardi
Northern Ireland Starting XI
1 B. Peacock -Farrell
20 C. Cathcart
4 T. Flanagan
5 J. Evans
3 J. Lewis
8 S. Davis
14. Dallas
16 A, McCann
6 G. Saville
18 G. Whyte
21 J. Magennis
Dressing room is ready
The Azzurri kit is ready and this is how Bonucci's back will look, the Italians will wear white in their away kit.
Bitter history
Italy missed the 1958 World Cup at the hands of Northern Ireland when they lost 2-1 in Belfast, and this afternoon Italy must win to avoid worries that Switzerland could snatch the lead and send them to the play-offs.
The field is ready!
This is what the venue for this match looks like minutes before kick-off, a soccer stadium located in Belfast (Northern Ireland) United Kingdom. It is the usual home ground of the Linfield FC club and the Northern Ireland national soccer team.
Italy arrived at the stadium
The Azzurri squad has arrived in Northern Ireland and is already at Windsor Park.
Last 5 games of Northern Ireland
On the other hand, Northern Ireland has only won twice in its last five matches: against Estonia and Lithuania, both times by the narrowest of margins. They lost to Switzerland and Bulgaria, 2-0 and 2-1, respectively, and held Switzerland to a 0-0 draw.
Italy's last five games
In the last five knockout matches, Italy has only been able to win two of its games. They have drawn two and lost one. Those two wins came against Belgium by a score of 2-1 and against Lithuania by a 5-0 scoreline. They lost to Spain and drew twice against Switzerland.
Italy wants to secure its ticket to Qatar
Italy leads Group C of the UEFA qualifiers and is practically qualified for the World Cup, however, today's match against Northern Ireland is not to be trusted because in case of an adverse result and a goal by Switzerland, they could be knocked out of the first position.
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Italy: last roster
G. Donnarumma; G. Di Lorenzo, L. Bonucci, F. Acerbi, Emerson, N. Barella, Jorginho, M. Locatelli, F. Chiesa, A. Belotti, L. Insigne.
Northern Ireland: last roster
B. Peacock-Farrell; P. McNair, J. Evans, C. Cathcart, S. Dallas, A. McCann, S. Davis, G. Saville, S. Ferguson, J. Magennis, C. Washington.
Italy's current situation
The team coached by Roberto Mancini is in first place in the group with 15 points (only ahead of Switzerland on goal difference), after four wins and three draws; they have scored 13 goals and conceded two.
Northern Ireland's current situation
The team led by Ian Baraclough is in third place with 8 points, the result of two wins, two draws and three defeats; they have scored 6 goals and conceded 7.
Northern Ireland and Italy will play their last game
This Monday afternoon, in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland and Italy will meet again to play their last match of this phase; while the locals no longer have any aspirations of attending the World Cup, the Italians are in search of advancing directly to the World Cup, thus avoiding a playoff that will be very close.
Group C of the UEFA qualifiers
The representatives of Northern Ireland and Italy are in the third group of this stage, together with Switzerland, Bulgaria and Lithuania; the first and second places will be decided between the Italians and the Swiss.
First stage of the European qualifiers
This round of the qualifiers of the Union of European Football Associations, which consists of a group stage, awards 10 tickets to next year's World Cup, and the winners of these will be the teams that are at the top of their respective sectors after the ten rounds have been played.
Subsequently, the second-best placed teams in each sector will have access to a kind of playoff, in which the three remaining tickets for Qatar 2022 will be available to this confederation.
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