Italy 1-4 Norway

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Italy

6-0-2

Pio Esposito 11'

Norway

8-0-0

Antonio Nusa 63'
Erling Haaland 78', 79'
Jørgen Strand Larsen 90'+3'

1:4

📍 San Siro

Timeline

Pio Esposito1-0
🅰 Federico Dimarco
11'
Nicolò Barella
45'+2'
First Half ends,
63'
Antonio Nusa1-1
🅰 Alexander Sørloth

Game leaders

Italy

Total ShotsP. Esposito4
Accurate PassesA. Bastoni70
SavesG. Donnarumma1

Norway

Total ShotsA. Nusa3
Accurate PassesS. Berge47
SavesØ. Nyland3

Stats

ItalyNorway

Possession

58%

42%

15Shots13

4Shots on target5

5Blocked shots0

Match info

Kick-off: Sunday 16 November
Venue: San Siro · Milano, Italy
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Attendance: 69,020
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

ItalyWWWWW

WvsEstonia5-0
W@Israel5-4
W@Estonia3-1
W

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Norway	8	8	0	0	:	+32	24
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	:	+9	18

Morten Thorsby

↓ Patrick Berg

Alessandro Bastoni

67'

Bryan Cristante

↓ Davide Frattesi

68'

75'

Thelo Aasgaard

↓ Kristian Thorstvedt

76'

Oscar Bobb

↓ Alexander Sørloth

78'

Erling Haaland1-2

🅰 Oscar Bobb

Mattia Zaccagni

↓ Pio Esposito

79'

Gianluca Scamacca

↓ Manuel Locatelli

79'

Erling Haaland1-3

🅰 Morten Thorsby

Alessandro Buongiorno

↓ Nicolò Barella

86'

Samuele Ricci

↓ Alessandro Bastoni

86'

89'

Leo Østigard

↓ David Møller Wolfe

89'

Jørgen Strand Larsen

↓ Erling Haaland

90'+3'

Jørgen Strand Larsen1-4

🅰 Morten Thorsby

90'+4'

Jørgen Strand Larsen

473Accurate passes333

NorwayWDWWW

WvsFinland1-0
WvsMoldova11-1
WvsIsrael5-0
DvsNew Zealand1-1
WvsEstonia4-1

Head to head

ITA leads series 3-1-1

6 Jun 25Norway3-0Italy
13 Oct 15Italy2-1Norway
9 Sept 14Norway0-2Italy
4 Jun 05Norway0-0Italy
4 Sept 04Italy2-1Norway

473Accurate passes333

7↓Sørloth

6↓Berg

8Berge

20⚽Nusa

18↓Thorstvedt

1Donnarumma

21↓Bastoni

23Mancini

22Di Lorenzo

18↓Barella

3Dimarco

5↓Locatelli

8↓Frattesi

7Politano

15⚽↓Esposito

9Retegui

Substitutes · Italy

16Bryan Cristante↑
4Alessandro Buongiorno↑
13Matteo Gabbia
17Riccardo Orsolini
20Mattia Zaccagni↑
11Gianluca Scamacca↑
14Guglielmo Vicario
19Andrea Cambiaso
6Samuele Ricci↑
2Raoul Bellanova
12Marco Carnesecchi
10Giacomo Raspadori

Substitutes · Norway

2Morten Thorsby↑
23Thelo Aasgaard↑
4Leo Østigard↑
19Kristian Malt Arnstad
11Jørgen Strand Larsen↑⚽
12Matias Dyngeland
21Sondre Langas
15Fredrik André Bjørkan
13Sander Tangvik
16Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

87'

Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.

87'

Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).

86'

Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Alessandro Bastoni.

86'

Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Nicolò Barella.

86'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.

86'

Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.

85'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.

85'

Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.

83'

Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Italy).

81'

Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.

81'

Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.

79'

Goal! Italy 1, Norway 3. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.

79'

Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Manuel Locatelli.

79'

Substitution, Italy. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.

78'

Goal! Italy 1, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.

76'

Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Alexander Sørloth.

75'

Substitution, Norway. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.

75'

Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.

74'

Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.

73'

Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.

72'

Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa following a corner.

72'

Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.

71'

Corner, Norway. Conceded by Matteo Politano.

69'

Erling Haaland (Norway) is shown the yellow card.

69'

Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) is shown the yellow card.

68'

Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Davide Frattesi.

67'

Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) is shown the yellow card.

67'

Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).

67'

Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

66'

Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).

66'

Federico Dimarco (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).

64'

Substitution, Norway. Morten Thorsby replaces Patrick Berg.

63'

Goal! Italy 1, Norway 1. Antonio Nusa (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.

62'

Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).

62'

Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Gianluca Mancini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

61'

Foul by Erling Haaland (Norway).

57'

Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.

57'

Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).

56'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.

54'

Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.

54'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

54'

Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).

52'

Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.

51'

Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).

51'

Erling Haaland (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.

48'

Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.

47'

Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).

46'

Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa following a fast break.

45'

Second Half begins Italy 1, Norway 0.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Italy 1, Norway 0.

45'+2'

Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+2'

Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'+2'

Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).

45'+1'

Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1'

Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

44'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

43'

Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Retegui (Italy).

43'

Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).

38'

Foul by Matteo Politano (Italy).

38'

Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

37'

Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Mancini (Italy).

36'

Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.

35'

Matteo Politano (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).

34'

Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

34'

Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).

33'

Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).

33'

Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.

31'

Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe following a set piece situation.

30'

Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).

30'

Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.

28'

Foul by Erling Haaland (Norway).

28'

Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).

19'

Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.

18'

Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).

16'

Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.

14'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Erling Haaland.

14'

Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.

11'

Goal! Italy 1, Norway 0. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.

10'

Matteo Politano (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.

10'

Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).

Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).

Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Retegui (Italy).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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