FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Israel WWWLL 0
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Italy LWWWW 3
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Stadio Friuli · 9,965 att.

Match Report

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Italy pick up big win, end Israel's bid for World Cup

Italy kept alive their faint hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2026 World Cup as they beat Israel 3-0 despite an underwhelming display in Udine.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
47.5
Possession
52.5
8
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
392
Accurate Passes
415
443
Passes
477
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.4
50
Long Balls
33
25
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
3
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
6
25
Effective Clearances
11
25
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ITA leads series 5-0

Lineups

ITA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 23Gianluca ManciniCD
  3. 13Riccardo CalafioriCD-L
  4. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 18Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 5Manuel LocatelliAM
  8. 3Federico DimarcoLM
  9. 20Andrea CambiasoRM
  10. 9Mateo ReteguiCF-L
  11. 10Giacomo RaspadoriCF-R

ISR · 4-3-3

  1. 18Omri GlazerG
  2. 4Matan BaltaksaCD-L
  3. 5Or BlorianCD-R
  4. 3Roy RevivoLB
  5. 2Eli DasaRB
  6. 15Eliel PeretzCM
  7. 11Oscar GloukhLM
  8. 20Dan BitonRM
  9. 9Tai BariboF
  10. 10Manor SolomonLF
  11. 13Anan KhalailiRF

Timeline

  1. 42' Dan Biton (Israel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+2' Goal! Italy 1, Israel 0. Mateo Retegui (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  4. 72' Substitution, Israel. Dor Turgeman replaces Tai Baribo.
  5. 73' Substitution, Israel. Stav Turiel replaces Anan Khalaili.
  6. 74' Goal! Italy 2, Israel 0. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  7. 75' Substitution, Israel. Mohamed Abu Fani replaces Eliel Peretz.
  8. 85' Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
  9. 86' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  10. 88' Sandro Tonali (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Israel. Guy Mizrahi replaces Eli Dasa.
  12. 89' Substitution, Israel. Yarden Shua replaces Manor Solomon.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Mateo Retegui.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Italy. Roberto Piccoli replaces Sandro Tonali.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Italy 3, Israel 0. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
  16. 90'+4' Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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