FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, June 6, 2025
Italy WWLLD 0
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Norway LWWWW 3
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NOR303
Ullevaal Stadion · 25,796 att.

Match Report

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Haaland scores as Norway thrash Italy in World Cup qualifying

Norway stunned Italy with a 3-0 win on Friday, handing the visitors a humiliating start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
62.1
Possession
37.9
6
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
526
Accurate Passes
305
585
Passes
355
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
0
18
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.0
35
Long Balls
50
22
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
22
16
Clearances
22

Head to Head

ITA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ørjan NylandG
  2. 17Torbjørn HeggemCD-L
  3. 3Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 5David Møller WolfeLB
  5. 14Julian RyersonRB
  6. 8Sander BergeCM
  7. 2Morten ThorsbyLM
  8. 10Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 20Antonio NusaLF
  11. 7Alexander SørlothRF

ITA · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 14Diego CoppolaCD
  3. 21Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  4. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 18Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 4Nicolò RovellaAM
  8. 13Destiny UdogieLM
  9. 2Davide ZappacostaRM
  10. 9Mateo ReteguiF
  11. 10Giacomo RaspadoriRCF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Norway 1, Italy 0. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 34' Goal! Norway 2, Italy 0. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
  3. 38' Morten Thorsby (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Norway 3, Italy 0. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Rovella.
  6. 45' Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Morten Thorsby.
  7. 55' Patrick Berg (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  9. 71' Substitution, Norway. Leo Østigård replaces Torbjørn Heggem.
  10. 72' Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Mateo Retegui.
  11. 75' Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Antonio Nusa.
  12. 75' Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  13. 83' Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  14. 83' Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Destiny Udogie.
  15. 83' Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Alexander Sørloth.

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