Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Northern Ireland vs Italy! We have already seen Portugal suffer heartbreak in a winner-takes-all clash, will the Euro 2020 winners suffer a similar playoff fate? They are level on 15 points in first with Switzerland. The Swiss play Bulgaria at the same time this evening and have scored two less than Italy. So basically, Italy have to win this by a few goals if they are absolutely seal their place at Qatar. Kick-off is at 7:45pm UK time with team news coming right up!

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 10

Windsor Park / 15.11.2021

Northern Ireland

Completed

Italy

Live

Live Updates

ByPete Sharland

Updated 15/11/2021 at 21:35 GMT

All
Highlights

FULL-TIME!

IT'S ALL OVER! Sweet Caroline rings around Windsor Park... it's a famous night for Northern Ireland! For Italy, they will have to compete in the World Cup playoffs after being held to goalless draw by a plucky Northern Ireland side. Italy needed to match Switzerland’s result to progress automatically to the World Cup, but the Euro 2020 winners could not break the deadlock, while Switzerland beat Bulgaria 4-0 which means the Azzurri are forced to settle for second place in Group C on 16 points.

90+2'

Italy look to have run out of ideas. A long ball up the pitch is caught by Peacock-Farrell.

90'

THREE minutes of added time.

89'

HUGE CHANCE! On the break Washington skips around Donnarumma and he simply has to put the ball in the net, but his shot is cleared off the line!

89'

This was not how it was meant to go for the Euro 2020 winners. Their fate, which as it stands is the uncertainty of the World Cup playoffs, is currently just minutes away

87'

Italy have another corner and Bernardeschi lofts a ball in towards the near post, but Magennis is there to head away. Northern Ireland have defended superbly tonight. Italy just cannot find a way to break them down. Roberto Mancini is visibly fuming on the touchline.

85'

Italy have a corner but it comes to nothing as Bonucci heads well wide at the near post. The Northern Ireland are sensing a famous night at Windsor Park against the Euro 2020 holders.

82'

YELLOW! Peacock-Farrell is booked for time-wasting. Who can blame him? N Ireland have had Italy on the ropes this evening.

Yellow card

B. Peacock-Farrell

Northern Ireland

81'

BIG CHANCE! N Ireland so nearly take the lead! Lewis' ball agonisingly rolls along the edge of the penalty box and eventually Dallas meets it, but he drills his first-time strike just past the post! That was a big chance for N Ireland.

80'

SHOT! Emerson has a low shot which takes a slight deflection and narrowly drifts past the post! SUB! Scamacca is on for Emerson.

78'

Italy need TWO goals if they are to book their place at the Qatar World Cup as it stands.

76'

Washington rolls around Acerbi on the right flank and his cross deflects off Bonucci for a N Ireland corner. Can N Ireland spring a surprise and win this? The corner into the box is headed clear.

74'

Switzerland are now 3-0 up against Bulgaria with the automatic ticket to Qatar as it stands. Italy need more than a 1-0 win as it stands.

72'

Chiesa's cross finds Belotti, but he cannot produce a clean header and the chance amounts to nothing.

C. Washington

Northern Ireland

Off

G. Whyte

Northern Ireland

71'

MORE SUBS! Whyte is off for Washington and Saville makes way for C Evans.

C. Evans

Northern Ireland

Off

G. Saville

Northern Ireland

68'

SUBS! Locatelli and Bernardeschi come on for Jorginho and Insigne. Northern Ireland are under heavy pressure now as Italy's corner count rises. Chiesa's cross is headed clear at the near post. It is worth remembering N Ireland are yet to concede at home in their World Cup qualifying campaign.

M. Locatelli

Italy

Off

Jorginho

Italy

66'

Chiesa looks to cut inside and shoot, but Whyte anticipates his movement and makes a great tackle which is backed by a huge roar from the home support.

64'

SUB! Belotti comes on for Barella as Mancini elects to get another striker on the pitch.

63'

CHANCE! Berardi feeds Chiesa who digs a shot out in a tight space inside the box. He bends his shot looking for the bottom corner but it flies wide of Peacock-Farrell's right post!

60'

Switzerland are now 2-0 up against Bulgaria. The pressure really is on Italy to score, but they are leaving themselves more exposed at the back. N Ireland try to launch a counter-attack through Magennis, but he cannot find Saville or Whyte on the flanks.

123