Italy 1-4 Norway
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Norway won: Italy 1-4 Norway in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 10) on Sun, 16 Nov 2025 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano. Italy goals: Francesco Pio Esposito 11'. Norway goals: Antonio Nusa 63', Erling Haaland 78', Erling Haaland 79', Jørgen Strand Larsen 90'+3. Expected goals: 1.31-1.59. Possession: 58-42. Player of the match: Erling Haaland (8.8).
Match report
Norway rout Italy 4-1
Norway came from behind to beat Italy 4-1 away from home at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday 16 November in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Francesco Pio Esposito put Italy ahead on 11' (1-0), Antonio Nusa levelled for Norway on 63' (1-1), Erling Haaland restored Norway's lead on 78' (1-2), added another on 79' (1-3) and Jørgen Strand Larsen made it 1-4 on 90+3'.
Italy had 58% of the ball, shots were 15-13 (4-5 on target) and expected goals finished 1.31-1.59.
Erling Haaland (Norway) was player of the match with an 8.8 rating.
Attendance: 69,020. Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández.
Match stats
| Italy | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58 | 42 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.31 | 1.59 |
| Total shots | 15 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Touches in opposition box | 23 | 26 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 473 (88%) | 333 (85%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Total shots | 15 | 13 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 8 |
Lineups
Italy (3-1-4-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Gianluca Mancini, Alessandro Bastoni, Manuel Locatelli, Matteo Politano, Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Barella, Federico Dimarco, Mateo Retegui, Francesco Pio Esposito
Norway (4-1-4-1): Ørjan Håskjold Nyland, Julian Ryerson, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Torbjørn Heggem, David Møller Wolfe, Sander Berge, Alexander Sørloth, Patrick Berg, Kristian Thorstvedt, Antonio Nusa, Erling Haaland
Key events
- 11' · Goal · Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 44' · Yellow card · Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Nicolo Barella (Italy)
- 63' · Goal · Antonio Nusa (Norway)
- 64' · Substitution · Morten Thorsby for Patrick Berg (Norway)
- 67' · Yellow card · Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
- 68' · Substitution · Bryan Cristante for Davide Frattesi (Italy)
- 69' · Yellow card · Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 69' · Yellow card · Erling Haaland (Norway)
- 75' · Substitution · Thelo Aasgaard for Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway)
- 75' · Substitution · Oscar Bobb for Alexander Sørloth (Norway)
- 78' · Goal · Erling Haaland (Norway)
- 79' · Substitution · Gianluca Scamacca for Manuel Locatelli (Italy)
- 79' · Substitution · Mattia Zaccagni for Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 79' · Goal · Erling Haaland (Norway)
- 86' · Substitution · Samuele Ricci for Nicolo Barella (Italy)
- 86' · Substitution · Alessandro Buongiorno for Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
- 89' · Substitution · Leo Østigard for David Møller Wolfe (Norway)
- 89' · Substitution · Jørgen Strand Larsen for Erling Haaland (Norway)
- 90'+3 · Goal · Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Italy vs Norway?
Norway won, 1-4 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sun, 16 Nov 2025.
When and where is Italy vs Norway?
Sun, 16 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.