EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2021/22 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Thursday 25 March 2021 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Italy Group C - Matchday 1 Northern Ireland Last updated 31/03/2021 12:43CET

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 8

1 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2012 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Cassano 21, 53, 11/10/2011 QR (GS) Italy - Northern Ireland 3-0 Pescara McAuley 74 (og) 08/10/2010 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Italy 0-0 Belfast

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached McIlroy 13, Cush 28; 15/01/1958 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Italy 2-1 Belfast Da Costa 56 25/04/1957 QR (GS) Italy - Northern Ireland 1-0 Cervato 3

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Italy 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 - - - - 11 7 3 1 22 10 Northern Ireland 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 - - - - 11 1 3 7 10 22

2 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma Squad list

Italy Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 12/01/1987 34 Torino - 0 0 0 0 - 28/06/1994 26 Cagliari - 0 0 0 0 - 25/02/1999 22 Milan - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - 14/08/1984 36 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 - 01/05/1987 33 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 - 25/03/1993 28 Roma - 0 0 0 0 - 11/03/1991 30 Paris - 0 0 0 0 - 10/02/1988 33 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 - 04/08/1993 27 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 - Gianluca Mancini 17/04/1996 24 Roma - 0 0 0 0 - Emerson 03/08/1994 26 Chelsea - 0 0 0 0 - 05/11/1992 28 Paris - 0 0 0 0 - 16/02/1994 27 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 - Vincenzo Grifo 07/04/1993 27 Freiburg - 0 0 0 0 - Nicolò Barella 07/02/1997 24 Internazionale - 0 0 0 0 - 08/01/1998 23 Sassuolo - 0 0 0 0 - Lorenzo Pellegrini 19/06/1996 24 Roma - 0 0 0 0 - 21/04/1997 23 Atalanta - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - 20/02/1990 31 Lazio - 0 0 0 0 - 04/06/1991 29 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 - 20/12/1993 27 Torino - 0 0 0 0 - 01/08/1994 26 Sassuolo - 0 0 0 0 - 25/10/1997 23 Juventus - 0 0 0 0 Coach - 27/11/1964 56 - 0 0 0 0

3 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma

Northern Ireland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Conor Hazard 05/03/1998 23 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Liam Hughes 19/08/2001 19 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - Bailey Peacock-Farrell 29/10/1996 24 Burnley - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Jonny Evans 03/01/1988 33 Leicester - 0 0 0 0 - Craig Cathcart 06/02/1989 32 Watford - 0 0 0 0 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 29 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 - Michael Smith 04/09/1988 32 Hearts - 0 0 0 0 - Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 25 Middlesbrough - 0 0 0 0 - Daniel Ballard 22/09/1999 21 Blackpool - 0 0 0 0 - Ciaron Brown 14/01/1998 23 Cardiff - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 36 Rangers - 0 0 0 0 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 30 Hull - 0 0 0 0 - Corry Evans 30/07/1990 30 Blackburn - 0 0 0 0 - Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 29 Leeds - 0 0 0 0 - Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 29 Millwall - 0 0 0 0 - George Saville 01/06/1993 27 Middlesbrough - 0 0 0 0 - Jordan Thompson 03/01/1997 24 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 - Alistair Mccann 04/12/1999 21 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 33 Kilmarnock - 0 0 0 0 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 33 Aberdeen - 0 0 0 0 - Matthew Kennedy 01/11/1994 26 Aberdeen - 0 0 0 0 - Gavin Whyte 31/01/1996 25 Hull - 0 0 0 0 - Shayne Lavery 08/12/1998 22 Linfield - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Ian Brarclough 04/12/1970 50 - 0 0 0 0

4 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma Match officials

Referee Ali Palabıyık (TUR) Assistant referees Kerem Ersoy (TUR) , Serkan Olguncan (TUR) Fourth official Halis Özkahya (TUR) UEFA Delegate David McDowell (SVN) UEFA Referee observer Sándor Piller (HUN)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Ali Palabıyık 14/08/1981 1 45

Ali Palabıyık Referee since: 2000 First division: 2012 FIFA badge: 2015

Tournaments: 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals 2017 UEFA Youth League

FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 16/09/2015 UYL GS AS Roma FC Barcelona 0-0 Rome 04/08/2016 UEL 3QR US Sassuolo Calcio FC Luzern 3-0 23/11/2017 UEL GS SS Lazio Vitesse 1-1 Rome 28/11/2019 UEL GS SS Lazio CFR 1907 Cluj 1-0 Rome

5 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma Match-by-match lineups Italy

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Italy-Northern Ireland Matchday 2 (28/03/2021) Bulgaria-Italy Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Lithuania-Italy Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) Italy-Bulgaria Matchday 5 (05/09/2021) Switzerland-Italy Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) Italy-Lithuania Matchday 9 (12/11/2021) Italy-Switzerland Matchday 10 (15/11/2021) Northern Ireland-Italy Northern Ireland

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (25/03/2021) Italy-Northern Ireland Matchday 3 (31/03/2021) Northern Ireland-Bulgaria Matchday 4 (02/09/2021) Lithuania-Northern Ireland Matchday 6 (08/09/2021) Northern Ireland-Switzerland Matchday 7 (09/10/2021) Switzerland-Northern Ireland Matchday 8 (12/10/2021) Bulgaria-Northern Ireland Matchday 9 (12/11/2021) Northern Ireland-Lithuania Matchday 10 (15/11/2021)

6 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma Northern Ireland-Italy

7 Italy - Northern Ireland Thursday 25 March 2021 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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