Featured match
- A. Cassano 35'
- M. Balotelli 90'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Italy beat Rep. Of Ireland 2-0. Scorers for Italy: A. Cassano 35', M. Balotelli 90'.
Italy
Rep. Of Ireland
- Full-time 2 - 0
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90'
M. Balotelli 2-0 Goal · Assist: A. Diamanti · Italy Goal! M. Balotelli scores for Italy, set up by A. Diamanti. It is 2-0
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86'
S. Cox Out: R. Keane · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: S. Cox comes on for R. Keane
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76'
J. Walters Out: K. Doyle · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Walters comes on for K. Doyle
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75'
M. Balotelli Out: A. Di Natale · Italy Substitution for Italy: M. Balotelli comes on for A. Di Natale
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65'
S. Long Out: A. McGeady · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: S. Long comes on for A. McGeady
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63'
A. Diamanti Out: A. Cassano · Italy Substitution for Italy: A. Diamanti comes on for A. Cassano
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57'
L. Bonucci Out: Giorgio Chiellini · Italy Substitution for Italy: L. Bonucci comes on for Giorgio Chiellini
- Half-time 1 - 0
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35'
A. Cassano 1-0 Goal · Assist: A. Pirlo · Italy Goal for Italy! A. Cassano turns in the pass from A. Pirlo (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Italy
Rep. Of Ireland
DDLDD
Last 5 matches LL
2Position4
5Pts0
1Goals scored per match0.5
1.2Goals conceded per match3.5
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Italy
Rep. Of Ireland
Italy
Starting XI
- 1— G. Buffon
- 15— A. Barzagli
- 3— Giorgio Chiellini57'
- 6— F. Balzaretti
- 7— I. Abate
- 16— D. De Rossi
- 21— A. Pirlo
- 5— Thiago Motta
- 8— C. Marchisio
- 10— A. Cassano35'63'
- 11— A. Di Natale75'
Substitutes
- 19— L. Bonucci57'
- 22— A. Diamanti63'
- 9— M. Balotelli75'90'
- 2— C. Maggio
- 4— A. Ogbonna
- 12— S. Sirigu
- 13— E. Giaccherini
- 14— M. De Sanctis
- 17— F. Borini
- 18— R. Montolivo
- 20— Sebastian Giovinco
- 23— A. Nocerino
Rep. Of Ireland
Starting XI
- 1— S. Given
- 5— R. Dunne
- 4— J. O'Shea
- 3— S. Ward
- 2— S. St. Ledger
- 7— A. McGeady65'
- 11— D. Duff
- 6— Glenn Whelan
- 8— K. Andrews
- 9— K. Doyle76'
- 10— R. Keane86'
Substitutes
- 19— S. Long65'
- 14— J. Walters76'
- 20— S. Cox86'
- 12— S. Kelly
- 13— P. McShane
- 15— D. Gibson
- 16— K. Westwood
- 17— S. Hunt
- 18— D. O'Dea
- 21— P. Green
- 22— J. McClean
- 23— D. Forde
No statistics available for this match
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Czechia
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 6 |
| 2 |
Greece
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Russia
|
3 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 |
Poland
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |
Next round
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 5:2 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
3 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Denmark
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
Next round
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 6:1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |
Croatia
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 9 | 1:9 | -8 | 0 |
Next round
This table is computed from the match results, because the data source does not provide it for this competition.