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UEFA WC Qualification·Round 10 Sun 16/11·21:45
Italy
1-4 FT
Norway
  • P. Esposito11'
  • Nusa63'
  • Haaland78', 79'
  • Larsen90+3'
Stadio Giuseppe MeazzaReferee: Alejandro Hernandez
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Difficulty
59

Norway trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 11'Trailed by one goal
  2. 63'Equaliser
  3. 78'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 11: Norway had 13 shots to 13 for Italy, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Solbakken

Thorsby came on for Berg (64') and assisted, Bobb came on for Sorloth (76') and assisted, Aasgaard came on for Thorstvedt (75').

The last 15 minutes

3 goals by Norway came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 39% of fans backed Norway to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 3 goalsAhead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goalsBehind by 3 goals0153045607590HT11'63'78'90+3'Substitution 64'Substitution 75'Substitution 76'Substitution 89'Substitution 89'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadNorway goal Italy goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Norway chances, below: Italy. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 11'

    P. Esposito opened the scoring for Italy, assisted by Dimarco, putting Italy ahead 1-0.

  2. 63'

    Nusa equalised for Norway, assisted by Sorloth, to make it 1-1.

  3. 78'

    Haaland completed the turnaround for Norway, assisted by Bobb, putting Norway ahead 2-1.

  4. 79'

    Haaland extended the lead for Norway, assisted by Thorsby, putting Norway ahead 3-1.

  5. 90+3'

    Larsen extended the lead for Norway, assisted by Thorsby, putting Norway ahead 4-1.

The match in numbers

ItalyNorway
58%Possession42%
1.32Chance quality (xG)1.62
15Shots13
4On target5
2Big chances3
6Corners2
535Passes395

Top players

1
NusaNorway · Left Forward
8.5
2
HaalandNorway · Centre Forward
8.3
3
ThorsbyNorway · Central Midfield
8.0
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Italy 49%Draw 12%Norway 39%
from 34,533 votes

Line-ups

Norway4-5-1
5.1 Donnarumma 5.1 Bastoni 6.2 Mancini 5.6 Di Lorenzo 7.7 Dimarco 6.2 Barella 6.1 Locatelli 6.0 Frattesi 6.6 Politano 7.1 P. Esposito 6.4 Retegui 6.6 Nyland 6.4 Wolfe 6.8 Heggem 6.6 Ajer 6.2 Ryerson 8.5 Nusa 6.8 Thorstvedt 6.5 Berge 6.7 Berg 7.4 Sorloth 8.32 Haaland
Italy3-5-2
Italy coach: G. Gattuso Norway coach: Solbakken

Match events

ItalyNorway
  1. P. EspositoGoal · assist: Dimarco
    11'
  2. G. GattusoYellow card
    44'
  3. BarellaYellow card
    45+2'
  4. NusaGoal · assist: Sorloth
    63'
  5. ThorsbySubstitution · for Berg
    64'
  6. BastoniYellow card
    67'
  7. CristanteSubstitution · for Frattesi
    68'
  8. P. EspositoYellow card
    69'
  9. HaalandYellow card
    74'
  10. AasgaardSubstitution · for Thorstvedt
    75'
  11. BobbSubstitution · for Sorloth
    76'
  12. HaalandGoal · assist: Bobb
    78'
  13. ZaccagniSubstitution · for P. Esposito
    79'
  14. ScamaccaSubstitution · for Locatelli
    79'
  15. HaalandGoal · assist: Thorsby
    79'
  16. BuongiornoSubstitution · for Barella
    86'
  17. RicciSubstitution · for Bastoni
    86'
  18. LarsenSubstitution · for Haaland
    89'
  19. OstigardSubstitution · for Wolfe
    89'
  20. LarsenGoal · assist: Thorsby
    90+3'
  21. LarsenYellow card
    90+3'