Result Italy 3 – 0 Israel, Tuesday 14 October 2025, World Cup Qualifier

2026 FIFA World Cup, Italian National Team

Result Italy 3 – 0 Israel, Tuesday 14 October 2025, World Cup Qualifier

      Italy 3 – 0 Israel 

Italy triumphed over Israel in the World Cup Qualifiers Group I on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy.   It’s a complete celebration for Italy. This win against Israel brings them closer to securing at least a playoff spot, as they aim to avoid missing a third consecutive World Cup. Mateo Retegui scored two goals, and Gianluca Mancini topped it off with a goal in the 93rd minute. So, it’s a celebration for Italy.

There’s even a slight possibility of claiming the top position, but that seems unlikely due to the goal difference. We’ll find out more during the next international break.

Gennaro Gattuso becomes the fifth coach of the Italian men’s national team to win all four of his matches, joining the ranks of Azeglio Vicini, Antonio Conte, Edmondo Fabbri, and Schiavio-Piola.  Surely, since Gattuso took over, Italy has impressively scored 16 goals across four matches. They have secured second place.

What’s next?

Italy will be back for Matchday 9, playing away against Moldova on November 13th. Following that, they will face Norway at San Siro on the 16th for the final match.

Here’s the current scenario

The Group I standings show Norway in the lead with 18 points (+26), Italy in second with 15 (+10), Israel with 9 (-4), Estonia with 4 (-10), and Moldova with 1 (-22). Israel and Estonia also have a game in hand.

✅   Here are the Standings (AFTER THE GAME).

Norway 18 points (6 games played), Italy 15 points  (6), Israel 9 points (7), Estonia 4 points (7), Moldova 1 (6)

🇮🇹 Italy 1 – 0 Israel 🇮🇱

Italy takes the lead in the 45+2 minute. Forward Mateo Retegui successfully converts the penalty with a right-footed shot into the top left corner. The penalty was conceded by Matan Baltaxa (Israel) following a foul on Retegui in the penalty area.

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🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 0 Israel 🇮🇱

Italy rejoices as they score again in the 74th minute. A costly error by substitute Turiel, who gives away the ball under Retegui’s pressure. Retegui finds room to shift onto his right foot and fires an unerring curling shot past Glazer. The Azzurri extend their advantage.

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🇮🇹 Italy 3 – 0 Israel 🇮🇱

The game has concluded! It’s a full Italian celebration! In the 93rd minute, the Italians secured their victory. Gianluca Mancini netted a header from just a few feet away into the top left corner. He was assisted by Federico Dimarco, who delivered a cross after a corner given away by Dor Turgeman.

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Player Statistics

Francesco Pio Esposito netted his first goal for the national team at the age of 20 years and 105 days.  Esposito could potentially score his second in this match at 20 years and 108 days; since the 1970s, the only player to have scored a second goal for Italy at a younger age was Moise Kean (19 years and 26 days in March 2019).

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The Bluenergy Stadium is set for Italy vs Israel

The image depicts an aerial night view of Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, brightly lit with a packed crowd and a well-maintained football field. The stadium is illuminated with blue and white lights, reflecting its vibrant atmosphere during a match or event. The post text from Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) highlights that Udine and Bluenergy Stadium will host the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, adding significance to the stadium\'s role in European football. No watermarks from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, or Xiaohongshu are visible. The composition emphasizes the stadium\'s modern architecture and its lively, energetic setting under the night sky.

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Stadium structure with metallic roof and large digital screen displaying the Italian national football team emblem in blue white and red colors against a clear sky with scattered clouds. Empty tiered seating in yellow and blue sections extends around the field. Green artificial turf pitch visible in foreground. Prominent advertising banners for Telepass along the lower edges in yellow with blue text reading TELEPASS SOLO CON TELEPASS.

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ITALY – ISRAEL Match Officials

Referee: Clément Turpin FRA.
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA.
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA.
Fourth Official: François Letexier FRA.
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER.
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN.

Italy official starting lineup against Israel

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Blue away jersey of the Italian national football team hangs on a locker, displaying the World Cup Qualifiers patch on the sleeve with FIFA emblem, positioned beside the official FIGC badge featuring green white and red stripes and four stars above.

 

 Blue background poster with Italian flag emblem at top left and right corners displaying text ITALIA VS ISRAELE in large white letters centered above a globe illustration showing night over Europe and day elsewhere with time zones listed below including San Francisco 11:45 Rio de Janeiro 14:45 Roma 20:45 Udine 20:45 Riyadh 21:45 Delhi 00:15 and ITA Airways logo at bottom right

 

Graphic with Italian flag on right and blue background split by versus line, left side shows three young male football players in blue Italy national team jerseys with green and white stripes, white shorts, and wristbands, standing side by side with serious expressions and right fists clenched raised at chest level, text overlay reads ITALY vs ISRAEL at top, 14 October below players, 20:45 CEST at bottom left, UDINE FRIULI WC QUALIFIER STADIO at bottom right.

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 2026 World Cup Qualifying

🇮🇹  Italy – Israel   🇮🇱
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Bluenergy Stadium
Udine, Italy

20:45

Official lineups – tabellino:

🇮🇹  Lineup ITALIA (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Mancini, Calafiori; Cambiaso, Barella, Locatelli, Tonali, Dimarco; Retegui, Raspadori.  

Subs: Meret, Vicario, Gabbia, Spinazzola, Udogie, Orsolini, Piccoli, Esposito, Cristante, Frattesi, Cambiaghi, Coppola.

Coach: Gennaro Gattuso

🇮🇱  Lineup ISRAEL (4-3-3): Glazer; Dasa, Baltaxa, Blorian, Revivo; Peretz, Gloukh, Khlaili; Biton, Baribo, Solomon.  

Subs: Peretz, Tzur, Gandelman, Shua, Azoulay, Noy, Mizrahi, Abu Fani, Gropper, Turgeman, Stoinov, Toriel.

Coach: Ben SImon

Click the video to watch Italy 3 – 0 Israel highlights on Tuesday 14 October 2025

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