World Cup Qualifiers: Norway defeats Italy again and finishes the group undefeated.

At San Siro, Norway defeated Italy again with a resounding 4-1 victory, confirming their unbeaten run in Group I and securing direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Gattuso's men, however, will have to go through the playoffs again, but after their shock eliminations in 2017 against Sweden and 2022 against Macedonia, they will be unable to make any mistakes this time.

Italy-Norway 1-4

A good Italy in the first half that found the lead in the 11th minute with Pio Esposito, who scored with his back to goal from Dimarco's pass. Esposito also had a chance to double the lead, but his header went just wide. The Azzurri dominated the field completely, with Norway struggling to get past the halfway line.

In the second half, however, the game changed completely. Sorloth immediately came close to equalizing with two chances in the space of a few minutes, but they missed the target by just inches. In the 63rd minute nusa He creates a great solo effort and beats Donnarumma to make it 1-1. Ten minutes later, Donnarumma denies Nusa a brace with a great save. The Azzurri try to respond with the usual Pio Esposito, whose header goes wide. In the 78th minute, he enters the fray. Haaland who, assisted by Bobb, scored the 1-2. Just a minute later, the Norwegian goal machine scored his second, capitalizing on a mistake by the Italian defense. Gattuso's men did not get back into the game and in injury time Larsen closes the accounts for 1-4 final.

With this victory, Norway reaffirmed the superiority already shown in the first leg (which ended 3-0 for the Scandinavians) and legitimized their top spot in the group.