Overview
- Francesco Pio Esposito put Italy ahead on 11 minutes before Antonio Nusa leveled on 63, Erling Haaland struck twice in the 78th and 79th minutes, and Jørgen Strand Larsen added a stoppage-time fourth.
- Norway finished Group I with 24 points from eight wins, scoring 37 and conceding five to top the group by six points.
- Haaland ended qualifying with 16 goals, equalling Robert Lewandowski’s single-group European qualifying benchmark.
- Italy were consigned to the UEFA play-offs in March 2026, extending a turbulent qualifying pattern after missing the last two World Cups.
- The victory came at San Siro, where Norway also beat Italy 3-0 in June in a result that preceded a coaching change for the Azzurri.