World Cup Israel vs Italy: 9 goals, 2 own goals, the Blues won the hardest victory!

Italy played away against Israel in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, a dramatic match, and Italy finally won a valuable victory with a score of 5-4.

The Israeli-Italy match was held in Hungary, and on Monday (September 8, 2025), the race was like a roller coaster. Italy fell behind twice before the end of the game and finally tied the score with a decisive goal in injury time.

What a wonderful game, the Italian team played two eggs. They also almost lost three points as Israel equalized the score in the 89th minute.

However, this victory became crucial for Jennaro Gattuso's team. With their last-minute unremitting efforts, they still maintain their hope of advancing to the World Cup finals.

Drama: Retaliation goals and two suicides

From the beginning, Italy's defense did appear fragile and unorganized. If it weren't for the opponent's foul, Ji'an Luigi Donaluma even made an own mistake.

This diversity was proven when Israel scored first in the 16th minute. Manuel Locatelli made an own mistake, putting Italy in trouble.

Moise Keane then became the savior with two equalizers. His brilliant performance successfully brought Italy back to the game, after two trailing.

However, a dramatic scene happened again, when Italy was almost about to win the game. Alessandro Bastoni scored his second own goal for the team in the 87th minute.

Baltoni's goal worth three points in three minutes seems to be a breeze for Israel. They successfully took advantage of the opportunity to tie the score to 4-4.

was Dora Peretz scored by heading the ball from close range in the 89th minute. The hope of Italians to win a complete victory was instantly shattered.

However, the drama does not end there. Sandro Tonali became an unexpected hero for the Italian team at the beginning of injury time.

The long shot from outside the penalty area flew into the opponent's goal successfully. The goal ensured Italy won a dramatic 5-4 win in the World Cup qualifier and kept Italy breathing.

Israel vs Italy's team: Daniel Peretz; Eli Dasa, Idan Nahimas, Stav Remkin, Roy Revivo, Elier Peretz, Door Peretz, Anan Harari, Oscar Jock, Manna Solomon, Dan Bitterton.

Italian national team: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Barreto, Gianluiga Mancini, Giovanni di Lorenzo, Nicolo Barrera, Manuel Locatelli, Sandro Tonali, Matteo Politano, Matteo Retegi, Moise Keane.