Rome, 24 March (LaPresse) – Dutchman Danny Makkelie has been appointed to referee Italy v Northern Ireland, the World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final scheduled for Thursday evening in Bergamo. His assistants will be fellow Dutchmen Steegstra and de Vries, with van Boekel on VAR and Manschot on AVAR. The fourth official will be Spaniard Gil Manziano.