Netherlands – Italy 2–1

	1H	2H	T
NL	1	1	2
IT	0	1	1

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Depay opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Reijnders

33'

⚽Depayassist F. de Jong

41'

2H

50'

Calafiori

52'

⚽Reteguiassist Barella

⚽Reijnders

64'

Gakpo

67'

⇄Almeida↓ Gakpo

69'

⇄Pereira↓ Zaccagni

⇄Bianchi↓ Depay

78'

⇄Nielsen↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 21, 2025 · 20:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance37,478 / 46,848 (80%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Dimarco

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.10Formation7.234-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.0 2Dumfries6.9 3Van Dijk7.6 4De Vrij7.7 5Aké7.0 6Schouten7.4 7F. de Jong6.4 8Reijnders6.5 9Simons7.1 10Depay6.8 11Gakpo7.7

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.8 2Di Lorenzo7.0 3Bastoni6.3 4Calafiori7.1 5Dimarco7.9 6Tonali7.8 7Barella7.0 8Frattesi7.5 9Chiesa6.5 10Retegui7.8 11Zaccagni7.8

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0