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. Reijnders opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Reijndersassist Van Dijk

40'

2H

51'

⚽Frattesiassist Bastoni

De Vrij

62'

⚽Gakpo

63'

⇄Martin↓ Gakpo

68'

⇄Romano↓ Zaccagni

⇄Almeida↓ Depay

77'

⇄Pereira↓ Retegui

79'

Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2025 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance36,541 / 46,848 (78%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

De Vrij

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.30Formation6.804-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.2 2Dumfries7.1 3Van Dijk7.8 4De Vrij7.9 5Aké7.2 6Schouten7.6 7F. de Jong6.6 8Reijnders6.7 9Simons7.3 10Depay7.0 11Gakpo7.9

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.0 2Di Lorenzo7.1 3Bastoni6.5 4Calafiori7.3 5Dimarco6.4 6Tonali6.3 7Barella7.2 8Frattesi7.7 9Chiesa6.7 10Retegui6.3 11Zaccagni6.3

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