Italy – Croatia 3–2

	1H	2H	T
IT	1	2	3
HR	0	2	2

Match report

Italy beat Croatia 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barella opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

25'

Livaković

⚽Barellaassist Calafiori

40'

2H

51'

⚽Modrićassist Šutalo

⚽Retegui

63'

Zaccagni

68'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Zaccagni

68'

⇄Bianchi↓ Perišić

74'

⚽Budimir

Dimarco

74'

Perišić

⇄Rossi↓ Retegui

77'

⇄Keller↓ Budimir

⚽Frattesiassist Barella

86'

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

HR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2022 · 19:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,582 / 65,475 (91%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Livaković

7.8

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