Italy – Netherlands 3–2

	1H	2H	T
IT	2	1	3
NL	2	0	2

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Depay opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

9'

⚽Depayassist Depay

⚽Frattesi

21'

31'

F. de Jong

32'

⚽Reijnders

⚽Zaccagniassist Di Lorenzo

44'

2H

⇄Dubois↓ Retegui

63'

⇄Petrov↓ Depay

Zaccagni

80'

⚽Reteguiassist Retegui

82'

⇄Weber↓ Zaccagni

82'

⇄Müller↓ Gakpo

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 16, 2022 · 17:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,237 / 65,475 (92%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Calafiori

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.07Formation7.134-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.7 2Di Lorenzo7.3 3Bastoni6.7 4Calafiori7.9 5Dimarco6.7 6Tonali7.0 7Barella6.4 8Frattesi7.1 9Chiesa6.8 10Retegui7.3 11Zaccagni6.9

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.6 2Dumfries6.3 3Van Dijk6.7 4De Vrij7.3 5Aké6.3 6Schouten7.1 7F. de Jong7.4 8Reijnders6.9 9Simons7.9 10Depay7.2 11Gakpo7.7

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