Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Reteguiassist Calafiori

⚽Reijnders

18'

29'

⚽Frattesi

⚽Gakpoassist F. de Jong

41'

Aké

41'

2H

58'

Donnarumma

Gakpo

71'

⚽Depayassist De Vrij

79'

⇄Pereira↓ Gakpo

79'

⇄Lopez↓ Zaccagni

⇄Nielsen↓ Depay

88'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 9, 2022 · 18:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,632 / 46,848 (91%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Simons

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.09Formation7.054-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

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