Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Reteguiassist Retegui

16'

Frattesi

22'

2H

⚽Chiesaassist Barella

54'

⇄Kovač↓ Retegui

63'

⇄Haas↓ Depay

65'

⚽Simonsassist F. de Jong

⚽Barella

77'

⇄Vidić↓ Zaccagni

82'

⇄Walsh↓ Gakpo

88'

⚽F. de Jong

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,273 / 65,475 (89%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Depay

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.20Formation7.074-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.8 2Di Lorenzo6.3 3Bastoni7.5 4Calafiori6.9 5Dimarco7.5 6Tonali7.7 7Barella7.2 8Frattesi7.8 9Chiesa7.6 10Retegui6.3 11Zaccagni7.6

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.6 2Dumfries7.1 3Van Dijk7.4 4De Vrij6.3 5Aké7.0 6Schouten7.8 7F. de Jong6.4 8Reijnders7.7 9Simons6.9 10Depay7.9 11Gakpo6.7

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