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. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gakpoassist Schouten

9'

20'

⚽Zaccagniassist Tonali

⚽Simons

32'

43'

⚽Chiesa

F. de Jong

43'

2H

⚽F. de Jongassist Simons

55'

⇄Haas↓ Gakpo

65'

⇄Moreau↓ Zaccagni

⇄Martin↓ Depay

74'

⇄Romano↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 15, 2022 · 20:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance35,136 / 46,848 (75%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Chiesa

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-36.99Formation7.094-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.0 2Dumfries7.4 3Van Dijk7.8 4De Vrij6.7 5Aké7.4 6Schouten6.5 7F. de Jong6.8 8Reijnders6.3 9Simons7.3 10Depay6.6 11Gakpo7.1

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.1 2Di Lorenzo6.7 3Bastoni7.8 4Calafiori7.3 5Dimarco7.8 6Tonali6.4 7Barella7.5 8Frattesi6.5 9Chiesa7.9 10Retegui6.7 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