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. Barella opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Barellaassist Calafiori

10'

21'

⚽F. de Jongassist De Vrij

25'

Verbruggen

⚽Retegui

33'

44'

⚽Depay

2H

⚽Frattesiassist Barella

56'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Zaccagni

66'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gakpo

Zaccagni

68'

Dimarco

74'

Gakpo

⇄Rossi↓ Retegui

75'

⇄Keller↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 8, 2022 · 17:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,452 / 65,475 (74%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (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

Chiesa

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.07Formation6.954-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.1 2Di Lorenzo6.7 3Bastoni7.8 4Calafiori7.2 5Dimarco7.8 6Tonali6.4 7Barella7.5 8Frattesi6.4 9Chiesa7.9 10Retegui6.7 11Zaccagni6.3

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.9 2Dumfries7.4 3Van Dijk7.8 4De Vrij6.6 5Aké7.4 6Schouten6.5 7F. de Jong6.7 8Reijnders6.3 9Simons7.3 10Depay6.6 11Gakpo7.0

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