Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

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

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Simons

⚽Barellaassist Chiesa

18'

Retegui

22'

2H

Barella

54'

⚽Zaccagniassist Tonali

56'

⇄Johnson↓ Retegui

65'

⇄Marsh↓ Depay

67'

⚽Gakpoassist Schouten

71'

Van Dijk

⚽Chiesa

79'

⇄Janssen↓ Zaccagni

84'

⇄Schmidt↓ Gakpo

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2022 · 19:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance63,511 / 65,475 (97%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

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

Di Lorenzo

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.35Formation7.254-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.6 2Di Lorenzo7.9 3Bastoni7.3 4Calafiori6.7 5Dimarco7.3 6Tonali7.6 7Barella7.0 8Frattesi7.6 9Chiesa7.4 10Retegui7.9 11Zaccagni7.5

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.5 2Dumfries6.9 3Van Dijk7.3 4De Vrij7.8 5Aké6.9 6Schouten7.7 7F. de Jong7.9 8Reijnders7.5 9Simons6.8 10Depay7.8 11Gakpo6.6

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