Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

7'

⚽Retegui

⚽Reijndersassist F. de Jong

19'

2H

⚽F. de Jongassist De Vrij

57'

⇄García↓ Depay

66'

⇄Vidić↓ Retegui

68'

⚽Barellaassist Calafiori

Gakpo

73'

⚽Depay

80'

Aké

85'

⇄Silva↓ Gakpo

85'

⇄Dubois↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 23, 2022 · 20:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,974 / 46,848 (96%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

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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 cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

F. de Jong

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.19Formation7.324-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

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