Italy – Netherlands 2–1

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 2–1 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Reteguiassist Calafiori

25'

36'

⚽Depayassist De Vrij

Dimarco

41'

2H

⚽Frattesi

48'

58'

Verbruggen

⇄Nielsen↓ Retegui

62'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Depay

Zaccagni

71'

74'

Gakpo

⇄Pereira↓ Zaccagni

81'

⇄Lopez↓ Gakpo

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 9, 2025 · 20:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,690 / 65,475 (82%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Chiesa

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.20Formation6.924-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.1 2Di Lorenzo6.6 3Bastoni7.8 4Calafiori7.2 5Dimarco7.8 6Tonali6.4 7Barella7.5 8Frattesi6.4 9Chiesa7.9 10Retegui6.6 11Zaccagni7.9

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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