Netherlands – Italy 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

23'

Retegui

⚽Gakpoassist Dumfries

26'

37'

⚽Zaccagniassist Di Lorenzo

Schouten

40'

2H

⚽Simons

49'

⇄Johnson↓ Depay

63'

⇄Marsh↓ Retegui

Van Dijk

72'

⇄Janssen↓ Gakpo

82'

⇄Schmidt↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 6, 2025 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance37,947 / 46,848 (81%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Reijnders

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.04Formation7.134-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.9 2Dumfries7.3 3Van Dijk7.7 4De Vrij6.5 5Aké7.3 6Schouten6.4 7F. de Jong6.7 8Reijnders7.9 9Simons7.2 10Depay6.5 11Gakpo7.0

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.0 2Di Lorenzo6.6 3Bastoni7.7 4Calafiori7.1 5Dimarco7.7 6Tonali6.3 7Barella7.4 8Frattesi6.3 9Chiesa7.8 10Retegui6.6 11Zaccagni7.9

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