Netherlands – Italy 3–2

	1H	2H	T
NL	1	2	3
IT	0	2	2

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Simonsassist Depay

17'

28'

Calafiori

2H

⚽Reijndersassist F. de Jong

55'

⇄Ferrari↓ Depay

64'

⇄Weber↓ Retegui

66'

⚽Frattesiassist Barella

Reijnders

77'

⚽Gakpo

78'

⇄Hansen↓ Gakpo

83'

⇄Johnson↓ Zaccagni

89'

⚽Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 13, 2022 · 18:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance41,695 / 46,848 (89%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

F. de Jong

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.11Formation7.244-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.5 2Di Lorenzo7.7 3Bastoni7.2 4Calafiori6.6 5Dimarco7.2 6Tonali7.5 7Barella6.9 8Frattesi7.5 9Chiesa7.3 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