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. Simons 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

⚽Simonsassist Depay

26'

Gakpo

36'

37'

⚽Chiesaassist Retegui

2H

⚽F. de Jong

49'

53'

Barella

60'

⚽Barella

⇄Haas↓ Depay

63'

⇄Moreau↓ Retegui

Van Dijk

70'

⚽Depayassist Dumfries

72'

⇄Walsh↓ Gakpo

82'

⇄García↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 14, 2022 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance40,758 / 46,848 (87%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Calafiori

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.02Formation7.154-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.6 2Dumfries6.4 3Van Dijk6.8 4De Vrij7.3 5Aké6.4 6Schouten7.1 7F. de Jong7.4 8Reijnders7.0 9Simons6.3 10Depay7.2 11Gakpo7.7

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.8 2Di Lorenzo7.3 3Bastoni6.8 4Calafiori7.9 5Dimarco6.8 6Tonali7.1 7Barella6.5 8Frattesi7.1 9Chiesa6.9 10Retegui7.4 11Zaccagni7.0

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