Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

8'

⚽Reteguiassist Di Lorenzo

⚽Reijnders

20'

31'

⚽Frattesi

⚽Gakpoassist Aké

43'

2H

Van Dijk

61'

Chiesa

⇄Lindqvist↓ Depay

62'

⇄Bianchi↓ Retegui

⚽Depayassist Dumfries

81'

⇄Lopez↓ Gakpo

81'

⇄Almeida↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 15, 2022 · 20:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,163 / 46,848 (90%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Barella

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.08Formation6.904-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.2 2Dumfries7.7 3Van Dijk6.4 4De Vrij6.9 5Aké7.7 6Schouten6.7 7F. de Jong7.0 8Reijnders6.6 9Simons7.6 10Depay6.8 11Gakpo7.3

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.4 2Di Lorenzo6.9 3Bastoni6.4 4Calafiori7.5 5Dimarco6.4 6Tonali6.7 7Barella7.8 8Frattesi6.7 9Chiesa6.5 10Retegui7.0 11Zaccagni6.6

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