Netherlands – Italy 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Van Dijk

39'

2H

⚽Gakpoassist Dumfries

53'

56'

Retegui

⇄Romano↓ Depay

62'

⇄Andersen↓ Retegui

64'

⚽Zaccagniassist Di Lorenzo

Schouten

73'

⚽Simons

76'

⇄Moreau↓ Gakpo

81'

⇄Kovač↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 21, 2025 · 20:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance35,604 / 46,848 (76%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

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

Barella

7.7

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.04Formation6.834-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.3 2Di Lorenzo6.9 3Bastoni6.3 4Calafiori7.5 5Dimarco6.3 6Tonali6.6 7Barella7.7 8Frattesi6.7 9Chiesa6.4 10Retegui6.9 11Zaccagni6.5

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