Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

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

Match events

1H

⚽Frattesiassist Donnarumma

17'

Di Lorenzo

27'

28'

⚽Reijndersassist Verbruggen

⚽Zaccagni

40'

44'

Simons

2H

51'

⚽Gakpo

Dimarco

61'

⚽Chiesaassist Calafiori

63'

⇄Marsh↓ Zaccagni

73'

⇄Hansen↓ Gakpo

⇄Müller↓ Retegui

82'

⇄Ferrari↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 21, 2022 · 20:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance49,761 / 65,475 (76%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

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

Verbruggen

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.12Formation7.154-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.4 2Di Lorenzo7.6 3Bastoni7.1 4Calafiori6.5 5Dimarco7.1 6Tonali7.4 7Barella6.8 8Frattesi7.4 9Chiesa7.2 10Retegui7.6 11Zaccagni7.2

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.9 2Dumfries6.7 3Van Dijk7.1 4De Vrij7.6 5Aké6.6 6Schouten7.4 7F. de Jong7.7 8Reijnders7.3 9Simons6.5 10Depay7.5 11Gakpo6.3

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