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. Barella opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Barella

11'

22'

⚽F. de Jong

⚽Reteguiassist Barella

34'

2H

Dimarco

52'

Zaccagni

70'

⚽Chiesaassist Calafiori

72'

⇄Vidić↓ Zaccagni

72'

⇄Walsh↓ Gakpo

⇄Kovač↓ Retegui

81'

⇄Haas↓ Depay

83'

⚽Simonsassist De Vrij

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 22, 2022 · 19:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance51,725 / 65,475 (79%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Aké

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.03Formation7.214-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.7 2Di Lorenzo7.2 3Bastoni6.7 4Calafiori7.8 5Dimarco6.7 6Tonali7.0 7Barella6.4 8Frattesi7.0 9Chiesa6.8 10Retegui7.2 11Zaccagni6.8

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.5 2Dumfries6.3 3Van Dijk6.7 4De Vrij7.2 5Aké7.9 6Schouten7.0 7F. de Jong7.3 8Reijnders6.9 9Simons7.8 10Depay7.1 11Gakpo7.6

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