Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. F. de Jong opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽F. de Jongassist Reijnders

6'

Schouten

42'

⚽Gakpoassist Aké

44'

2H

55'

⚽Zaccagniassist Dimarco

59'

Di Lorenzo

⚽Simons

67'

⇄Janssen↓ Gakpo

72'

⇄Schmidt↓ Zaccagni

Simons

76'

78'

⚽Chiesa

⇄Johnson↓ Depay

81'

⇄Marsh↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance35,604 / 46,848 (76%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Van Dijk

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.08Formation7.024-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.1 2Dumfries7.5 3Van Dijk7.9 4De Vrij6.7 5Aké7.5 6Schouten6.6 7F. de Jong6.9 8Reijnders6.4 9Simons7.4 10Depay6.7 11Gakpo7.2

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.2 2Di Lorenzo6.8 3Bastoni7.9 4Calafiori7.3 5Dimarco7.9 6Tonali6.5 7Barella7.6 8Frattesi6.5 9Chiesa6.3 10Retegui6.8 11Zaccagni6.4

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