Netherlands – Italy 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Simonsassist De Vrij

26'

Aké

30'

37'

⚽Chiesaassist Calafiori

2H

47'

Donnarumma

⚽F. de Jong

49'

Gakpo

60'

⇄Haas↓ Depay

63'

⇄Moreau↓ Retegui

Reijnders

64'

⇄Walsh↓ Gakpo

82'

⇄García↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2025 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance38,415 / 46,848 (82%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Depay

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.10Formation7.244-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.6 2Dumfries7.1 3Van Dijk7.5 4De Vrij6.3 5Aké7.1 6Schouten7.8 7F. de Jong6.4 8Reijnders7.7 9Simons7.0 10Depay7.9 11Gakpo6.7

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.8 2Di Lorenzo6.4 3Bastoni7.5 4Calafiori6.9 5Dimarco7.5 6Tonali7.8 7Barella7.2 8Frattesi7.8 9Chiesa7.6 10Retegui6.4 11Zaccagni7.7

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