Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

7'

⚽Simons

⚽Barellaassist Donnarumma

19'

2H

⚽Zaccagniassist Chiesa

57'

⇄Martin↓ Retegui

66'

⇄Romano↓ Depay

68'

⚽Gakpoassist Simons

Retegui

79'

⚽Chiesa

80'

⇄Haas↓ Zaccagni

85'

⇄Moreau↓ Gakpo

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 3, 2022 · 20:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance57,618 / 65,475 (88%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

De Vrij

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.14Formation7.204-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.6 2Dumfries7.0 3Van Dijk7.4 4De Vrij7.9 5Aké7.0 6Schouten7.8 7F. de Jong6.4 8Reijnders7.6 9Simons6.9 10Depay7.9 11Gakpo6.7

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