Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Reijnders 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

⚽Reijndersassist Schouten

6'

17'

⚽Frattesiassist Tonali

⚽Gakpo

29'

40'

⚽Zaccagni

2H

⚽Simonsassist Simons

52'

⇄Romano↓ Gakpo

62'

⇄Andersen↓ Zaccagni

⇄Pereira↓ Depay

71'

⇄Lopez↓ Retegui

F. de Jong

76'

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2022 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance39,821 / 46,848 (85%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

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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

F. de Jong

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.20Formation7.334-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.4 2Dumfries6.9 3Van Dijk7.3 4De Vrij7.8 5Aké6.9 6Schouten7.6 7F. de Jong7.9 8Reijnders7.5 9Simons6.7 10Depay7.7 11Gakpo6.5

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.6 2Di Lorenzo7.8 3Bastoni7.3 4Calafiori6.7 5Dimarco7.3 6Tonali7.6 7Barella7.0 8Frattesi7.6 9Chiesa7.4 10Retegui7.9 11Zaccagni7.4

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