Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

8'

⚽Retegui

⚽Reijndersassist Depay

20'

Reijnders

44'

2H

⚽F. de Jongassist F. de Jong

58'

61'

Calafiori

⇄Rossi↓ Depay

67'

⇄Keller↓ Retegui

69'

⚽Barellaassist Barella

⚽Depay

81'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Gakpo

86'

⇄Bianchi↓ Zaccagni

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2022 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance40,758 / 46,848 (87%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

De Vrij

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.15Formation7.274-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.7 2Di Lorenzo7.9 3Bastoni7.4 4Calafiori6.8 5Dimarco7.4 6Tonali7.7 7Barella7.1 8Frattesi7.7 9Chiesa7.5 10Retegui6.3 11Zaccagni7.5

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