Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Frattesi opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Frattesiassist Dimarco

18'

29'

⚽Reijndersassist Aké

⚽Zaccagni

41'

2H

52'

⚽Gakpo

⚽Chiesaassist Frattesi

64'

Tonali

64'

⇄Romano↓ Zaccagni

74'

⇄Andersen↓ Gakpo

⇄Pereira↓ Retegui

83'

⇄Lopez↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 2, 2022 · 17:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,927 / 65,475 (90%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Chiesa

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.25Formation6.954-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.9 2Di Lorenzo6.4 3Bastoni7.3 4Calafiori7.8 5Dimarco7.3 6Tonali7.5 7Barella6.8 8Frattesi7.3 9Chiesa7.9 10Retegui7.5 11Zaccagni7.0

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.9 2Dumfries7.1 3Van Dijk6.5 4De Vrij7.4 5Aké7.0 6Schouten7.7 7F. de Jong6.4 8Reijnders6.7 9Simons7.1 10Depay6.4 11Gakpo7.3

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