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. Barella opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Barella

12'

23'

⚽F. de Jong

Chiesa

23'

⚽Reteguiassist Zaccagni

35'

40'

Aké

2H

⚽Chiesaassist Frattesi

73'

⇄Keller↓ Zaccagni

73'

⇄Costa↓ Gakpo

⇄Janssen↓ Retegui

82'

⇄Schmidt↓ Depay

84'

⚽Simonsassist Reijnders

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 3, 2022 · 20:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance60,892 / 65,475 (93%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Van Dijk

7.8

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.00Formation7.024-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.5 2Di Lorenzo7.7 3Bastoni6.9 4Calafiori7.4 5Dimarco6.9 6Tonali7.1 7Barella6.4 8Frattesi6.9 9Chiesa7.5 10Retegui7.1 11Zaccagni6.6

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.5 2Dumfries6.7 3Van Dijk7.8 4De Vrij7.0 5Aké6.6 6Schouten7.3 7F. de Jong7.7 8Reijnders6.3 9Simons6.7 10Depay7.7 11Gakpo6.9

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