Netherlands – Italy 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Simonsassist Van Dijk

10'

2H

⚽Reijndersassist Gakpo

48'

59'

⚽Frattesiassist Zaccagni

Verbruggen

70'

⚽Gakpo

71'

⇄Romano↓ Gakpo

76'

⇄Andersen↓ Zaccagni

82'

⚽Zaccagni

⇄Pereira↓ Depay

85'

⇄Lopez↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 24, 2022 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance40,289 / 46,848 (86%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

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

Tonali

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.14Formation7.304-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.2 2Dumfries7.4 3Van Dijk6.8 4De Vrij7.7 5Aké7.3 6Schouten6.4 7F. de Jong6.8 8Reijnders7.1 9Simons7.5 10Depay6.7 11Gakpo7.6

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.3 2Di Lorenzo6.7 3Bastoni7.7 4Calafiori6.5 5Dimarco7.7 6Tonali7.9 7Barella7.2 8Frattesi7.6 9Chiesa6.5 10Retegui7.9 11Zaccagni7.3

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