Netherlands – Italy 1–1

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

Match report

Netherlands and Italy shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Reijnders opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

Aké

52'

Gakpo

64'

⚽Reijndersassist De Vrij

72'

⇄Romano↓ Gakpo

72'

⇄Andersen↓ Zaccagni

⇄Pereira↓ Depay

81'

⇄Lopez↓ Retegui

83'

⚽Frattesiassist Calafiori

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2025 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance41,226 / 46,848 (88%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

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Statistics

51Ball possession %49

1.2Expected goals (xG)1.4

14Total shots9

6Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes483

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Schouten

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.09Formation7.104-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.0 2Dumfries7.2 3Van Dijk6.6 4De Vrij7.5 5Aké7.1 6Schouten7.9 7F. de Jong6.6 8Reijnders6.9 9Simons7.3 10Depay6.5 11Gakpo7.4

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma7.1 2Di Lorenzo6.5 3Bastoni7.5 4Calafiori6.3 5Dimarco7.5 6Tonali7.7 7Barella7.0 8Frattesi7.4 9Chiesa6.3 10Retegui7.7 11Zaccagni7.1

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