Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Retegui opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Reteguiassist Donnarumma

11'

Retegui

35'

2H

⚽Chiesaassist Chiesa

49'

52'

Schouten

60'

⚽Simonsassist Simons

68'

Aké

⚽Barella

72'

⇄Keller↓ Zaccagni

77'

⇄Costa↓ Gakpo

83'

⚽F. de Jong

⇄Janssen↓ Retegui

86'

⇄Schmidt↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2022 · 20:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,654 / 65,475 (85%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

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 cards1

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Retegui

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.25Formation7.114-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen7.2 2Dumfries7.4 3Van Dijk6.8 4De Vrij7.7 5Aké7.3 6Schouten6.3 7F. de Jong6.7 8Reijnders7.0 9Simons7.5 10Depay6.7 11Gakpo7.6

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