Netherlands – Italy 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Depay opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Depayassist F. de Jong

14'

25'

⚽Reteguiassist Barella

Gakpo

34'

⚽Reijnders

37'

2H

Reijnders

66'

⇄Ferrari↓ Gakpo

70'

⇄Weber↓ Zaccagni

⇄Silva↓ Depay

79'

⇄Dubois↓ Retegui

83'

Calafiori

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 6, 2025 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance35,136 / 46,848 (75%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Van Dijk

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.03Formation7.024-3-3 IT

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 9Simons6.8 10Depay7.7 11Gakpo6.9

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

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