Italy – Netherlands 2–1

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 2–1 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barella opened the scoring in the 47th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Frattesi

31'

2H

⚽Barellaassist Calafiori

47'

58'

⚽F. de Jongassist De Vrij

Dimarco

63'

Zaccagni

63'

⚽Retegui

70'

⇄Dubois↓ Zaccagni

75'

⇄Petrov↓ Gakpo

80'

Verbruggen

⇄Vidić↓ Retegui

84'

⇄Walsh↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 21, 2025 · 18:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance61,547 / 65,475 (94%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Reijnders

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-36.88Formation7.054-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.4 2Di Lorenzo7.6 3Bastoni6.8 4Calafiori7.3 5Dimarco6.8 6Tonali7.0 7Barella6.3 8Frattesi6.7 9Chiesa7.4 10Retegui7.0 11Zaccagni6.4

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.3 2Dumfries6.5 3Van Dijk7.7 4De Vrij6.9 5Aké6.5 6Schouten7.2 7F. de Jong7.6 8Reijnders7.9 9Simons6.6 10Depay7.6 11Gakpo6.8

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