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. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gakpoassist Depay

12'

Gakpo

34'

2H

⚽Depayassist F. de Jong

50'

61'

⚽Reteguiassist Barella

Reijnders

66'

⚽Reijnders

73'

⇄Ferrari↓ Gakpo

78'

⇄Weber↓ Zaccagni

83'

Calafiori

84'

⚽Frattesi

⇄Silva↓ Depay

87'

⇄Dubois↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 10, 2022 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance37,010 / 46,848 (79%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Tonali

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.08Formation7.224-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

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

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