Netherlands – Italy 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Italy 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. F. de Jong opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Depay

24'

41'

Tonali

⚽F. de Jongassist Simons

44'

2H

55'

⚽Barellaassist Chiesa

Dumfries

58'

⚽Depay

67'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gakpo

72'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Zaccagni

⇄Costa↓ Depay

81'

⇄Rossi↓ Retegui

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 18, 2025 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,569 / 46,848 (93%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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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

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Reijnders

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.00Formation6.854-3-3 IT

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

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

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.3 2Di Lorenzo7.5 3Bastoni6.8 4Calafiori7.3 5Dimarco6.8 6Tonali6.9 7Barella6.3 8Frattesi6.7 9Chiesa7.3 10Retegui7.0 11Zaccagni6.4

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