Italy – Netherlands 3–2

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

Match report

Italy beat Netherlands 3–2 at Italy Stadium in World Cup 2026. Zaccagni opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Zaccagniassist Calafiori

18'

29'

⚽Gakpoassist De Vrij

⚽Chiesa

41'

2H

52'

⚽Simons

Dimarco

52'

⚽Barellaassist Barella

64'

⇄Novak↓ Zaccagni

74'

⇄Janssen↓ Gakpo

Zaccagni

82'

⇄Hansen↓ Retegui

83'

⇄Johnson↓ Depay

Momentum

IT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 8, 2022 · 17:00

VenueItaly Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance49,761 / 65,475 (76%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#13·

#2

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Di Lorenzo

7.9

Lineups

IT 4-3-37.25Formation6.944-3-3 NL

Italy

Coach: G. Gattuso · 4-3-3

1Donnarumma6.7 2Di Lorenzo7.9 3Bastoni7.2 4Calafiori7.7 5Dimarco7.2 6Tonali7.3 7Barella6.7 8Frattesi7.1 9Chiesa7.7 10Retegui7.4 11Zaccagni6.8

Netherlands

Coach: R. Koeman · 4-3-3

1Verbruggen6.7 2Dumfries6.9 3Van Dijk6.3 4De Vrij7.2 5Aké6.8 6Schouten7.6 7F. de Jong6.3 8Reijnders6.5 9Simons7.0 10Depay7.9 11Gakpo7.1

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