Match report
Italy beat Croatia 3–0 at Italy Arena in World Cup 2026. Chiesa opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Italy have 3 wins in their last 5, while Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
⚽Chiesa
9'
⚽Barellaassist Donnarumma
32'
2H
Retegui
68'
⚽Zaccagniassist Chiesa
70'
⇄Schmidt↓ Zaccagni
70'
70'
⇄Novak↓ Perišić
⇄Marsh↓ Retegui
79'
79'
⇄Hansen↓ Budimir
85'
Brozović
Momentum
IT
⚽⚽⚽
HR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 27, 2026 · 18:00
VenueItaly Arena · Neutral venue
Attendance61,547 / 65,475 (94%)
RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)
FIFA ranking
#5·
#12
#5·#12Where to watch
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Statistics
21Attempts18
13Successful11
6Errors9
Player of the match
Barella7.7Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Italy2-1CroatiaUEFA Nations League
2023Italy0-2CroatiaInternational Friendly
2022Croatia3-2ItalyUEFA Nations League
2021Italy1-0Croatia