Netherlands 2–1 Italy: 1978 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Italy
Match in one glance
NetherlandsItalyGoalCard
Netherlands
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Netherlands1Italy
Ernie Brandts opened the scoring at 19′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsItaly
2Goals1
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AHArie HaanNetherlands · 76′1goal
- 2EBErnie BrandtsNetherlands · 19′, 49′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-21
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / ItalyNetherlands
Ernie Brandts49′
Arie Haan76′
Italy
Ernie Brandts (own goal)19′
Complete match timeline
NetherlandsItalyGoalCardSubstitution
Netherlands
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1E. Brandts 19′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0E. Brandts 49′ · A. Haan 76′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Netherlands
Reported rolesPS
1Piet SchrijversJP
2Jan PoortvlietRK
5Ruud KrolWJ
6Wim JansenEB
22Ernie BrandtsAH
9Arie HaanRv
10René van de KerkhofWv
11Willy van de KerkhofJN
13Johan NeeskensRR
12Rob RensenbrinkJR
16Johnny RepReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 4AvAdrie van Kraay65′
- 8JJJan Jongbloed21′
Match contributions
- Arie Haan⚽ 1▰ 50′
- Johnny Rep▰ 35′
- Ernie Brandts⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPiet SchrijversGoalkeeper
- 2JPJan PoortvlietDefender
- 5RKRuud KrolDefender
- 6WJWim JansenDefender
- 9AHArie HaanMidfielder
- 10RvRené van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 11WvWilly van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 12RRRob RensenbrinkForward
- 13JNJohan NeeskensMidfielder
- 16JRJohnny RepForward
- 22EBErnie BrandtsDefender
Italy
Reported rolesDZ
1Dino ZoffAC
3Antonio CabriniAC
4Antonello CuccuredduCG
5Claudio GentileGS
8Gaetano ScireaRB
10Romeo BenettiMT
14Marco TardelliRZ
15Renato ZaccarelliFC
16Franco CausioRB
18Roberto BettegaPR
21Paolo RossiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 17CSClaudio Sala46′
- 19FGFrancesco Graziani72′
Match contributions
- Antonio Cabrini▰ 65′
- Romeo Benetti▰ 40′
- Marco Tardelli▰ 70′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DZDino ZoffGoalkeeper
- 3ACAntonio CabriniDefender
- 4ACAntonello CuccuredduDefender
- 5CGClaudio GentileDefender
- 8GSGaetano ScireaDefender
- 10RBRomeo BenettiMidfielder
- 14MTMarco TardelliMidfielder
- 15RZRenato ZaccarelliMidfielder
- 16FCFranco CausioMidfielder
- 18RBRoberto BettegaCentre-forward
- 21PRPaolo RossiCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Netherlands1Italy
Ernie Brandts opened the scoring at 19′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsItaly
2Goals1
2Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AHArie HaanNetherlands · 76′1goal
- 2EBErnie BrandtsNetherlands · 19′, 49′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-21
- Venue
- El Monumental, Buenos Aires
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / ItalyNetherlands
Ernie Brandts49′
Arie Haan76′
Italy
Ernie Brandts (own goal)19′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.