Netherlands vs Argentina

The winners of this quarter-final will take on Croatia or Brazil in the last four. Here, we look back at the previous World Cup meetings between Argentina and ...

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of the Netherlands against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.A brilliant attacking display ...

Live updates from Friday's World Cup match between the Netherlands and Argentina at Lusail Stadium.

SportsLine soccer expert Brandt Sutton locked in his 2022 World Cup picks and predictions for Netherlands vs. Argentina in the quarterfinals.

Al Jazeera's AI robot Kashef has crunched the numbers and has some predictions for today's game.

This fixture is the third most frequently played at the World Cup, so Kashef has had plenty of data to analyse. They will no doubt look to frustrate a talented Argentina side and hope to grab a goal (or two) from the in-form Cody Gakpo. [Argentina take on Netherlands for a spot in the semi-finals](/sports/2022/12/9/world-cup-2022-quarter-finals-argentina-vs-netherlands-preview) [How much do you know about the World Cup in Qatar?

NETHERLANDS are facing Argentina TONIGHT - and there's a World Cup semi-final spot up for grabs.The winner will face Croatia - after they sensationall.

Minute-by-minute report: Who will prevail in the battle of these heavyweights at Lusail Stadium? Find out with Rob Smyth.

The Lusail Stadium is the venue for the meeting of two countries who are no strangers to colliding at the knockout stage.

Lionel Messi looks to keep World Cup dream alive against Louis van Gaal's Dutch side.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues with the Netherlands taking on Argentina in the quarterfinals. Here are Friday's top plays!

Di two kontris dey meet for World Cup eight years afta dem bin play di semi final game for 2014 World Cup, wia Argentina win via penalty shootout.

Dem bin win di competition for di first time in 1978 when no semi-finals dey. No semi-final stage dey for 1974 and 1978 wen dem reach di final. - Messi don score 789 goals for 1,000 official games for club and country in all competitions. 49mins: Cody Gakpo swing cross into di box, but e too close to Emiliano Martinez. Argentina convert all four penalties, including dia first one by Lionel Messi. Argentina triumph 4-2 for one penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes. German Pezzella enta for Cristian Gabriel Romero Nicolas Tagliafico enta for Marcos Acuna. Di pressure much. Netherlands 0-1 Argentina 63mins: Lionel Messi attempt to threaten di goalkeeper from di free kick on di edge of di box. Netherlands 3-4 Argentina Lionel Messi score for Argentina Steven Berghuis miss for Netherlands Leandro Paredes score for Argentina Teun Koopmeiners score for Netherlands Gonzalo Montiel score for Argentina Wout Weghorst score for Netherlands Enzo Fernandez fail to score for Argentina Lautaro Martinez score di final goal for Argentina

But how good? Is he just good, or really good, or even better than that? Make up your own mind after you read about his World Cup record.

Argentina win 4-3 on penalties, after Netherlands had come back from two goals down to equalise in normal time.

That incident and the other frequent stoppages were enough to add 10 minutes to the clock and that was just enough. But in the 35th minute, Lionel Messi – who else? The match took a long time to get going.

Lionel Messi threaded a perfect pass to Nahuel Molina, who scored his first international goal for Argentina. Follow live.

Match report as Emiliano Martinez saves two penalties to ensure Argentina make it into World Cup last four; Nahuel Molinas strike and Lionel Messis penalty ...

He's one of those players who if you give him a brick he'll build a house with it, but there are other players in the Argentina side." "He took that last penalty and it's one of the best I've seen in the history of penalties. "The pressure is heaped on and Lautaro ends up losing his place in the side. When he converted from the penalty spot with his right, Weghorst completed a perfect hat-trick of sorts - but it all proved to be in vain. From the moment that Martinez saved brilliantly to his right to deny Virgil van Dijk with the first kick, Argentina had the advantage. The Argentina fans need to find their voice in the semi-finals as they played a huge part in this victory." When Brazil got to the final in 2002 against Germany, an opinion poll in Argentina revealed that more Argentines were supporting Brazil than Germany. Earlier in the day, Brazil had appeared devastated to find themselves in a penalty shootout. "When the referee did the coin toss to choose which side we had the shootout at, there was even a tetchiness then. "A lot of joy, a lot of happiness. That is why I asked the players to take a penalty at their club, they all did. The Netherlands made a double change at half-time, withdrawing a distraught Bergwijn and Martin de Roon and replacing the pair with Teun Koopmeiners and Berghuis.

Emiliano Martinez, the Argentina goalkeeper, has a considerable edge over his Dutch counterpart Andries Noppert when it comes to the percentage of penalties ...

In regulation time, for both club and country combined, Martinez is the last goalkeeper to have saved an effort between the two, denying Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha in a Premier League game on October 20. Martinez, however, saved his side the blushes as he didn’t let Yoshimar Yotun get the ball past him. Emiliano Martinez, goalkeeper of La Albiceleste, has a considerable edge over his Dutch counterpart Andries Noppert when it comes to the percentage of penalties saved in their respective careers.

Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties after a sensational 2-2 draw at the Lusail Stadium, sending Lionel Messi into the semi-final.

Nobody saw the late comeback coming — but Messi was still the best player on the pitch. [Cody Gakpo](https://theathletic.com/football/player/cody-gakpo-djGTTuUUTuWr6O2m/) hit a late free-kick into the wall, and after 100 minutes, it looked as if he would attempt another. The Argentina defence failed to react, and Weghorst got just enough on his shot to squeeze the ball past Martinez. It was more than just that pass. Koopmeiners used to have a Thierry Henry poster on his bedroom wall but he never made it as a striker. “Elegance personified,” he said. However, instead [Teun Koopmeiners](https://theathletic.com/football/player/teun-koopmeiners-8khq0vuS99sqtele/) rolled the ball under the wall towards Weghorst, who forced the ball beyond Emi Martinez into the Argentina net. The subsequent corner from Angel di Maria almost snuck inside Noppert’s post, before Then, after over 100 minutes, Koopmeiners stood over a free-kick where everybody expected him to shoot. Once more, Argentina were one penalty away from victory. It hit him in a half-stride of space, space which only appeared as the ball arrived at the Atletico Madrid full-back’s feet. Then, with a glance into the peripheries, and a flick of his left-boot, the Argentina superstar played Molina in on goal.

The Netherlands are out of the World Cup after a penalty shootout loss to Argentina. Michael Bell provides his player ratings for the Netherlands players.

Frenkie de Jong 7/10: A tireless performance from the midfielder, who tracked Messi at times. Looked like a player short of match fitness and was rightly substituted. Jurrien Timber 6/10: Went forward with some nice dribbles and defended well. Daley Blind 4/10: His 99th cap in Oranje was not smooth. Virgil van Dijk 6/10: The leader at the back, Van Dijk defended well at times but could not help Oranje build from the back. Sadly he was not a penalty stopper, while his opposite number was.

South Americans prevail in penalty shootout to enter World Cup semi-finals.

"A lot of joy, a lot of happiness. Player ratings for the match can be seen in the picture gallery above. We didn't have to go to extra time or penalties, we had to suffer.