{"id":153545,"date":"2022-12-10T05:42:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T05:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/argentina-beats-the-netherlands-advances-to-world-cup-semifinals\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T05:42:05","slug":"argentina-beats-the-netherlands-advances-to-world-cup-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/argentina-beats-the-netherlands-advances-to-world-cup-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina beats the Netherlands, advances to World Cup semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">LUSAIL, Qatar \u2014 The World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands on Friday rolled deep into the night, flush with extraordinary acts performed by an individual adding to his legend and by a team that extended the show with free-kick trickery seconds before the final whistle would have upended a courageous comeback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">After 120 minutes of riveting and contentious soccer, after the Dutch recovered from a two-goal deficit late in regulation to force a 2-2 tie, after the scuffles and the chaos, a match of high drama and sensational twists <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianphillips\/status\/1601336422765850624\" target=\"_blank\">came to a close in a penalty kick shootout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The Argentines prevailed, 4-3, keeping alive both Lionel Messi&#8217;s hopes for a first World Cup title and La Albiceleste&#8217;s bid for its first championship in a generation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Emiliano Martinez stopped the first two Dutch attempts, and Argentina made all but one to advance to Tuesday&#8217;s semifinal against 2018 finalist Croatia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cOur objective is to play all seven games\u201d and play in the final, Argentine Coach Lionel Scaloni said.  \u201cNow that we are dancing, we need to keep on dancing.  We want to take the next step.  The game against Croatia will be a beautiful game, and we hope to rise up to the standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">With the clang of a post, Croatia silences Brazil at the World Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Brazil no longer stands in Argentina&#8217;s way.  On a night its South American archrival fell to the Croatians, Argentina survived an epic near-collapse before 88,235 at Lusail Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Messi&#8217;s achievements are almost unparalleled in soccer history, but his greatest feats have come on the club level, with FC Barcelona and now Paris Saint-Germain.  He didn&#8217;t win a senior national team title until last year, at Copa America, a continental championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">He came close in 2014, when Argentina lost to Germany in the World Cup final in Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Though he still seems to have much to offer \u2014 and would be a centerpiece at the 2026 competition taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada \u2014 the 35-year-old Messi said this will be his last World Cup.  That is what he says, anyway.  In 2016, after Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile, he announced he was done with the national team because of issues with the Argentine federation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cWe got to the semifinal, and that is what we wanted,\u201d Messi said.  \u201cWhen we won, it was a huge joy and a weight off our shoulders.  We deduced.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">On Friday, his assist on Nahuel Molina&#8217;s first-half goal will not soon be forgotten.  He also scored on a penalty kick, but Wout Weghorst answered with goals in the 83rd minute and in the 11th minute of stoppage time to nudge the match into a 30-minute overtime and ultimately the shootout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">In the tiebreaker, Martinez dived to his right to stop Virgil van Dijk&#8217;s attempt and to his left to deny Steven Berghuis.  The Netherlands converted its last three, but Argentina made four of five, capped by Lautaro Martinez&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cSometimes it is difficult in these situations and people shy away,\u201d Scaloni said.  \u201cThis time we had too many volunteers.  It is something very positive when you see the whole team wanting to take a penalty, and then we had Emiliano.  We knew he could save some penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Dutch Coach Louis van Gaal said: \u201cThe boys fought until the bitter end.  They are despondent.  They gave everything, and I am incredibly proud.  \u2026 It is incredibly painful to see how we were eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">About an hour before kickoff here, the possibility of a dream semifinal between Argentina and Brazil was no more, undercut 10 miles away by Croatia&#8217;s shootout victory over the Brazilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Messi&#8217;s likely last World Cup inspires hope in a beleaguered Argentina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Inside and outside the stadium, many Argentine fans watching Brazil on mobile phones took great pleasure in seeing their rivals fall in a relatively early stage.  The result, though, also sounded a warning to Argentina about the precariousness of an elimination match, particularly against an opponent with pedigree, poise and a wily coach in van Gaal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">After missing the 2018 World Cup, the Dutch won their group and dispatched the United States in the round of 16. And though the Dutch began the night as clear underdogs, Argentina was hardly invincible, having lost to Saudi Arabia in the group opener and survived a round-of-16 scare from Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">World Cup bracket and knockout round schedule<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">In the first half, the Netherlands set a deliberate pace, preventing Argentina from operating at speed and causing some uneasy moments for Messi and Co.  Rebuffed at every turn, the Argentines unlocked the Dutch resistance through Messi&#8217;s brilliance in the 35th minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Some 40 yards from the target, he took the initiative.  With one Dutchman already cast aside, Messi bore down on Nathan Ak\u00e9 \u2014 shifting, shaking and surveying.  Ak\u00e9 stepped up, then back, then up again.  He was defeated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Messi now had the space to do as he pleased.  To Messi&#8217;s right, Molina saw the opportunity begin to unfold and made his move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Though he was gliding to his left, Messi kept Molina in his plans.  Molina slipped into a channel, shielding Daley Blind from any chance of intervening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Messi delivered a cutback through ball that was millimeter-precise in its placement.  Molina&#8217;s first touch freed him from Blind, and as Andries Noppert charged off his line, the 24-year-old wing back poked the ball under the goalkeeper for his first international goal in 24 appearances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">For the fifth consecutive match, Argentina had scored first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Lusail Stadium, flooded with sky blue and white in support of Argentina, turned deafening.  Small blocks of Dutch orange marveled in silence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s captivating, cascading World Cup joy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The second half did not offer much hope to the Dutch.  The margin, though, remained one goal until the 73rd minute.  Denzel Dumfries, star of the Dutch victory over the United States, upended Marcos Acu\u00f1a at the edge of the box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">As the furious Dutch surrounded referee Antonio Mateu, Noppert approached Messi and stood face to face with him as he set the ball on the penalty spot.  Noppert said something.  Messi&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">On the attempt, Noppert guessed Messi would shoot down the middle and didn&#8217;t commit either way.  He guessed wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">As the ambitious USMNT exits the World Cup, the focus shifts to what&#8217;s possible<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Messi&#8217;s 10th World Cup goal tied him with Gabriel Batistuta (1991-2002) for Argentina&#8217;s all-time lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The Dutch answered in the 83rd minute, when Berghuis crossed to Weghorst for a terrific header into the far corner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Blackistone: Morocco&#8217;s World Cup team represents a new era of soccer nationalism<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">An ill-tempered second half spilled over in the 89th minute, with both benches emptying.  That chaos, combined with several other delays, resulted in 10 minutes of stoppage time.  Because of further delays, it became 11.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Berghuis&#8217;s 22-yard free kick crashed into the Argentine wall.  The Dutch kept pushing.  Argentina was showing cracks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">With time melting away, the Dutch earned another free kick just outside the box.  Substitute Teun Koopmeiners took it, but instead of lifting the ball over the wall, he fooled Argentina by sliding a soft pass to Weghhorst stationed next to the barricade.  Weghorst warded off a defender and hooked a low shot into the net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The Argentine players \u2014 and their fans who seconds earlier were prepared to celebrate victory \u2014 were stunned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Clashes marred extra time.  Each team received eight yellow cards, and Dumfries received a second deep in extra time, resulting in a red card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Argentina&#8217;s Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez hit the post from 25 yards.  The shootout would have to decide it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">At some point, Martinez overheard van Gaal talking to his players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cI heard van Gaal say: &#8216;We&#8217;ve got an advantage in penalties.  If we go to penalties, we win,&#8217; \u201d Martinez said.  \u201cI think he needs to keep his mouth shut.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">For Messi, the dream of lifting the World Cup trophy was alive and well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">\u201cIt was a very hard match from the beginning,\u201d he said.  \u201cWe knew it was going to be this way.  We said a lot.  We got to the semifinal, and that is what we wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jjHkyS hide-for-print\">\n<div data-qa=\"content\" class=\"wpds-c-bBtBOR wpds-c-bBtBOR-iPJLV-css\">\n<h3 data-qa=\"linkbox-headline\" class=\"wpds-c-jtAZFm\">World Cup in Qatar<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>The latest:<\/b> Brazil, a five-time World Cup champion, was eliminated in the quarterfinals Friday against Croatia.  Croatia, which finished second at the 2018 World Cup, will face the Netherlands or Argentina on Tuesday.  Follow our live coverage for the latest news, analysis and highlights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>USMNT: <\/b>The US men&#8217;s national team fell to the Netherlands, 3-1, on Saturday in the opening match of the round of 16. 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