Argentina won on penalties after a 2-2 draw in 120 minutes to advance to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. On Tuesday, December 13, the South American team will play against Croatia.
Goals for the Argentina national team were scored by Nahuel Molina (35th minute) and Lionel Messi (73rd minute).
The Netherlands were eliminated in the quarter-finals on their return to the World Cup after failing to qualify in 2018. This is the second time in a row that Argentina have eliminated the Netherlands from the World Cup, following Brazil’s 2014 semi-finals.
BUTArgentina used a 3-5-2 formation to give more space to the wings, both protagonists in goal. In the first half, Nahuel Molina scored a goal in the 35th minute thanks to Messi’s good solo play. On the 10th, he assisted Molina and scored 1-0 on the right in front of goalkeeper Noppert.
The Dutch moved forward to attack more, but the three Argentine centre-backs (Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez and Cuti Romero) deflected the European team’s shots.
In the second half, Marcos Acuña, left-back, created a solo game and converted a penalty in the 75th minute. Lionel Messi took the lead and left Noppert in the middle 2-0.
The Netherlands were keen to quickly make allowances with the changes and achieved this with a 2-1 header by Wout Weghorst in the 83rd minute. After that, several brawls broke out on the field, and the Dutch began to shoot into the penalty area, using the advantage of their attackers in growth.
In the last play of the game, the Dutch set the standard after a free kick and Weghorst ended the match on the right, equalizing 2-2 at 90+11.
Emanuel Martinez, hero of Argentina
Emanuel Martinez, Argentina’s goalkeeper, became the hero of the albiceleste after he saved the first two penalties that gave Argentina the lead.. As part of the Argentines scored Messi, Leo Paredes and Montiel. Virgil Van Gyk, Berguis, failed at the Dutch.
Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive goal for Argentina. qualify and thus reach the semi-finals of Qatar 2022.
This will be the third time that Argentina and Croatia will face each other in the World Cup. In the previous two matchesArgentina won 1-0 in France in 1998 and Croatia won 3-0 in Russia in 2018.
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Source: La Opinion
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