Argentina toppled the Netherlands on Friday in a thrilling penalty shootout by 4-3 and will play Croatia in the World Cup semifinals. The Argentine national team took the lead in the 35th minute as…
Argentina toppled the Netherlands on Friday in a thrilling penalty shootout by 4-3 and will play Croatia in the World Cup semifinals.
In the 73rd minute, the referee awarded a penalty to Argentina when Marcos Acuna was brought down in the penalty area.He equaled former forward Gabriel Batistuta with the most World Cup goals for Argentina with 10 goals in the tournament’s history.The Dutch were full of hope during 10 minutes of stoppage time as Weghorst was on the score sheet again to spoil Argentina’s party.Near the end of regular time, Teun Koopmeiners took a freekick but sent a low ball to Weghorst.
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