Lionel Messi's hopes of securing football's biggest prize remains intact as Argentina sets up a FIFAWorldCup semifinal date with Croatia.
LUSAIL, Qatar – Argentina beat the Netherlands, 4-3, in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s FIFA World Cup dream alive on Friday, December 9, after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarterfinal.
“Argentina are among the four best in the world because they show that they know how to play every game with the same desire and the same intensity,” said the seven-time Ballon D’or winner. A total of 16 yellow cards were shown throughout the contest by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu and Dutch wingback Denzel Dumfries was sent off after the final whistle for his part in the final brawl.
The wingback took a touch and poked the ball past onrushing goalkeeper Andries Noppert to send the vast majority of the 88,235 crowd at Lusail Stadium into paroxysms of delight. The Argentines held onto their lead until 11 minutes into stoppage time when Teun Koopmeiners cleverly reversed a free kick and found Weghorst free to put the ball past Martinez and level up the match.
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