LUSAIL, Qatar –Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of
alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final.
“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 35-year-old Messi. 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. They were rewarded with a goal in the 83rd minute when Steven Berghuis crossed from the right and his fellow substitute Wout Weghorst headed the ball past Martinez’s dive.
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