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Argentina beat the Netherlands to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup 2022

December 9, 2022 By ebwavez 0

 

 

Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.

 

 

The Argentina national football team defeated the Netherlands team in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinal match of the World Cup in Qatar.The main time of the meeting, which took place on Friday at the lusail Aikonik stadium, ended with a score of 2: 2. As part of the Argentines, goals were scored 

 

Nahuel Molina (35th minute) and  Lionel Messi (73, penalties). The Netherlands equalized thanks to a brace  Wout Weghorst (83, 90+11). In extra time, the teams failed to hit each other’s goal. In the penalty shootout, the Argentines were more accurate – 4: 3.

Messi scored the tenth goal at the World Cup and equaled the record holder of the national team in this indicator Gabriel Batistuta. In the episode with Molina’s goal, he scored an assist, which helped him set a record for the number of assists in the playoffs of the World Championships (5). The captain of the Argentine national team bypassed the Brazilian Pele.

Weghorst became the first Netherlands player to score a brace at the World Cup after coming on as a substitute (he appeared in the 78th minute), as well as the author of the latest goal in the playoffs of world championship matches without taking into account extra time. For Molina, the goal was the first in the Argentina national team, for which he played 25 matches. In the match, which was repeatedly interrupted by brawls, the players on the field received a total of 15 yellow cards. Spanish referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Laos showed three of them during a penalty shootout.

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