World Cup 2022: Argentina beat the Netherlands in penalty shoot-out to reach semi-finals

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By Phil McNultyChief football writer at Lusail Stadium

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Lionel Messi's World Cup dream lives on after Argentina edged out the Netherlands on penalties after a hugely dramatic quarter-final at Lusail Stadium.

Messi looked to have inspired Argentina into a last-four meeting with Brazil's conquerors Croatia when he set up Nahuel Molina's opener 10 minutes before the break and then added the second from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute after Denzel Dumfries fouled Marcos Acuna.

Louis van Gaal, in his final game as Dutch coach, went for broke and it paid off as substitute Wout Weghorst led a sensational comeback by scoring twice, the second following an audacious free-kick routine 11 minutes into stoppage time.

A game of many flashpoints and more than a dozen yellow cards went to penalties, during which Aston Villa's Argentina keeper Emi Martinez emerged as the hero, saving from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis.

Messi scored his penalty and even though pressure mounted on Argentina when Enzo Fernandez dragged his spot-kick wide, Lautaro Martinez made the decisive contribution to spark wild scenes of celebration.

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Netherlands

Squad number23Player nameNoppert
Squad number2Player nameTimber
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number5Player nameAké
Squad number22Player nameDumfries
Squad number15Player namede Roon
Squad number21Player nameF de Jong
Squad number17Player nameBlind
Squad number8Player nameGakpo
Squad number10Player nameDepay
Squad number7Player nameBergwijn

Squad number9Player nameL de Jong
Squad number11Player nameBerghuis
Squad number12Player nameLang
Squad number19Player nameWeghorst
Squad number20Player nameKoopmeiners

Argentina

Squad number23Player nameE Martínez
Squad number26Player nameMolina
Squad number13Player nameRomero
Squad number19Player nameOtamendi
Squad number25Player nameLi Martínez
Squad number8Player nameAcuña
Squad number7Player nameDe Paul
Squad number24Player nameFernández
Squad number20Player nameMac Allister
Squad number10Player nameMessi
Squad number9Player nameÁlvarez

Squad number3Player nameTagliafico
Squad number4Player nameMontiel
Squad number5Player nameParedes
Squad number6Player namePezzella
Squad number11Player nameDi María
Squad number22Player nameLa Martínez

Line-ups

Netherlands

Formation 3-4-1-2

23Noppert
2TimberBooked at 43mins
4van Dijk
5Aké
22DumfriesBooked at 128mins
15de RoonSubstituted forKoopmeinersat 45'minutes
21F de Jong
17BlindSubstituted forL de Jongat 64'minutes
8GakpoSubstituted forLangat 113'minutesBooked at 128mins
10DepayBooked at 76minsSubstituted forWeghorstat 78'minutesBooked at 45mins
7BergwijnBooked at 90minsSubstituted forBerghuisat 45'minutesBooked at 88mins

Substitutes

1Pasveer
3de Ligt
6de Vrij
9L de Jong
11Berghuis
12Lang
13Bijlow
14Klaassen
16Malacia
18Janssen
19Weghorst
20Koopmeiners
24Taylor
25Simons
26Frimpong

Argentina

Formation 5-3-2

23E Martínez
26MolinaSubstituted forMontielat 105'minutesBooked at 109mins
13RomeroBooked at 45minsSubstituted forPezzellaat 78'minutesBooked at 112mins
19OtamendiBooked at 90mins
25Li MartínezBooked at 76minsSubstituted forDi Maríaat 112'minutes
8AcuñaBooked at 43minsSubstituted forTagliaficoat 78'minutes
7De PaulSubstituted forParedesat 66'minutesBooked at 89mins
24Fernández
20Mac Allister
10MessiBooked at 90mins
9ÁlvarezSubstituted forLa Martínezat 82'minutes

Substitutes

1Armani
2Foyth
3Tagliafico
4Montiel
5Paredes
6Pezzella
11Di María
12Rulli
14Palacios
15Correa
16Almada
17Gómez
18Rodríguez
21Dybala
22La Martínez

Referee:Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz

Attendance:88,235

Live Text

Match ends, Netherlands 2(3), Argentina 2(4).
Noa Lang (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
Penalty Shootout ends, Netherlands 2(3), Argentina 2(4).
Goal! Netherlands 2(3), Argentina 2(4). Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Netherlands 2(3), Argentina 2(3). Luuk de Jong (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Enzo Fernández should be disappointed.
Goal! Netherlands 2(2), Argentina 2(3). Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Netherlands 2(1), Argentina 2(3). Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Netherlands 2(1), Argentina 2(2). Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Netherlands 2, Argentina 2(2). Leandro Paredes (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Netherlands 2, Argentina 2(1). Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Netherlands 2, Argentina 2.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 2, Argentina 2.
Enzo Fernández (Argentina) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Andries Noppert.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Noa Lang.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.