Argentina squeeze enta semi-final afta surviving Netherlands scare

Argentina don become di second kontri to qualify for di semi-final of di Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Dem go play Croatia wey beat di favourites Brazil for an earlier match.

Croatia win di game via penalty shoot-out 4-2.

Dem go play Argentina for di first semi-final game on Tuesday.

Dis na afta Argentina grind out win over di Netherlands.

Goals from Nolina and dia captain Lionel Messi But Wout Weghorst brace for Netherlands.

Di game later enta extra time without goals from any of di sides.

Na for penalty di game end 4-3 in favour of Argentina.

Penalty

Netherlands 3-4 Argentina Lionel Messi score for Argentina Steven Berghuis miss for Netherlands Leandro Paredes score for Argentina Teun Koopmeiners score for Netherlands Gonzalo Montiel score for Argentina Wout Weghorst score for Netherlands Enzo Fernandez fail to score for Argentina Lautaro Martinez score di final goal for Argentina

Extra Time

120+1mins: Angel Di Maria play direct to score wey almost beat Andries Noppert. 

120mins: Lionel Messi hold di ball for di left side but w no fit convert am. Di pressure much.

118mins: Noa Lang send cross into di box, but Emiliano Martinez catch am.

115mins: A pass land for Lautaro Martinez leg.

113mins: SUBSTITUTION. Noa Lang enta for Cody Gakpo.

113mins: Luuk de Jong control di ball from di resulting free kick inside di six-yard box.

112mins: YELLOW CARD. German Pezzella chop card for challenge.

112mins: SUBSTITUTION. Angel Di Maria enta for Lisandro Martinez .

110mins: Lionel Messi make attempt on goal

105mins: Ref don blow.

104mins: Nicolas Otamendi win di ball from di resulting free kick.

102mins: Direct free kick from promising position. Na Lionel Messi take am

101mins: Jurrien Timber make reckless foul in order to win di ball from im opponent.

100mins: A cross, provided by Steven Berghuis causedno threat to di opposition defence.

98mins: Ref Antonio Mateu Lahoz don give Nicolas Otamendi final warning.

93mins: Rough tackle by Cody Gakpo. Ref blow for foul.

Netherlands 2-2 Argentina

91mins: First half of extra time don start

Second Half

90+13mins: Ref blow to end di match

Netherlands 2-2 Argentina

90+11mins: GOAL. Wout Weghorst equalize for Netherlands.

90+6mins: Cody Gakpo attempt to find di head of one of im teammates wit promising cross into di box.

90+3mins: Steven Berghuis take di free kick from di edge of di box but di wall block am

90+1mins: German Pezzella give away foul for a violent tackle

90mins: 10 mins of added time.

89mins: YELLOW CARD. Leandro Paredes also chop card

88mins: YELLOW CARD. Steven Berghuis chop card for tackle.

86mins: Steven Berghuis take di corner

85mins: MISSED CHANCELuuk de Jong misse a big chance to equalize.

Netherlands 1-2 Argentina

83mins: GOAL! Wout Weghorst pull one back for Netherlands.

82mins: SUBSTITUTION. Lautaro Martinez enta for Julian Alvarez

81mins: Nicolas Tagliafico delivers low pass into di box.

78mins: SUBSTITUTION. Wout Weghorst enta for Memphis Depay.

78mins: SUBSTITUTION. Nicolas Tagliafico enta for Marcos Acuna. German Pezzella enta for Cristian Gabriel Romero

77mins: PENALTY APPEAL. Cody Gakpo go down inside Argentina 18 but ref say e no follow.

76mins: YELLOW CARD. Lisandro Martinez chop card

76mins: YELLOW CARD. Memphis Depay chop card for rough challenge.

Netherlands 0-2 Argentina

73mins: GOAL! Lionel Messi convert di penalty

71mins: Denzel Dumfries commit ugly challenge. Referee blow for penalty

68mins: Lionel Messi commit rough challenge and ref blow im whistle for a foul.

66mins: SUBSTITUTION. Leandro Paredes enta for Rodrigo de Paul.

64mins: SUBSTITUTION. Luuk de Jong enta for Daley Blind.

63mins: Lionel Messi attempt to threaten di goalkeeper from di free kick on di edge of di box. Di ball go over di crossbar.

61mins: Virgil van Dijk make bad challenge and di ref blow for foul. Argentina get free kick for dangerous position.

59mins: Virgil van Dijk deliver crossfield pass

54mins: Daley Blind attempt to find im teammate wit a pass from outside di box, but di opposition defence dey quick to react and end attack.

51mins: Rodrigo de Paul attempt to pick out a free teammate inside di box, but Andries Noppert come clear di ball away.

49mins: Cody Gakpo swing cross into di box, but e too close to Emiliano Martinez. 48mins: Lionel Messi take di corner kick and send di ball into di penalty area

47mins: Marcos Acuna deliver fine cross into di penalty area, but opposing player clear am comot.

46mins: SUBSTITUTION. Teun Koopmeiners enta for Marten de Roon.

Netherlands 0-1 Argentina

45mins: Second Half don start

First Half

Netherlands 0-1 Argentina

45+7: Ref don blow. First Half don finish.

44mins: YELLOW CARD. Marcos chop card for rough tackle.

43mins: YELLOW CARD. Jurrien Timber chop card.

41mins: Cody Gakpo take di free kick

40mins: Enzo Fernandez commit rough foul.

40mins: Lionel Messi collect low pass inside di box, control di ball and drill am into middle of di goal, but Andries Noppert save am.

37mins: Rodrigo de Paul dey beg for some medical attention wit im painful gestures.

Netherlands 0-1 Argentina

35mins: GOAL! Nahuel Molina score for Argentina. Na Lionel Messi assist

33mins: Rodrigo de Paul attempts to score wit a first-time shot from di edge of di box. Andries Noppert save am.

29mins: Cody Gakpo send a cross into di box, but di opposition defence clear di ball away from danger.

27mins: Lisandro Martinez take short free kick.

26mins: Ref Antonio Mateu Lahoz blow im whistle afta Jurrien Timber commit foul.

24mins: A bold effort from Steven Bergwijn on di edge of di box flies.

22mins: Lionel Messi cut inside afta a good run from di edge of di box.

21mins: Memphis Depay look to break free, but opposing player clear di ball away. Corner to Netherlands.

18mins: Emiliano Martinez display im ability to read di game and clear di danger afta Steven Bergwijn threaten shot from outside di box.

15mins: Gabriel Romero attempts to find one of im teammates, but put am far too much.

13mins: Rodrigo de Paul send good cross into di area, but Andries Noppert intercept di ball.

10mins: A pass by Marcos Acuna ends up out side di lines

9mins: Memphis Depay breaks pass challenges inside di box, but put too much speed on di pass to Cody Gakpo.

6mins: Virgil van Dijk send long ball forward to Cody Gakpo, but e put too much power.

5mins: Rodrigo de Paul take a first-time shot from di edge of di box, but im own player block am.

2mins: Marcos Acuna fails to send pass into di box. Dem cut short im effort.

Netherlands 0-0 Argentina

1min: KICK OFF

Netherlands vs Argentina Line-ups

Netherlands: Noppert, Timber, Virgyl van Dijk, Aké, Dumfries, de Roon, de Jong, Blind, Gakpo, Depay, Bergwijn 

Argentina : Martínez, Molina , Romero, Otamendi, Martínez, Acuña, De Paul, Fernández, Mac Allister, Álvarez, Messi

Team news

Di Netherlands get fully-fit squad to choose from as dem face Argentinafor one repeat of di 2014 World Cup semi-final, wey dem take penalty shootout settle.

Head coach Van Gaal name one unchanged teamfor di last 16 with Depay starting back-to-back games for di first time since September.

Argentina Di Maria don return to training after missing di win over Australia because of a quadriceps issue.

Rodrigo de Paul go dey assessed.

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