The Argentina of Lionel Messi The Netherlands is measured this Friday, in a clash to advance to the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Guided by their captain and top reference, “La Albiceleste” beat Australia 2-1 in the round of 16, which allowed them to come across “La Oranje”, who in turn beat the United States 3-1.
The most recent precedent in World Cups between the Netherlands and Argentina dates from Brazil 2014, when the South American team left the European team on the road in a penalty shootout, following a bitter 0-0 in 120 minutes.
Day: Friday, December 9.
Hour: 2:00 pm (US Eastern Time).
Place: Lusail Stadium.
TV/Live Stream: FOXStar+ (Latin America), PeacockTelemundo.
Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina coach, will be able to count on winger Ángel Di María for this momentous match once morest the Netherlands, who was unable to participate once morest Australia due to physical discomfort.
Meanwhile, the coach of the tulips, Louis van Gaal, will have the 26 footballers who reached the Qatar World Cup 2022, including a Memphis Depay who demonstrated once morest the United States that he had found his football rhythm, following looking thick in the group stage.
Netherlands: Nope; Dumfries, Timber, van Dijk (C), Aké, Blind; De Roon, De Jong, Klaasen; Gakpo y Memphis.
Argentina: “Drawing” Martinez; Mill, Rosemary, Otamendi, Coin; Enzo Fernandez, Mac Allister, De Paul; “Papu” Gomez, Messi (C) and Julian Alvarez.