Argentina clinched a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands to set up a last-four clash with Croatia for a place in the World Cup final.
2022 World Cup


Penalty Shootout
Argentina looked like cantering into the semis after Nahuel Molina opened the scoring with his first goal for his country, before Lionel Messi added a second from the penalty spot with less than 20 minutes left to play.
But substitute Wout Weghorst latched on to a delicious Steven Berghuis cross to head Netherlands back into the contest with their first effort on target, before poking home from a brilliantly worked free-kick in the 10th-minute of injury-time.
Enzo Fernandez rattled the post in the last minute of extra-time, but with the score level at 2-2, the quarter-final tie went to the dreaded spot-kicks.
Emiliano Martinez saved the first two Netherlands penalties from Virgil van Dijk and Berghuis, giving the Dutch a mountain to climb, with Lautaro Martinez scoring the decisive spot-kick to ensure Argentina prevailed 4-3 in the shootout.
Match Events
21' Otamendi makes an important clearance
24' CLOSE! Depay’s shot wide out
31' Yellow Card! Scaloni booked
34' GOAL! Netherlands 0-1 Argentina (Nahuel Molina)
40' Messi’s shot Saved By Keeper!
42' Yellow Card! Jurrien Timber booked
47' Yellow Card! Weghorst booked
62' Messi’s Free kick inches wide!
72' Penalty Goal! Netherlands 0-2 Argentina (Messi)
82' GOAL! Netherlands 1-2 Argentina (Weghorst)
84' CLOSE! Weghorst’s shot wide out
87' Yellow Card! Berghuis booked
88' Yellow Card! Paredes booked
100' GOAL! Netherlands 2-2 Argentina (Weghorst)
Line-ups
Netherlands XI: Blind, De Roon, Depay, Ake, Van Dijk, Andries Noppert, Bergwijn, Dumfries, De Jong, Cody Gakpo, Jurrien Timber
Subs: Remko Pasveer, Luuk de Jong, De Vrij, Berghuis, Klaassen, Weghorst, Vincent Janssen, Justin Bijlow, De Ligt, Teun Koopmeiners, Lang, Tyrell Malacia, Kenneth Taylor, Jeremie Frimpong, Xavi Simons
Argentina XI: Messi, Otamendi, E. Martinez, Acuna, De Paul, Nahuel Molina, Romero, Mac Allister, Martinez, Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández
Subs: Gomez, Di Maria, F. Armani, Tagliafico, Gerónimo Rulli, Paredes, Pezzella, Dybala, Correa, G. Rodriguez, Exequiel Palacios, Lautaro, Gonzalo Montiel, Foyth, Thiago Almada