There was no love and no loss between the gamers of Argentina and the Netherlands. Argentina ended a bad-tempered match by profitable the match in a shootout to e book their place within the semi-finals of the continuing FIFA World Cup.
The second Lautaro Martinez despatched Andries Knoppert the fallacious method, Argentina defender Nicolás Otamendi cheered on the faces of the Netherlands gamers.
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The 34-year-old made a deliberate gesture in entrance of the heartbroken Dutch stars. He dodged his rivals by holding each his ears together with his palms.
Argentina beat Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to maintain Lionel Messi’s World Cup desires alive on Friday because the Netherlands snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in a rare quarter-final.
Argentina will face Croatia within the semi-finals on Tuesday.
A 3rd bench-clearing brawl of the match was the backdrop for Messi’s celebrations as some Dutch gamers clashed with their Argentinian rivals in disarray after coming so near one of many best comebacks in World Cup historical past.
A complete of 16 yellow playing cards had been proven by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu through the competitors and Dutch wingback Denzel Dumfries was despatched off after the ultimate whistle for his half within the brawl.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
