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Argentina are into the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup at the expense of the Netherlands following a blockbuster two-hour (and the rest) slugfest of epic proportion.
For a while it looked like it would be fairly unremarkable, but somewhere in the second half a walk in the park for Argentina kicked into overdrive and was only decided in the end on penalties.
A wild day at the World Cup ends with the second penalty shootout of the quarter-finals! 👀 pic.twitter.com/LLugoy9kiY
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 9, 2022
Considering the chaotic drama that unfolded later on, it wasn’t actually a good start.
The word you’re looking for is dull.
😬#BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup pic.twitter.com/tkQw5LdSX3
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 9, 2022
Then things quickly changed as Argentina scored. Messi made it and Nahuel Molina surging forward from wing-back gratefully scored it.
Molina’s first goal in an Argentina shirt – and he has Messi to thank for his assist! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/woeToYo0JW
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 9, 2022
He didn’t even have to look. That’s why he has seven Ballon d’Or trophies.
No-look reverse pass from Messi 👌 and the finish from Molina 👏 #ARG #NED #FIFAWorldCup
— David McDonnell (@DiscoMirror) December 9, 2022
Pass of the tournament by Messi!!! World Class
— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) December 9, 2022
Don’t think there’s many (any?) other players who could light up a stalemate like Lionel Messi 🇦🇷
— Chris Smith (@CJSmith91) December 9, 2022
Messi has set records throughout his career but is still breaking them.
5 – Lionel Messi has assisted five goals in the World Cup knockout stages – since Opta have World Cup assists (from 1966), this is the most on record in the knockout rounds of the finals, surpassing Pelé’s four. Goat. pic.twitter.com/ScHbh5oj1b
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 9, 2022
But, I can see your halo…
Deliberate handball by Messi there but no yellow card.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) December 9, 2022
Slightly overlooked here but Messi should really have been sent off for a second yellow, after miraculously not being booked for as deliberate a handball as you can get earlier in the game…
— Sam Cunningham (@samcunningham) December 9, 2022
Messi scored from the spot in normal time and Argentina were cruising.
LIONEL MESSI WASN’T GOING TO MISS FROM THE PENALTY SPOT 😤 pic.twitter.com/Dd5N739OIP
— GOAL (@goal) December 9, 2022
This game descended into angry confrontations a few times.
why does Virgil van Dijk, the largest captain, simply not eat the other one
— andrew in drag (@voellig) December 9, 2022
A strange hill to die on…
Holland’s kit at this tournament is the wrong shade of orange and I will not be silenced on this
— Elis James (@elisjames) December 9, 2022
Tempers flared more than once.
This throw down by Virgil Van Dijk changed the game for the Netherlands. Talk about having your teammates back pic.twitter.com/dYdTlUx3dg
— Caroline Salame (@caroline_szwed) December 9, 2022
This is the exact pose Sonic does when he lands on some spikes pic.twitter.com/P4SBiSxXpM
— Chris Deeley (@ThatChris1209) December 9, 2022
Are we calling this one the Dogfight of Doha?
— Joe Crann (@YesWeCrann) December 9, 2022
Plenty weren’t a fan of the refereeing.
This ref pic.twitter.com/bxiq1ytlNP
— Flo Lloyd-Hughes (@FloydTweet) December 9, 2022
This ref… it’s like the Mars advert where they just select someone from the crowd, how’s he made it here? 😭🤯
— SophRicho 🔰 (@SophRicho) December 9, 2022
Louis van Gaal and the Dutch substitutes changed the game completely.
A goal from Burnley flop Wout Weghorst in a World Cup quarter-final…
Wout Weghorst’s first World Cup goal has handed the Netherlands a huge lifeline! 👀 pic.twitter.com/Eh6vxfiNk4
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 9, 2022
LOUIS VAN GAAAALLL TACTICAL MASTERCLASSSSS
— Al Foran (@ImpressionistAL) December 9, 2022
Then Big Wout did it again!
Scenes. pic.twitter.com/7hoiCoBWdg
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 9, 2022
That might be the goal of the tournament.
— Grace Robertson 🏳️⚧️ (@GraceOnFootball) December 9, 2022
That is the greatest free-kick I’ve ever seen
— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) December 9, 2022
NOT BIG WOUT!!!!!!!!
OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGBAJAUAHAHAHVAHQInabahj 6”6!!!!!!!!!!
— Joe Thomlinson (@joethomlinson) December 9, 2022
Irrespective of the final score, amazing work by the broadcasters to capture Di Maria’s reaction to Weghorst’s equaliser.
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) December 9, 2022
Not that much happened in extra-time, so then came the penalties.
Tip from Brazil on penalties: stick Messi first.
— Alistair Magowan (@alistairmagowan) December 9, 2022
Emiliano Martinez saved the first Dutch attempts.
Emiliano Martínez always delivers for Argentina 👏🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Xx0H0fGkPr
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 9, 2022
And after a scare of their own, Argentina went on to seal the shootout and a spot in the final four.
That was one of the all time classic matches. An exhilarating experience.
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) December 9, 2022
Hang this in the Louvre https://t.co/Qm4eSvOn4q
— Ben McAleer (@BenMcAleer1) December 9, 2022
Argentina’s players now celebrating with their delirious fans pic.twitter.com/BUUMrythan
— Sean Ingle (@seaningle) December 9, 2022
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