Netherlands vs Argentina Match Review

December 8, 2022 Sports Betting

The Netherlands and Argentina square off in a tantalising World Cup 2022 quarterfinal that is sure to feature goals on Friday night at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

The South American champions defeated Australia to maintain their chances of winning the tournament while Louis van Gaal’s team defeated the USA to secure their place in the round of eight.

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Team	Bet365	Betway	1xbet
Netherlands	3.60	3.84	3.72
Argentina	2.20	2.50	2.28

Netherlands vs Argentina Tips and Prediction

Cody Gakpo’s recent scoring streak against the USA may have come to an end, but Van Gaal’s vivacious wing-backs carried the scoring load in Saturday’s last-16 match, where the Americans were scolded for failing to create a strong beginning.

While Haji Wright’s unconventional flick gave the USA some hope, Denzel Dumfries provided identical assists for identical goals for Memphis Depay and Daley Blind in the first half. Blind then turned provider for Dumfries, who volleyed home unopposed to end the game.

When the USA put the Netherlands under pressure in the opening exchanges, Van Gaal did little to support his claims that the Netherlands were not a “boring” side, but the Oranje sure did teach their American counterparts a lesson in ruthlessness to advance to the quarterfinals for the third consecutive match.

Indeed, the Netherlands have advanced to the semifinals in both 2010 and 2014 before miserably failing to qualify for the Russia World Cup. They have now reached the last eight in four of their last five World Cup competitions, with the exception of a last-16 elimination in 2006.

The Netherlands’ unbeaten streak across all competitions now stands at an incredible 19 games, but when two attacking heavyweights go head-to-head for supremacy, something has to give. The 2010 runners-up haven’t lost a World Cup quarterfinal game since 1994.

Lionel Messi finally scored his first non-group stage World Cup goal against Australia, who did not submit a white flag in defeat. The scenario had been set up for Messi to break his knockout hoodoo in his 1,000th career match.

The former Paris Saint-Germain player scored with a low finish, and then, much to the amusement of Kamil Grabara, the goalkeeper’s rival from Copenhagen, Julian Alvarez stole the ball from Mathew Ryan to score Argentina’s second. Craig Goodwin’s deflected goal then gave Australia hope of an unlikely comeback.

In the dying seconds, the Socceroos came dangerously close to pulling off the unbelievable through Newcastle United-bound teenager Garang Kuol, but Emiliano Martinez made a crucial save to send Argentina through to the round of eight, albeit in a very tense manner.

The most recent time Argentina advanced past the quarterfinals was in 2014, when they lost their final three games in the previous eight matches (in 1998, 2006, and 2010). Since the tournament’s inception in 1930, European teams have defeated the South Americans nine times in a row.

Because of this, history does not favor Lionel Scaloni’s team, but a 13-game scoring streak across all competitions does, and La Albiceleste would be wise to encase Messi in cotton wool as they try to snap a losing trend against the Dutch.

Even though the Netherlands have held Argentina to two 0-0 draws in their most recent two World Cup meetings, winning the 2014 semi-final on penalties, Argentina has failed to score in each of their last three games against the Netherlands, but the Qatar tournament doesn’t need yet another scoreless match.

Conclusion

Given the amount of offensive talent on the Lusail pitch, the Dutch national team’s propensity for lightning-quick counterattacks, and the fact that both teams have a small vulnerability, a high-scoring match should be expected by the football gods.

The Netherlands and Argentina have frequently played to stalemates during World Cup matches, and we do not anticipate that trend to change here. As a result, Scaloni’s team might need to rely on their prowess on penalty kicks to advance to a matchup with Croatia or Brazil in the semifinals.