Reporter Cai Houxuan / full report
▲Netherlands defeated the United States 3:1 to advance to the top 8. (Picture / Summary from FIFA Twitter)
The 2022 Qatar World Cup round of 16 kicked off at 23:00 Taiwan time on the 3rd. The Dutch team played against the US team in the first match. The Netherlands played consistently in the first half. Although the number of shots was high behind that of the United States, both shots broke the net, completely disrupting the opponent’s rhythm and making it 2-0 at halftime. Although the United States team relied on the shooting Haji Wright’s skillful to break the egg in the second half, the Dutch team scored another goal 5 minutes later, completely destroying the United States team. He reversed hope, won 3:1 in the end, and took the lead winning the first 8 tickets.
The Netherlands finished first in Group A with 2 wins, 1 goal and 7 points in the group stage. The campaign was aggressive from the start. Just 10 minutes into the first half, Dutch striker Memphis Depay received the ball in the penalty area. a pass from Denzel Dumfries, he lifted his foot and shot beautifully on goal to break through the net, helping the Dutch team to score first and take a 1: 0 lead. Dipei’s national team scored 43 goals, surpassing the famous player Huntelaar ( Klaas Jan Huntelaar became the second highest goalscorer in the history of the Dutch team, second only to legendary star Robin Van Persie’s 50 goals.
▲ Memphis Depay scored a goal in 10 minutes, helping the Netherlands score first and scoring the national team’s 43rd goal. (Image / Summary from FIFA Twitter)
However, although the Netherlands had 2 corner kick opportunities, they failed to take the opportunity to add points until halftime 45 minutes, 1 minute added time, and Denzel Dumfries crossed again from the right , this time, Dutch defender Daley Blind (Daley Blind) rushed into the penalty area and scored a goal, helping the Netherlands take a 2-0 lead at the end of the first half.
▲ Blind (Daley Blind) pushed and broke the net in the penalty area during the first half, celebrating happily. (Image / Summary from FIFA Twitter)
On the other hand, although the USA team actively attacked the goal from the beginning of the game, they all failed and fell behind by 2 goals in the second half Tim Ream, Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest, Puri Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, and Wright took turns to shoot but failed to break through the net. Up until the 76th minute, Pulisic made a cross from the right. Wright shot in front of the penalty area and eventually helped the USA team break the ball. .
However, the US team was only happy for a few minutes: in the 81st minute, the Netherlands attacked from the left, lifted their foot to break through the net without hesitation and helped the Netherlands to another victory. team failed to score again until the end of 7 minutes of added time.
▲ Dumfries helped the Netherlands to another victory. (Image / Summary from FIFA Twitter)
