- World Cup in Qatar | 3-day summary: Round of 16 shows the temperament of a strong team, Argentina and the Netherlands meet in the quarter-finals
- 2022-12-04 14:55:37.0 Source: Xinhua Net Sports
Authors: Yue Dongxing, Wei Hua, Wang Haoming
The quarterfinals of the Qatar World Cup kicked off on the evening of the 3rd, where Argentina and the Netherlands showed their control over the world’s top teams, beating Australia and the United States respectively, and will stage a “strong dialogue” in the quarterfinals – the final.
That night, the Dutch team led by Van Gaal easily defeated the US team 3:1 and became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals. Dumfries, who had two passes and one shot, became the biggest contributor to the Dutch side.
In this campaign, the experienced Dutch team is more practical and efficient. In the 10th minute, Gakpo scored the ball from the centre, Dumfries made a pass to an inverted triangle from the right, and Depay followed and pushed into the net. In first-half stoppage time, the Dutch team stretched the score almost equally – it was also Dumfries’ inverted triangle cross, which was pushed into the net by Blind.
In the 76th minute, the US team rewrote the score: Pulisic made a cross from the right and Haji Wright scored with a “scorpion tail” on his heel, making the score 1:2. But the Dutch team poured cold water on the US team after 5 minutes: Blind made a pass from the left to the back point and Dumfries scored a goal, finally closing the score at 3:1.
Messi, who then appeared on stage, scored his first goal in the round of 16 of the World Cup in his usual position. In the 1000th game of his personal career, Messi led Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the 35th minute, the Argentine team took the lead, breaking the deadlock. After Messi hit the wall with Otamendi on the right, he entered the penalty area and hit a “stick on the ground”, and the ball went into the net.
In the 57th minute, DePaul’s tireless and active struggle in the frontcourt paid off. Under the pressure of him, the Australian goalkeeper stopped the ball and made a mistake in receiving the pass. The attentive Alvarez intercepted the ball in the penalty area and shot a smart shot. Argentina was leading by 2 -0.
Australia pulled one back in the 77th minute. Goodwin’s strong shot from outside the box hit Argentine player Enzo Fernandez and was refracted. Argentine goalkeeper Martinez made no reply and saw the ball roll into the goal. Finally, the “Kangaroo Legion” concluded the journey of this World Cup.
