LUSAIL: Lionel Messi’s Argentina edged Netherlands 4-3 on the penalty shoot-out at the Lusail Stadium to qualify for the semi-finals after the nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
The enthralling quarter-final finished at 2-2 after the extra time leveller from Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst neutralized Argentina’s lead in the closing moments of the injury time.
Argentina started the match on a high as Albiceleste found the breakthrough in the first courtesy of their star player Messi, who darted through the midfield and threaded a pass into the box. Nahuel Molina latched onto it and fired the ball past Andries Noppert.
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