The Netherlands and Argentina will face off in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday evening. Oranje are unbeaten at the finals in Qatar, beating the USA 3-1 in the round of 16. The Argentinians around superstar Lionel Messi celebrated three wins after the opening defeat against Saudi Arabia and knocked out Australia (2-1) in the round of 16. Everything you need to know about the World Cup quarter-final game can be found here at a glance.
Venue: LusailStadium: Lusail Iconic StadiumDate: December 9, 2022 Kickoff: 8pm
Germany: ARD, Magenta TVAustria: ORF 1Switzerland: SRF two
Netherlands: 4 winsArgentina: 3 winsDraw: 2nd
Netherlands: S S U S SA Argentina: S N S S S
Bonds coach Louis van Gaal is likely to have the entire squad available for the quarter-finals.
Niederlande Startelf (3-4-1-2): Noppert - Timber, van Dijk, Ake - Dumfries, de Roon, F. de Jong, Blind - Klaassen - Gakpo, DepayBank: Bijlow, Pasveer, Frimpong, Malacia, de Ligt, de Vrij, Taylor, Koopmeiners, Berghuis, Bergwijn, Janssen, Lang, Simons, L. de Jong, Weghorst
Alejandro Gomez had to be substituted in the round of 16. Angel Di Maria (thigh problem) was unable to play at all against Australia. Whether the duo will be available against the Netherlands remains to be seen.
Argentine Startelf (3-5-2): E. Martinez - Romero, Otamendi, Li. Martinez - Molina, De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister, Acuna - Messi, AlvarezBank: Armani, Rulli, Foyth, Tagliafico, Montiel, Paredes, Pezzella, Palacios, Correa, Almada, Rodriguez, Dybala
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