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Netherlands vs Argentina 2nd Quarter Final Match Preview

The Second Quarter Final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022, will be played by Netherlands vs Argentina. The match will be played at Lusail Stadium on Saturday 10 December 2022. The winner of this match will move to Semi-Finals and has to play against, either Brazil or Croatia.

Netherlands vs Argentina

World Ranks: Netherlands 8                                                            Argentina 3

Head-to-Head: Netherlands Win 2                                             Argentina 2                           Draw 1

Recent 5 Match Form:

Netherlands: W W D W W

Argentina: W W W L W

FIFA World Cup 2022 Matches:

Netherlands: Beat Senegal 2-0, Ecuador Draw 1-1, Beat Qatar 2-0. In the Round of 16, the Netherlands beat USA 3-1.

Argentina: Lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1, Beat Mexico 2-0, Beat Poland 2-0. In the Round of 16, Argentina beat Australia by 2-1.

Netherlands vs Argentina Quick Facts

Netherlands

Current FIFA world ranking: 8
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 10
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (Won Group G)
Coach: Louis van Gaal
Key players: Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay, Frenkie de Jong

Argentina

Current FIFA world ranking: 3
World Cup titles: 2 (1978, 1986)
World Cup appearances: 17
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from CONMEBOL (2nd place)
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
Key players: Lionel Messi, Angel de Maria, Lautaro Martinez

Match Time: Friday 9 December, 22:00 Qatar Time, Lusail Stadium

Netherlands: Noppert; Timber, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, De Roon, De Jong, Blind, Klaassen; Gakpo, Memphis

Argentina: Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna; De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister; Di Maria or Gomez, Alvarez, Messi

Netherlands vs Argentina Where to Watch

Netherlands vs Argentina Key players to watch

For Louis van Gaal,  the Netherlands coach, the World Cup is the only tournament that he was missing. Virgil van Dijk and Jurrien Timbers are the key players to watch in the Netherlands vs Argentina Quarter Finals Match. The breakout player from the Netherlands is Cody Gakpo.

For Argentina, Enzo Fernandez, Messi, and Nicolas Otamendi are the key players in the Argentina campaign against the Netherlands.

Netherlands vs Argentina Match Prediction

The most recent matches between these two teams were at the Semifinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. In this match, Argentina passed through the Netherlands through Penalties.

Match Prediction: Based on the recent match form, FIFA World Cup 2022 match form, based on world rankings, based on the previous history Argentina is having a slight edge over the Netherlands.

In any case, the match will be a cracker and a feast for football fans. Both teams have to work really hard, it will be a challenge for Messi & co to put up their team effort to enable their team to surpass the Quarter Finals hurdle.

SEE: FIFA World Cup 2022 Updated Schedule | FIFA Schedule Round of 16

SEE: FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 Matches | Round of 16 Qualified Teams FIFA 22