Argentina has entered the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.In the second quarter-final on Friday night, Argentina reached the last four by defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout with a 4-3 goal difference.
After the scheduled 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, the match ended in a 2-2 draw and went to a penalty shootout. Argentina won the penalty.
Argentina's Lionel Messi, Lindro Paredes, Gonzalo Montil and Lautaro Martinez scored a penalty. Argentina's Enzo Fernandez missed the penalty.
Luke de Jong, Wout Weghorst and Toon Kupminers from the Netherlands scored in the penalty. However, Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis missed the penalty. Before that, Argentina took the early lead in the exciting match at Lucile Stadium.
In the 35th minute of the game, Nahuel Molina gave Argentina the early lead by scoring a goal. Molina scored through Messi's pass. This is his first international goal. In the 73rd minute of the game, Messi scored a penalty to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.
Vout Weghorst, who entered the field as a substitute player in the 83rd minute of the game, scored a goal and brought the Netherlands to a 2-1 position. He entered the field in the 78th minute in place of Memphis Depay.
Then Weghorst scored his second personal goal in the injury time and the match ended in a 2-2 draw. He scored a goal from a clever free kick by Kupminers.
Now Argentina will face Croatia in the semi-finals. Croatia has reached the last four by defeating Brazil in the penalty shootout. The Netherlands is out of the competition.
