Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 4th. On December 3rd, Beijing time, the World Cup in Qatar began to compete for the quarter-finals.
In the first match between the Netherlands and the United States, with the goals of Depay, Blind and Dumfries, the Oranje defeated their opponents 3:1 and advanced to the quarterfinals first.
On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the match between the Netherlands and the United States officially started.
The picture shows the Dutch player (orange) shooting.
In the group stage, the Dutch team and the US team both qualified from their respective groups with unbeaten records.
Although the performance of the Dutch team in the group stage can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, no matter in terms of lineup strength, world ranking or competition experience, the Oranje team still has an advantage over the US team.
It is not easy for the US team to break through the Dutch team's defense.
In the 2nd minute, Pulisic made a one-handed shot, which was bravely blocked by Nopert.
In the 10th minute, Dumfries made an inverted triangle pass from the right, followed by Depay and scored the goal. The Netherlands 1-0 the United States.
In the 42nd minute, Weah took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and Nopert saved the ball.
In stoppage time, Dumfries sent an inverted triangle assist, Blind pushed and scored, the Netherlands 2-0 the United States.
In the 74th minute of the second half, Wright went to the right side of the penalty area and successfully passed the goalkeeper. Facing the empty goal, Timber pushed the ball from a small angle and cleared the ball from the baseline.
In the 75th minute, Pulisic crossed the ball into the small penalty area, Wright hit his heel, and the ball flew into the left side of the goal in a parabola. 1:2, the US team pulled back a victory.
On December 3, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, the match between the Netherlands and the United States officially started.
The picture shows the moment when the Netherlands team (orange) scored the second goal.
In the 81st minute, the Dutch team ended the suspense of the game.
Blind made a cross with his left foot, and the ball went to the right side of the penalty area. Dumfries followed up with a left-footed push and scored, 3:1.
In the end, they defeated the US team by 2 goals, and broke into the quarterfinals for the 5th time in the nearly 6 World Cups they participated in.
The Netherlands will face the winner of Argentina-Australia in the quarter-finals.