It was Lautaro Martinez who decided for Argentina when he distinctly converted a penalty for 6-5 (4-3 in the shootout.

- If you want to see a match in your life, it's what it belongs to, says soccer columnist Therese Strömberg.

In added time of extra time, Enzo Fernández pulled hard on the left post.

That's how close Argentina were to winning before the penalties.

He had the first chance to decide the penalties for Argentina but pulled it wide.

In half a minute of added time of the ten minutes of added time in normal time, the Netherlands equalized in this unlikely drama.

The clock was ticking and ticking as Teun Koopmeiners hit a free kick.

Instead of going for power, he recorded it in the Dutch three-man wall that stood next to the Argentine one.

Wout Weghorst received it and swung around to make it an unlikely 2-2, his second.

- It's hardly the case that I think it's true.

What a blow for Argentina, says Glenn Strömberg.

After the final whistle for regular time, the players began to scuffle and fight for the second time in the match.

Messi looked to have secured the win

In the middle of the second half, Argentina were awarded a penalty.

Marcos Acuna pulled the ball with him and Denzel Dumfries kicked at Acuna's foot.

Acunas felt the contact with no indication of falling but quickly pulled his leg away and fell in the situation which was reviewed by the VAR room.

Leo Messi waited out goalkeeper Andries Noppert, who was in front psyching himself up at the penalty spot, and pulled it hard and well placed into the right corner for 2-0 while Noppert remained in his starting position.

When most thought the match was over, Wout Weghorst headed in the Dutch reduction 1-2 after a fine cross from Steven Berghuis with seven regular minutes of the game remaining.

There was also ten minutes of added time after, among other things, a huge brawl in which the Argentine Leandro Paredes brusquely cut Nathan Aké and then the ball went into the nearby Dutch bench.

Messi's pass already mentioned

Messi carried the ball just outside the penalty area and passed with centimeter precision in the depth to onrushing right-back Nahuel Molina who slotted it 1-0 past Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert in the 35th minute.

It was Molina's first national team goal.

- Geez, what a beautiful pass by Messi, what a delicacy, says SVT Sports commentator Chris Härenstam.

- That is the performance of the match, fills in the expert Glenn Strömberg.

- It was goosebumps to experience the interaction with Messi's performance and the crowd's reaction, says reporter Johan Kücükaslan, who was standing at the nearest corner flag and followed the action.

After the goal, there was a deafening roar at Lusail Stadium.