In the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties to advance to the semifinals.
Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties after drawing 2-2 after extra time in the quarterfinals of the tournament at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
With this, Argentina advanced to the semifinals for the first time in eight years since the 2014 tournament in Brazil.
Argentine star Messi recorded one goal and one assist, raising expectations for his first World Cup victory.
Argentina will face Croatia on the 14th for a place in the final.
Argentina, who beat the Netherlands after a penalty shootout in the semi-finals of the 2014 South Africa tournament, won after a penalty shootout for the first time in eight years and won five of six World Cup penalty shootouts.
Dutch coach Van Gaal continued his World Cup undefeated record of 12 matches (8 wins, 4 draws), but he suffered a bitter taste in both penalty shootouts with Argentina, which was recorded as a draw.
Argentina's leading star Messi helped Molina's opening goal with a perfect through pass in the 35th minute of the first half, followed by a penalty kick in the right corner of the goal in the 28th minute of the second half, but Dutch substitute Begorst followed up with a header pursuit goal in the 38th minute of the second half. , In the 11th minute of extra time in the second half, he scored a golden equalizer, sending the match into overtime.
At the end of the second half of extra time, Argentine Fernández's shot hit the post, resulting in a penalty shootout.
Argentina's goalkeeper Martinez blocked consecutive shots from the Dutch kicker's first and second kickers, and Argentena secured the victory with four successful shots, starting with kicker Messi's first.
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