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    Vikshita Vitthal Gujaran in Football

    10-Dec-2022 04:03 AM


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    Argentina Survive Late Drama To Beat Netherlands On Penalties, Book Semi-final Date With Croatia

    Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 extra-time draw on a night of high World Cup drama.
    Just hours after Brazil and Neymar crashed out of the tournament on penalties to the Croats, Argentina survived to keep South American interest in the competition.
    But all were treated to a thrilling late night drama that finally reached its conclusion just before 1 a.m. local time.
    Sponsored by Vuukle After a cagey start, Messi produced a moment of inspiration, ten minutes before the interval, to create the opener for his team.
    - Free-kick genius - The momentum was with the Argentines and it was no surprise when they extended their lead in the 73rd minute after Denzel Dumphries tripped Marcos Acuna in the box and Messi made no mistake from the spot, burying the ball in the corner.
    Koopmeiners feigned an expected shot before instead, to everyone's surprise, playing a short pass into Weghorst, who twisted past Enzo Fernandez and poked home the equaliser.

    Source - NDTV