Chapter 581: Argentina wins on penalties and advances to the final!
Superstars such as Messi, Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie, and Sneijder are the biggest attractions on the pitch, with fans watching their every move.
Who among them will be the brightest star on the field today?
Is today's semi-final as up and down as yesterday's?
Argentina have won all three of their previous World Cup semi-finals, with the last time they reached the final in 1990.
Argentina's last win over the Netherlands was in the 1978 World Cup final, with three draws and four defeats in the remaining seven meetings.
Argentina has only lost once in the last 16 World Cup matches!
With Angel Di Maria sidelined through injury, Marcos Rojo and Enzo Perez rotated into the starting line-up. The Netherlands have lost twice against European teams in the last 12 World Cups, and Van Gaal has been more cautious with his troops, with Frenkie de Jong replacing Depay and Van Persie and Robben partnering up front.
"Tick!"
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.
Once the game began, both sides were very cautious and put a lot of force into the defense.
Argentina tried to use Messi's personal breakthrough to tear apart the Dutch defence, but were surrounded by the Dutch team on several occasions.
The Dutch attack was also slightly weak, with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie lacking the support of their team-mates and struggling to strike a single head up front.
In the thirteenth minute of the first half, the Dutch team looked for a shot opportunity, Kuyt crossed the middle, Sneijder volleyed in the edge of the box, and the ball went wide of the goal!
It was the first shot of the game.
Argentina immediately launched a quick counter-attack and were awarded a direct free-kick in front of the penalty area.
Messi stood behind the football, and he was going to take the penalty.
However, Messi's free-kick was not of high quality and was held firmly by Dutch goalkeeper Cillessen.
"Coax! ……”
The São Paulo Athletic Stadium resounded with a huge cry of regret.
As time went on, Argentina gained the upper hand, winning a succession of corners, but still unable to find the back of the net.
In the ensuing time, Messi and Robben fell into the other's offside trap.
The game became more and more intense, and there were often scenes of people turning on their backs, and both sides used fouls to interrupt the rhythm of the opponent's attack.
In the end, neither side scored in the first half, and the score of 0-0 ended the first half of the battle.
After a fifteen-minute half-time break, both sides were back on the field.
At the start of the second half, the scene was extremely stale, and no one could make a killing.
"Shhhh ……”
Fans on both sides were not satisfied with the game and there were loud boos in the hope that their teams would break the deadlock as soon as possible.
Both sides stepped up their offense while focusing on defense.
In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Zabaleta made a direct pass, Ravic crossed from the right edge of the penalty area, and Higuain's header from the edge of the small penalty area was blocked by Janmatt!
In the twenty-sixth minute of the second half, Rojo passed the ball, and Lavic's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Vlaar again!
In the 29th minute of the second half, Robben passed, Janmaert crossed from the right, and Van Persie, who was in an offside position, hooked and shot high!
Then, Argentina immediately launched a quick counterattack Enzo Perez crossed from the right, and Higuain stabbed a flying shovel from the edge of the small penalty area in front of him and hit the side netting!
Argentina missed out on their best chance to score.
At the end of regular time, the two sides were still deadlocked.
In the first minute of stoppage time, the Netherlands almost stunted the game, Sneijder's backheel pass, Robben's shot from the edge of the six-yard box was blocked by Mascherano!
Robben looked up to the sky in annoyance.
The chance to kill was missed, and the two sides had to go to extra time.
This is a contest of wills.
In the 30 minutes of extra time, both sides created a couple of chances, but they were all saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the end, it had to go to a brutal penalty shoot-out.
The whole world is nervous, who will lose it?
In the first round, Vlaar's penalty was blocked by Romero for a lack of angle; Messi deceived Sillerson and shot into the bottom left corner, 0-1!
In the second round, Robben also deceived Romero and shot into the lower right corner, and Garay also scored, 1-2!
In the third round, Sneijder's penalty was saved by Romero again, and Aguero continued to hit, 1-3!
In the fourth round, Kuyt scored first, and Maxi Rodriguez took the penalty and was saved by Sillerson and hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and into the net!
Four to two!
Argentina won the penalty shoot-out and reached the final again in four twenty-four years!
The whole country of Argentina is boiling, and the land of the Netherlands is sad......
Messi hugged his team-mates tightly to celebrate the hard-earned victory, Robben was devastated after missing the winner in the first stage of stoppage time, and Sneijder and Robin van Persie wept as they failed again......
Argentina will compete in Spain for the title, while the Netherlands will have to fight Germany for third place.
Some believe that it is a victory for Blatter, with Spain and Argentina reaching the final, which will attract the attention of all fans around the world, with Li Chuanqi and Lionel Messi being the most attractive superstars in world football today.
The showdown between them is something that countless sponsors are happy to build!
At the same time, it can also increase the ratings, which is very beneficial to the development of football.
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Speaking after the game, Argentina coach Savilla said: "I'm very happy now, we played a very tough game, I was evenly matched at the start and we had a chance to finish the game in the second half of extra time. ”
Now that we have qualified for the final, it is natural that winning the title will be the only goal for both teams, and Savilla said: "I want to say that I am very happy, we have won the world title twice before, but I know that this final is not easy to play, we have to rest well, prepare well for the final, we will work hard for the title." ”
The reporter asked him what he wanted to say to the Argentines now. Savilla expressed his determination, "As before, we will work 100 per cent to try to win the game. ”
As the number one star of the Dutch team, Robben was disappointed in an interview: "We need to make adjustments as soon as possible, I will be disappointed and hurt.
But everyone came together as a collective and gave everything for the game, and you can't blame anyone on the pitch, everyone has done their best.
Winning is a win for all, losing is a loss for all, and we should be proud. ”
Asked if the Netherlands' semi-final was a success, Robben said: "It's hard to say because the players are still sad, we are one step away from the final, there were some small chances in the game, but the opponent played better and the game is over.
They deliberately slowed down the tempo and we were in better shape than Argentina overall, but they were a world-class team and we got some chances but we were always a little bit close, we couldn't score and all our efforts were in vain.
We want the whole of Holland to know that we should be proud of the team and that we really gave it our all. ”
Commenting on the third and fourth place finishes against Brazil, Robben said: "It's not about the result, it's about the title, and the third or fourth doesn't mean much to me. "Please keep in mind: Lily, website mobile version computer version, lily free fastest update no anti-theft no anti-theft.