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Goals and Highlights

December 9, 2022 5:43 PM ET

It's over!

Despite the Netherlands' best efforts, Argentina beat them on penalties to qualify for yet another World Cup semifinal.

December 9, 2022 5:09 PM ET

Penales

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Lautaro Martinez sends his shot into the corner and sends Argentina into the semifinal.

December 9, 2022 4:57 PM ET

Penales

Goal, goal, goal for the Netherlands! De Jong sends in a lethal shot to tie the score.

December 9, 2022 4:56 PM ET

Penales

He missed it! Enzo Fernandez sends a cross shot that ends up hitting the post.

December 9, 2022 4:55 PM ET

Penalties

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Gonzalo Montiel scores from the penalty spot.

December 9, 2022 4:55 PM ET

Penalties

Goal, goal, goal for the Netherlands! Koopmeiners shoots to the center and scores the first.

December 9, 2022 4:54 PM ET

Penales

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Paredes scores the second from the penalty spot.

December 9, 2022 4:53 PM ET

Penalties

He missed it! Berghuis shoots but ends up missing his shot.

December 9, 2022 4:53 PM ET

Penalties

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Messi scores the first for Argentina.

December 9, 2022 4:52 PM ET

Penalties

He saves it! van Dijk sends his shot and Martinez saves it.

December 9, 2022 4:52 PM ET

121'

It's over! The match ends and everything will be defined in penalty kicks.

December 9, 2022 4:45 PM ET

118'

Martinez's shot, but Noppart prevents his goal from falling.

December 9, 2022 4:41 PM ET

115'

Di María's powerful shot, but Lang ends up saving the ball.

December 9, 2022 4:38 PM ET

113'

Change per team. Argentina substitutes Angel Di María for Lisandro Martínez. Netherlands substitute Gakpo for Lang.

December 9, 2022 4:36 PM ET

109'

Messi's powerful shot ends up going wide of the goal.

December 9, 2022 4:34 PM ET

106'

Actions are resumed

December 9, 2022 4:28 PM ET

105'

Change from Argentina. Molina comes off for Montiel

December 9, 2022 4:28 PM ET

105'

At the end of the first half, the score remains tied at two goals.

December 9, 2022 4:27 PM ET

103'

Close! Otamendi fails to control the cross and the ball ends up going wide.

December 9, 2022 4:24 PM ET

101'

Messi's cross, but the ball ends up going over the end line.

December 9, 2022 4:22 PM ET

95'

A back-and-forth encounter, both teams seek to generate danger without neglecting their goal.

December 9, 2022 4:20 PM ET

90'

The first overtime is played between Argentina and the Netherlands.

December 9, 2022 4:11 PM ET

90+12'

It's over! The match ends in a draw, the Netherlands tied at the last minute and it will go to overtime.

December 9, 2022 4:05 PM ET

90+11'

Goal, goal, goal for the Netherlands! A free kick is left in the box, Weghorst pops up and fires in a shot to tie the game.

December 9, 2022 4:04 PM ET

90+3'

Intense match, both teams are looking for the opponent's goal, Argentina is lying back waiting for the onslaught.

December 9, 2022 3:58 PM ET

89'

Dumfries's shot is blocked but fails to hit the target.

December 9, 2022 3:52 PM ET

84'

Close! A shot from the Netherlands hits the net from the outside.

December 9, 2022 3:47 PM ET

82'

Goal, goal, goal for the Netherlands! A cross and Weghorst pops up to score the first for the Netherlands.

December 9, 2022 3:46 PM ET

77'

Argentina changes. PTagliafico and Pezzella are replaced by Acunha and Romero.

December 9, 2022 3:40 PM ET

72'

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Messi shoots from the penalty spot to increase Argentina's lead.

December 9, 2022 3:36 PM ET

70'

Penalty for Argentina! Cunha falls inside the box and the referee awards a penalty kick.

December 9, 2022 3:35 PM ET

62'

Close! Messi's free kick cannonball goes just wide of the goal.

December 9, 2022 3:25 PM ET

56'

The Netherlands had the ball for the longest time in the second half, looking to tie the game.

December 9, 2022 3:22 PM ET

50'

Messi arrived with danger, but Noppert anticipated and prevented the shot.

December 9, 2022 3:21 PM ET

46'

Changes from the Netherlands. Bergwijn and de Roon are replaced by Berghuis and Koopmeiners.

December 9, 2022 3:13 PM ET

45'

Action resumes at Lusail.

December 9, 2022 3:09 PM ET

45+6'

Half-time at Lusail. The score is in favor of Argentina by the minimum.

December 9, 2022 3:07 PM ET

45+1'

Good intervention by Dumfries, who ends up avoiding the arrival of Cunha.

December 9, 2022 2:52 PM ET

38'

Messi's shot at the Netherlands goal, but goalkeeper Noppert keeps the ball.

December 9, 2022 2:47 PM ET

34'

Goal, goal, goal for Argentina! Messi's pass looking for Molina, the player drives and shoots to score the first.

December 9, 2022 2:44 PM ET

32'

Mc Allister's cannon shot ends up in Noppert's hands.

December 9, 2022 2:34 PM ET

28'

Gakpo's cross, but Romero anticipates and ends up winning and pushing the ball away.

December 9, 2022 2:32 PM ET

23'

Powerful shot by Berwijng, but the ball goes wide.

December 9, 2022 2:27 PM ET

20'

Depay arrived with danger, but Otamendi ended up intervening and put the ball away.

December 9, 2022 2:22 PM ET

14'

A ball looking for Álvarez, but the ball ends up in the goalkeeper's hands.

December 9, 2022 2:17 PM ET

7'

Argentina seeks to generate danger, but does not finish its plays in the right way.

December 9, 2022 2:12 PM ET

0'

Argentina and the Netherlands kick off the action

December 9, 2022 2:07 PM ET

Netherlands: LineUp

Noppert, Dumfries, Timber, Van Dijk, Ake, Blind, De Roon, De Jong, Gakpo, Bergwijn, Depay.

December 9, 2022 2:02 PM ET

Argentina: LineUp

E Martinez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, L Martinez, Acuna, De Paul, Fernández, Mac Allister, Messi, Alvarez.

December 9, 2022 1:57 PM ET

To the court

Both teams are already warming up before the start of the match, a very interesting duel.

December 9, 2022 1:52 PM ET

Arrived

Argentina is already in Lusail, the Albiceleste team will be looking to continue their progress in this World Cup.

December 9, 2022 1:47 PM ET

Present

The Netherlands is already at the stadium, Van Gaal's team will go all out to qualify for the semifinal.

December 9, 2022 1:42 PM ET

Yes it does!

Despite rumors of Rodrigo de Paul's possible injury, the player is in Argentina's starting XI.

December 9, 2022 1:37 PM ET

Watch out for this player

The Netherlands has to pay special attention and watch out for Lionel Messi, the striker will look to have the ball to generate danger in the net and thus sign his team's pass.

December 9, 2022 1:32 PM ET

What a tip

The Netherlands have made it through three previous rounds, the last time they lost in 1974 to Brazil.

December 9, 2022 1:27 PM ET

Watch out for this player

Memphis Depay is the Dutch player Argentina will have to pay special attention to, the striker will be looking to generate danger in the opponent's goal.

December 9, 2022 1:22 PM ET

Watch out

he last two meetings between these two teams ended in a scoreless draw, the first in the group stage in 2006 and the second in the semifinals in 2014, where Argentina ended up qualifying after a penalty shootout.

December 9, 2022 1:17 PM ET

Beggining to be defined

The first match of this phase ended and Croatia surprised Brazil in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals.

December 9, 2022 1:12 PM ET

We are back!

We are back for the match between the Netherlands and Argentina, corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. We will shortly share with you the most relevant information, as well as the confirmed rosters.

December 9, 2022 1:07 PM ET

When is Netherlands vs Argentina Today? Date and time for World Cup quarterfinal match

This is the kick-off time for the Netherlands vs Argentina match on December 9, 2022 in several countries:

Country Date Local Time TV Channel
Argentina Friday, 9 Dec 22 16:00

TyC Sports Argentina, DIRECTV Sports Argentina, DeporTV, Televisión Pública, TyC Sports Play, DIRECTV Sports App

USA Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00 ET Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Foxsports.com, FOX Network, UFORIA App, Futbol de Primera Radio, FOX Sports App, Sling, SiriusXM FC, Peacock
Algeria Friday, 9 Dec 22 20:00

beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, TOD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Australia Friday, 9 Dec 22

6:00 AEDT

SBS On Demand, SBS
Bangladesh Saturday, 10 Dec 22 01:00 IST  MTV India SD, Toffee Live, Gazi TV, T Sports, MTV India HD
Bolivia Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00 Red Uno, Unitel, Tigo Sports Bolivia, Bolivia TV
Brazil Friday, 9 Dec 22 16:00 AM SporTV 2, Canais Globo, Globo, GloboEsporte.com, SporTV, NOW NET e Claro
Canada Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00 ET

RDS, TSN App, TSN5, TSN4, TSN3, TSN1, RDS App, TSN.ca

Chile Friday, 9 Dec 22 15:00

DIRECTV Sports Chile, Chilevision, DIRECTV Sports App, Canal 13

Colombia Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00 RCN Television, Deportes RCN En Vivo, DIRECTV Sports Colombia, DIRECTV Sports App, Caracol Play, Caracol TV
Ecuador Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00

Canal del Futbol, DIRECTV Sports Ecuador, Teleamazonas, DIRECTV Sports App, CNT Play

India Saturday, 10 Dec 22 00:30 IST Sports18 HD, JioTV, MTV India SD, Sports18, MTV India HD, DD Sports
Japan Saturday, 10 Dec 22 02:00AM

AbemaTV

Mexico Friday, 9 Dec 22 13:00

Sky HD, Blue To Go Video Everywhere

Morocco Friday, 9 Dec 22 20:00

beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, TOD, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia

New Zealand Saturday, 10 Dec 22 8:00 NZDT Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports, Sky Sport NOW, beIN Sports Connect New Zealand, SKY Go NZ
Nigeria Friday, 9 Dec 22 20:00 SuperSport Laliga Nigeria, SuperSport GOtv Football, SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria, SuperSport Variety, SuperSport MáXimo 3, SuperSport MaXimo 2, DStv Now, SuperSport Premier League Nigeria, NTA Sports 24, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga
Spain Friday, 9 Dec 22 20:00 

Gol Mundial, RTVE.es, TVE La 1, fuboTV España

United Arab Emirates Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00  TOD, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
United Kingdom Friday, 9 Dec 22 19:00 GMT

beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 4 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, TOD

Peru Friday, 9 Dec 22 14:00  DIRECTV Sports Peru, Latina Televisión, DIRECTV Sports App

December 9, 2022 1:02 PM ET

Stay tuned for the Netherlands vs Argentina minute by minute

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports.

Argentina-Netherlands match can be tuned in from the channels of the Blue to Go App. 

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Netherlands vs Argentina live, as well as the latest information from the Lusail Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute coverage of the match on VAVEL. 

December 9, 2022 12:57 PM ET

Channels for Netherlands vs Argentina minute by minute online

If you want to watch the match commentary online, VAVEL USA is your best option.

December 9, 2022 12:52 PM ET

Argentina's Statements

Lionel Scaloni told the press before the match: "Yesterday's (Wednesday) training session was behind closed doors, I do not know how they know that Rodrigo has something going on with him and it is very strange and with this you know what I mean. In principle he is fine, we are going to see the training. Yesterday we trained behind closed doors and I don't know where this information comes from."

"Am I angry about what Rodrigo De Paul said? I don't know if we are playing for Argentina or for Holland. The training was behind closed doors. I don't understand the need to generate alarm. The rival is attentive to those things."

"Rodrigo trained yesterday, we will see what decision I make in this afternoon's training session. In principle he trained, the players who have played we sometimes decide that they do half training. I wouldn't dare to say if he's in or not, you never know. The players who do not train always do it as a precaution, what comes out in the press is very difficult to handle. We are clear that the player who goes out on the field has to be in the best condition we believe he is in to give his best".

December 9, 2022 12:47 PM ET

Statement Netherlands

Louis Van Gaal spoke ahead of this important match: "Argentina is one of the world leaders. With players of reference. In fact the real World Cup for us starts tomorrow. Argentina and maybe Brazil in the next round are of a different caliber."

"As for the referee, I think he is fantastic. We've had referees from second-tier countries and this one is at the first level."

"We are not going to force the players to kick or not to kick the penalty. We have to look at the feelings. Obviously we need to adjust to our ideas. We give support with scientific data, but they can do it the way they want. Obviously we practice penalties and we hope that will be an advantage if we get to that stage."

"Soccer is no longer played like in '74 or '98. You can have opinions, but this has evolved. There are moments of decision making that you remember. It's much more difficult now than it was 20 years ago. In 2014 I started to develop a more defensive system. I was criticized and now people like it. So soccer has evolved. There are very compact defenses and that ends up being easier than an offensive system. You have to see it with your own eyes. This is what we play now. Obviously I'm sure time has been important. I don't think I've changed that much. My vision has evolved, we saw that. I was coach of a very offensive Ajax, I moved to Barcelona and I learned that you can't always pursue your goal and that's when I started to change my mind and I understood that soccer can be seen in a different way. On a personal level, I think I have more patience now than before".

In this press conference what I say is "Brazil plays on the counterattack". They are doing the same as our national team. But they have fantastic players on a technical level. I have always said that Brazil is a fantastic team and we are a country that can become champions.

I am a coach and I have my prejudices when it comes to Luis Enrique. When they were champions he was one of the most important players, the number 10, and he scored a lot of goals in key moments of the game. I can't judge him as a coach because I don't see how he coaches. I can't say anything. That's the way the soccer world is. I can't judge the Moroccan coach or Luis Enrique. I can answer about Ziyech who was trained in the Netherlands and is exceptional. I think it's fantastic that Morocco qualified. They have very good players in our league.

"I am only doing this for the Netherlands because of an emergency situation. You never know what is going to happen. If an interesting challenge comes my way I might continue. But I'm 71. I know I'm glowing and I look young...".

December 9, 2022 12:42 PM ET

Argentina's final roster

Martínez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuña, De Paul, Fernández, MacAllister, Messi, Gómez, Álvarez.

December 9, 2022 12:37 PM ET

Last Netherlands roster

Andries Noppert; Denzel Dumfries, Jurriën Timber, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Daley Blind; Marten de Roon, Frenkie de Jong; Davy Klaassen; Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay.

December 9, 2022 12:32 PM ET

How does Argentina arrive?

Argentina came into this match after defeating Australia in the round of 16, a very interesting match that ended up being decided in the final minutes of the game.

December 9, 2022 12:27 PM ET

How are the Netherlands coming in?

The Netherlands will arrive at this match after leaving out the United States three goals to one, giving a blow on the field and surprising with the elimination of the U.S. team.

December 9, 2022 12:22 PM ET

The match will be played at Lusail Stadium.

The Netherlands vs Argentina match will be played at the Lusail Stadium, located in Lusail, Qatar. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people. 

December 9, 2022 12:17 PM ET

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers!

Welcome to the Netherlands vs Argentina commentary, corresponding to the match corresponding to the Quarter-Finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The match will take place at the Lusail Stadium at 14:00.

December 9, 2022 12:12 PM ET
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