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Argentina are bidding to win a 3rd World Cup title on the November 20-December 18 event in
Qatar.
Here is what you should learn about their path to the ultimate:
HOW DID ARGENTINA QUALIFY FOR THE ROUND OF 16?* The high two in every World Cup group advance to the final 16. The knockout rounds, which started on Dec. 3, function one-off matches, which may go to additional time and penalties to resolve the winners.
* Argentina recovered from their shock defeat to
Saudi Arabia with back-to-back wins over Mexico and Poland to complete as winners of Group C.
HOW DID ARGENTINA REACH THE QUARTER-FINALS?
* Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez scored in Argentina’s 2-1 win over Australia of their Round of 16 tie.
HOW DID ARGENTINA REACH THE SEMI-FINALS?
* Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout of their quarter-final tie, after Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi’s objectives had been cancelled out by a brace from Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst.
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Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties to succeed in FIFA World Cup semis
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<p>Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties to succeed in FIFA World Cup semis</p>
<p>Argentina arrange a semi-final showdown with Croatia after beating the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties following an exhilarating 2-2 extra-time attract a World Cup quarter-final basic.</p>
<p>Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the hero within the shootout after Argentina squandered a Lionel Messi-engineered two-goal lead within the ultimate minutes of regular time. (Getty Images)</p>
<p>Dutch substitute Wout Weghorst scored two late objectives because the Netherlands fought again with seven minutes of regular time remaining to power extra-time.</p>
<p>Argentina regarded poised for the final 4 after Messi conjured up a superb help for Nahuel Molina and a medical objective from the penalty spot.</p>
<p>For the Dutch it was a bitterly disappointing finish to their event and so they have now misplaced six of their final eight shoot-outs in main championships since 1992.</p>
<p>After a cagey begin, Messi produced a second of inspiration, ten minutes earlier than the interval, to create the opener for his crew.</p>
<p>The Argentines prolonged their lead within the 73rd minute after Denzel Dumfries tripped Marcos Acuna within the field and Messi made no mistake from the spot, burying the ball within the nook.</p>
<p>The Dutch pulled a objective again, seven minutes from the tip, with an angled glancing header from Weghorst from a Berghuis cross from deep.</p>
<p>In the penalties, Martinez saved from Van Dijk and Berghuis to assist Argentina right into a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>This time there was no approach again for the Dutch as, even regardless of a miss from Fernandez, Argentina held on to win the shoot-out and head into the semi-finals.</p>
WHO ARE ARGENTINA’S OPPONENTS IN THE SEMI-FINALS?
* Argentina will face Croatia within the semi-finals, after the 2018 finalists beat favourites Brazil on penalties.
WHO COULD ARGENTINA FACE IN THE FINAL?
* If Argentina go all the way in which to the ultimate, they may doubtlessly discover themselves taking over both 2018 champions France (Group D winners), England (Group B winners), Portugal (Group H winners) or Morocco (Group F winners).
