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Netherlands national football team
World Cup | Quarter-Finals
Dec 9, 2022 at 7pm UK
Lusail Iconic Stadium
Argentina national football team

Netherlands
2 - 2
Argentina

Weghorst (83', 90+11')
Maduro (43'), Bergwijn (44'), Weghorst (45+2'), Depay (76'), Berghuis (88'), Dumfries (128'), Lang (128')
Dumfries (128')
FT
(aet)
Molina (35'), Messi (73' pen.)
Acuna (43'), Romero (45'), Martinez (76'), Paredes (89'), Messi (90+10'), Scaloni (90'), Otamendi (90+11'), Montiel (109'), Pezzella (112')
Argentina win 4-3 on penalties

The Match

Match Report

A sensational Netherlands comeback is in vain as Argentina progress to the World Cup semi-finals on penalties following a historic 2-2 draw at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Team News

Manchester United centre-back Lisandro Martinez is named in Argentina's starting lineup for this evening's World Cup 2022 quarter-final clash against the Netherlands at Lusail Stadium.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup clash between Netherlands and Argentina, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Argentina could line up for Friday's World Cup 2022 quarter-final with the Netherlands.

Form, Standings, Stats

Netherlands

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Netherlands 3-1 USA
Saturday, December 3 at 3pm in World Cup

Argentina

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Argentina 2-1 Australia
Saturday, December 3 at 7pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Argentina win with a probability of 37.09%. A win for Netherlands had a probability of 35.68% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.05%) and 0-2 (6.61%). The likeliest Netherlands win was 1-0 (10.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.91%).

Result
NetherlandsDrawArgentina
35.68% (-4.026 -4.03) 27.22% (0.831 0.83) 37.09% (3.195 3.2)
Both teams to score 50.19% (-2.421 -2.42)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.72% (-3.17 -3.17)55.28% (3.172 3.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.5% (-2.669 -2.67)76.5% (2.671 2.67)
Netherlands Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.42% (-3.832 -3.83)29.59% (3.835 3.84)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.38% (-4.928 -4.93)65.62% (4.93 4.93)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.27% (0.42100000000001 0.42)28.73% (-0.418 -0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.44% (0.521 0.52)64.56% (-0.51899999999999 -0.52)
Score Analysis
    Netherlands 35.68%
    Argentina 37.09%
    Draw 27.22%
NetherlandsDrawArgentina
1-0 @ 10.35% (0.17 0.17)
2-1 @ 7.86% (-0.654 -0.65)
2-0 @ 6.3% (-0.604 -0.6)
3-1 @ 3.19% (-0.659 -0.66)
3-0 @ 2.56% (-0.565 -0.57)
3-2 @ 1.99% (-0.383 -0.38)
4-1 @ 0.97% (-0.334 -0.33)
Other @ 2.45%
Total : 35.68%
1-1 @ 12.91% (0.36 0.36)
0-0 @ 8.5% (0.994 0.99)
2-2 @ 4.9% (-0.346 -0.35)
Other @ 0.91%
Total : 27.22%
0-1 @ 10.6% (1.347 1.35)
1-2 @ 8.05% (0.314 0.31)
0-2 @ 6.61% (0.908 0.91)
1-3 @ 3.35% (0.168 0.17)
0-3 @ 2.75% (0.405 0.41)
2-3 @ 2.04% (-0.118 -0.12)
1-4 @ 1.04% (0.064 0.06)
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 37.09%

How you voted: Netherlands vs Argentina

Netherlands
36.5%
Argentina
63.5%
288
Head to Head
Jul 9, 2014 9pm
Netherlands
0-0
Argentina
 Argentina win 4-2 on penalties
> Match Report
Jun 25, 1978 6pm
Final
Argentina
3-1
Netherlands
Kempes (38', 105'), Bertoni (115')
Ardiles (40'), Larrosa (93')
Nanninga (82')
Krol (15'), Suurbier (94'), Poortvliet (96')
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