Messi's Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties after hard-fought match
Lionel Messi’s quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout Friday.
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Argentina survive Dutch comeback to win dramatic quarter-final on penalties
Argentina survived a remarkable Netherlands comeback to finally triumph on penalties in a drama-choked World Cup quarter-final in Lusail.
Argentina beats Netherlands on penalties to reach World Cup semifinals
Lionel Messi's quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout Friday.
Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties to reach World Cup semi-finals
LUSAIL, Qatar: Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez saved penalties from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis before Lautaro Martinez scored the winning spot kick to secure them a 4-3 shootout win over the Netherlands on Friday (Dec 9) after their World Cup quarter-final finished 2-2 after 120 minutes.
Brazil bounced from men's World Cup with upset loss to Croatia in penalties
Croatia knocked Brazil out of the men's World Cup on Friday in Qatar, beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals for the second straight time.
Why do the world's best footballers take such poor penalties?
DOHA/LONDON : It is short odds that there will be a penalty shootout at the World Cup over the next two days. There has been at least one in the quarter-finals of the last nine tournaments, peaking in 1986 when three of the four matches went to penalties.
Morocco dump Spain out on penalties to reach historic World Cup quarters
DOHA: Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty in a shootout to send Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Tuesday (Dec 6) as the African side stunned Spain after a goalless draw.
Morocco knocks out Spain on penalties : the story of a stunning defence and three spotkick misses
The specialists had predicted a balanced game between Portugal and Switzerland but it ended with a spectacular result. 7-1 in favour of the Portuguese who immediately imposed their rhythm as the Swiss struggled not to concede any more goals . One player made a lot of noise during this game, it was Gonçalo Ramos. The 21-year-old started in the position usually occupied by Cristiano Ronaldo and scored a hat-trick for his team, a first since 1966.