If Messi is finally going to add a World Cup title to his impressive list of accomplishments, he will have to get through the Netherlands
Argentina and the Netherlands first met in the final of the 1978 tournament, hosted by the South American country. The Netherlands came within a post of winning the game in Buenos Aires, but Argentina scored two goals in extra time for the 3-1 victory and its first World Cup title.Article content“We know that we will give it all on the pitch; we know that football sometimes can be very beautiful and sometimes it can be cruel,” said Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni.
Starting goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was not as good a penalty-shot stopper, and Argentina went on to win the penalty shootout with the Netherlands biggest weapon on the sidelines. Netherlands has not lost during Van Gaal’s latest stint as coach. They take a 19-game undefeated streak into the game against Argentina.
Argentina was drawn into Group C and started the tournament with a surprising 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia. Argentina bounced back with a 2-0 win against Mexico and then defeated Poland 2-0 to advance to the next round, where it defeated Australia 2-1.
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