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9/12/2023–|Last updated: 12/9/202310:52 PM (Mecca time)
Today, Saturday, December 9, coincides with the passage of a full year since the exciting confrontation between Argentina and the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022, and the widespread controversy it left behind.
The confrontation, which Lionel Messi's teammates won on penalty kicks 4-3 after official and extra time ended in a 2-2 draw, witnessed a lot of tension, protests, fluctuations and colored cards.
▪️ EIGHTEEN yellow cards
▪️ VVD bodyslams Paredes
▪️ Weghorst’s 90+10′ equalizer
▪️ Emi Martínez’s shootout heroics
▪️ Nicolás Otamendi: 🖐️😤🖐️
▪️ Messi taunts Louis van Gaal
▪️ 𝑸𝒖𝒆́ 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒂, 𝒃𝒐𝒃𝒐?It’s really been a year since World Cup 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐂 🌶️ pic.twitter.com/p4r61iEFKZ
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 9, 2023
Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 16 yellow cards (a record in a single World Cup match), including 8 for Dutch players, and one red card, which went to Denzel Dumfries for receiving two warnings during the penalty shootout. Eight Argentine players also received warnings, along with coach Lionel Scaloni and his assistant Walter Samuel.
He received severe criticism in the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals.. Former international referee Mateo Lahoz reveals that Messi apologized to him after statements against him following the World Cup quarter-final confrontation between Argentina and the Netherlands, which ended with Tango winning on penalties. pic.twitter.com/h4p6SmdhgD
– Al Jazeera Net Sports (@AJASports) October 2, 2023
Aside from the disciplinary penalties, the fans present at the Education City Stadium lived a crazy scenario. Argentina advanced with goals from Nahuel Molina and captain Messi, who celebrated in a way that provoked coach Louis van Gaal and the Dutch national team's substitute bench.
The level of excitement in the match increased, after Wout Fijhorst succeeded in equalizing the score 2-2 by scoring a goal before the end of regular time and another in the 11th minute of stoppage time.
Summary of the Netherlands and Argentina match Argentina reaches the semi-finals and Messi continues to shine
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📱 https://t.co/alkogGtHdW#Qatar_World_Cup_2022 | #Qatar_2022 | #Netherlands_Argentina #Qatar2022 | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/iewwCefFMs— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 9, 2022
With the tie still in the extra two halves, the two teams went to penalty kicks, in which Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez established himself as the undisputed champion by saving kicks from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis.
It is noteworthy that Argentina won the Qatar World Cup after winning on penalties 4-2 over France, achieving its third world title in its history.
