The Netherlands vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2022 quarter-finals match will take place on Friday, December 9 at Lusail Stadium.
Bookmaker-Ratings expert Emmanuel Adebayor has made his prediction for Friday’s FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Netherlands and Argentina.
The Netherlands defeated USA 3-1 to go to the quarterfinals. What a team and what a collective performance. Blind, Gakpo, Depay, and Dumfries; played very well against the US team. The Dutch side were very clinical and deserved the win.
Now they are undefeated in their last 18 matches.
I would like to bring some interesting facts. You know, the Netherlands have only lost in the quarterfinals of a World Cup once, in 1994, when they lost 3-2 to the winners of that year, Brazil.
Despite the fact the Netherlands failed to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, they finished third and second in the two World Cups before that, in 2014 and 2010, respectively.
Argentina survived a late scare from Australia to advance to the quarterfinals, beating them 2:1.
Since their last triumph in the World Cup in 1986, they have finished runners-up two times but have also gone out to the quarterfinals stage on three occasions since then. These two teams have met five times prior at the World Cup.
The last time they faced each other was in 2014 when Argentina won on penalties in the semifinals. That game ended 0-0 in regular time, and Argentina beat the Netherlands on penalties, 4-2.
Gakpo is also on top of his game. It’s going to be a tough game.
I don’t know why, but I can see the Netherlands winning this game 2:1.