Argentina is flying under Lionel Messi. Despite stumbling against Saudi Arabia, the Albiceleste returned to their usual form in the next three matches. After 36 years of suffering, their opponent Netherlands is on the way to win the title. Messi will face the Dutch at Lucille Stadium on Friday (December 9) at 1 pm Bangladesh time. Let's take a look at who is ahead in the stats between the two teams.
In the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil, Messi reached the final by defeating the Netherlands in a tiebreaker in the semi-finals. Where their savior was goalkeeper Romero. The statistics of these two teams in the World Cup are equal. In the World Cup, the Netherlands and Argentina have won two each of these two teams' five matches and one match has been drawn.
And so far these two teams have met in 9 matches. Where the Netherlands is ahead. The first meeting between these two teams in 1974 saw the Dutch easily win 4-1. Johan Cruyff's team beat Argentina 4-0 in the 1974 World Cup.
Between 1978 and 1979, the Dutch did not win. Argentina won the World Cup for the first time by upsetting the Dutch in the 1978 World Cup final. The Netherlands did not lose in their next four appearances against Argentina. However, in the last appearance of the two teams in 2014, Messi's team saw off the Dutch in the penalty shootout.
No team can be kept ahead in Qatar World Cup so far. Argentina moved up five places in the power rankings. However, the reason for Messi's fear against the eighth-placed Netherlands is the impenetrable defense made up of Virgil von Dijk, De Licht, Jurien Timber and Nathan Ake. Apart from this, Gakpo, Classen and Dipira do not go short. Louis von Gaal's men are unbeaten in their last 19 matches.
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