After the game, Argentina's Lisandro Martinez broke down in tears as he recalled the moment Lautaro converted the deciding penalty to keep his team's World Cup chances alive.
Lionel Messi's penalty in the 73rd minute came close to securing Argentina a spot in the semifinals, but Netherland threatened to steal the show when Wout Weghorst scored twice in the last minutes of the 2022 FIFA World Cup match to force extra time.
Argentina finally advanced to the semifinals, where they will play Croatia, winning 4-3 on penalties. After the game, Argentina's Lisandro Martinez broke down in tears as he recalled the moment Lautaro converted the deciding penalty to keep his team's World Cup chances alive.
The intense quarterfinal game went into a penalty shootout after neither team managed to affect the scoreboard. In its World Cup history, the Netherlands has only ever won one tiebreaker. And for the Dutch, history remained the same.
Before Enzo Fernandez's miss threatened to add yet another twist to the story, they missed their first two opportunities. However, Lautaro Martinez ultimately scored the crucial penalty to advance Argentina to the semifinals.
When Lisandro was questioned about the last penalty after the game, he sobbed uncontrollably and could not hold back his tears.
"It was really amazing. When Lautaro scored, I simply escaped because I felt that the outcome was not fair to us. We were far superior than them. I want to embrace everyone, including the coaching staff and players, he declared.
Argentina will now play Croatia, who earlier that evening shocked Brazil on penalties. Croatia once again performed miracles in penalties after Neymar's stunning goal, which would have tied him with the great Pele as Brazil's joint best scorer in global football, was wiped out in the second round of extra time.
The 2018 runners-up eliminated the front-runners for the championship in the quarterfinals, maintaining their perfect record in tiebreakers.
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