The quarterfinal match on Friday (11 a.m. PT) has all the ingredients of a classic, and the possibility of it being Messi’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage just adds to the anticipation.
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And the possibility of it being Messi’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage just adds to the anticipation. And then there’s Louis van Gaal, the wily tactician who is 71, has recently undergone successful treatment for prostate cancer, and is now plotting to win the World Cup in perhaps the final job of his 26-year coaching career.
Van Gaal said it was a pity Di Maria felt this way – “he is one of the few players to have said that,” he remarked, “as usually it is the other way round” – and added he once had a falling-out with Netherlands captain Memphis Depay, who was sitting next to him.Van Gaal was also asked how he was planning to stop Messi – a question for which many coaches over the years have failed to come up with an answer.
While Van Gaal was predicting a tight match that will be settled by a “decisive moment,” Scaloni said it will be a “beautiful game because we are talking about two national teams willing to attack but who can also defend.”
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