For only the second time since 1990, Argentina will play in the World Cup semifinals after the team beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout Friday.
in their quarterfinal matchup, winning on penalty kicks and stamping its ticket to the semifinal round.Damián Martínez stopped Steven Berghuis' kick to keep the Dutch off the board through the first two rounds of penalty kicks.Leandro Paredes put Argentina up 2-0 through two rounds with a goal along the post. Teun Koopmeiners finally got the Dutch on the board in penalty kicks in Round 3.
Gonzalo Montiel kept Argentina on the path to victory with his kick to make it 3-1 through the first three rounds.In regulation, Wout Weghorst's header in the 83rd minute gave the Dutch their first score of the match and made it 2-1. Argentina's players celebrate after their win in a penalty shootout during a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarterfinal match against the Netherlands at Lusail Stadium Dec. 9, 2022, in Lusail City, Qatar.
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