On December 9, the match of the 1/4 finals of the World Cup will take place, in which the Netherlands national team will play with the national team of Argentina. The forecast for this duel is given by the well-known journalist, capper and analyst Alexander Vishnevsky.At the quarterfinal stage at the World Cup, these teams last met in 1998.
Then the match turned out to be phenomenal: the Dutch in the minority managed to snatch a strong-willed victory with a score of 2:1, and Bergkamp scored the winning goal from de Boer's pass. But the younger generation first of all remembers the semifinals at the 2014 World Cup, and then the Argentines were able to reach the final, defeating the "orange" in a penalty shootout. One of the penalties was then realized by Messi, but in the end he did not become a world champion, and the tournament in Qatar is the last real opportunity for him to realize his dream.In the 1/8 finals, the Argentine national team mostly disappointed, defeating the Australians only with a score of 2:1, almost losing the victory in the last minutes.
Lionel Scaloni's team showed not at all the level of play that was expected of it, especially those who considered it one of the main contenders for the title of world champion. But the main thing is that the victory was won, and after such a game, the chances that the players will add to the next match only increase. And the opponent is more serious, which means that the motivation will be much higher.Alexander Vishnevsky sees the Argentine national team as the favorite of the upcoming meeting, anticipating the upcoming battle of the "blue and white" with the Brazilians in the semifinals.
According to the expert, Louis van Gaal's old-school style will not bring the Dutch a positive result here. Scaloni's fresh vision of the game and Messi's skill should be the key to the passage of the nominal guests to the semifinals.
