After an emotional game, Argentina qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup on penalties

This Friday, the 9th, in addition to the embarrassing elimination of the Brazilian national team to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, the World Cup can see Argentina qualifying against the Netherlands, at the Lusail stadium, in Qatar.

The game was difficult and exciting. Even dominating at times, the Netherlands ended up taking 2-0, with the second goal coming from the feet of Lionel Messi (35) in the 73rd minute of the game. With the match practically won, the Dutch achieved a miracle and tied at 11 minutes of added time, with a rehearsed move coming from a foul.

However, after a truncated extension, hectic but without many opportunities, everything was defined at the lime mark. In penalties, the great protagonist was the Argentine goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez (30), who saved two shots. And even with a free kick from the brothers, the classification came at the feet of Lautaro Martínez, who converted the last one.

It is not the first time that Argentina and the Netherlands face each other in a World Cup. With five previous meetings, each team had two wins, in addition to the only draw. One of those times was when Argentina lifted its first world cup, in 1978, in the final, where they won 3-1.

Now, our neighbors face the Croatian team, which eliminated us, also on penalties, in the semifinal of the World Cup in Qatar. The ball rolls at 4 pm (Brasília time), in the same Lusail stadium where the Argentines guaranteed their classification.

Brazilian netizens reacted to the classification of rivals. “How sad for those who love football not to have a Brazil x Argentina in a Cup semifinal. It’s hard to look in logic for an explanation for a team that doesn’t win knockout games, like Croatia in 2018 and 22, to be in its second Cup semifinal in a row”said one indignantly.

How sad for those who love football not to have a Brazil x Argentina in a Cup semifinal.

It is difficult to look for an explanation in logic for a team that does not win knockout games, such as Croatia in 2018 and 2022, to be in its second Cup semifinal in a row.

— Bruno Winckler (@bwinckler) December 9, 2022

Neymar Jr’s sister supports the athlete: ‘I wanted to hold you’

Rafaella Santosinfluencer and sister of Neymar Jr., supported the player after Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup in Qatar. “I wanted to hold you in my arms and be able to make all your pain go away, just like you did to me. I wanted to be able to remove all obstacles from your path, but I know that this way it would be no fun and you wouldn’t be able to become who you are. you need to be. I wish I could say every morning that I love you endlessly, but my rough and sloppy ways won’t let me, but know that there hasn’t been a day since we met, since the day I became your sister, I haven’t thought about you”she said.

And completed: “It seems like you’ve always been ready to soften me up. You’re light, sensitive and sweet. Don’t ever forget that. If you forget, I’ll remind you. I could live in your eyes, just to see you smile closer, and laugh together with you, in a unique laugh that would make us lose track of time”????????