Thursday , 2 July 2026

Netherlands vs Argentina, Worldcup 2022 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Netherlands
5 – 6
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Argentina
Fri 9 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jurrien Timber 43' Y
Y 43' Marcos Acuna
Y 45' Christian Romero
Wout Weghorst 45' Y
Y 76' Lisandro Martinez
Memphis Depay 76' Y
Steven Berghuis 88' Y
Y 89' Leandro Paredes
Virgil van Dijk 89' Y
Y 90' Leandro Paredes
Y 90' Lionel Scaloni
Y 90' Lionel Messi
Y 90' Nicolas Otamendi
Virgil van Dijk 91' Y
Steven Bergwijn 91' Y
Y 110' Gonzalo Montiel
Y 112' German Pezzella
Noa Lang 121' Y
Denzel Dumfries 121' Y
Denzel Dumfries 121' R

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Argentina — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 11.0 goals Argentina
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-09 Netherlands 5–6 Argentina

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Argentina H 5–6 L
03 Dec United States H 3–1 W
29 Nov Qatar H 2–0 W
25 Nov Ecuador H 1–1 D
21 Nov Senegal A 2–0 W
27 Jun Czechia H 0–2 L
Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Netherlands A 6–5 W
03 Dec Australia H 2–1 W
30 Nov Poland A 2–0 W
26 Nov Mexico H 2–0 W
22 Nov Saudi Arabia H 1–2 L
11 Jul Brazil H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Netherlands Argentina
#21 Position #37
7 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 8
4 Conceded 1
+6 GD +7
2.33 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
67% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season

Netherlands are 21st (7 pts). Argentina are 37th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Argentina
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Netherlands gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Argentina that had 26 games and scored 47 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Gonzalo Montiel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Memphis Depay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' It’s high time Lionel Scaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Argentina is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' What a strike from Nahuel Molina! The score is 0-1.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emiliano Martinez, as he is very good at scoring at Education City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' The referee shows Netherlands player a Yellow card on 43.
  • 45' Argentina receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for Netherlands to replace Marten de Roon by Teun Koopmeiners on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Argentina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Netherlands team. Daley Blind is replaced by Luuk de Jong on 64 minute.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Luuk de Jong. He replaces Daley Blind on 65 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Paredes. He replaces Rodrigo de Paul on 66 minute.
  • 67' Another change for Argentina made on 67 minute. Rodrigo de Paul leaves to be changed by Leandro Paredes.
  • 72' Netherlands started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 73' Goal! Lionel Messi scores his 236 goal in 513 matches.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lisandro Martinez on 76.
  • 78' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Marcos Acuna by Nicolas Tagliafico on 78 minute.
  • 79' Another substitution for Netherlands to replace Memphis Depay by Wout Weghorst on 79 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Lautaro Martinez. He replaces Julian Alvarez on 82 minute.
  • 83' What a strike from Wout Weghorst! The score is 1-2.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Netherlands player. Steven Berghuis gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' Argentina player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Paredes on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Argentina players.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Louis van Gaal

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.31 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.39 Argentina xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands28% Draw20% Argentina52%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes86% 0% No14%
Avg goals/match: 5.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 91%
9%
± 3.5 80%
20%
± 4.5 65%
35%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
48%
Draw or Argentina
72%
Netherlands or Argentina
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands24% Draw30% Argentina46%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–6 not predicted
5 – 6
Actual
2 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 4
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 3
4.3%
1 – 4
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 4
3.7%
2 – 5
3.3%
2 – 1
3.2%
1 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Argentina covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 7% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 12% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 17% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 16% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
Argentina keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.