Paredes kicked the ball towards the Dutch bench, and the siege broke out in anger

The Qatar World Cup quarter-finals match continues today, and the second half of the quarter-finals between Argentina and the Netherlands ushered in the first player clash since this World Cup. However, the two sides entered a penalty shootout due to a 2-2 draw. In the end, Argentina scored 4 penalty kicks and won by one point to win the semi-finals.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Argentina's general Messi made a wonderful pass and assisted 24-year-old defender Navier Molina to score his first World Cup goal in his career, helping Argentina open the scoring! Then in the 73rd minute of the second half, Messi scored a penalty kick to expand the advantage 2-0, and also tied the Argentine player's scoring record in the World Cup.

The Dutch team did not give up. In the 83rd minute, the 30-year-old substitute striker Walter Verhorst pulled one back and narrowed the point difference 2-1.

Dutch player gets tackled as Paredes kicks the ball towards the bench causing clashes

In the 88th minute, the 27-year-old Dutch defender Nathan Ake was knocked down by the 28-year-old midfielder Leandro Paredes when he attacked from the left, and then Paredes directly slammed the ball Kicking to the Dutch bench next to him, this caused the Dutch bench players to rush to the field to besiege Paredes and the scene fell into chaos.

When Paredes walked away indifferently, he was knocked to the ground by a Dutch player on the field-31-year-old defender Virgil van Dijk with a chest punch. Then Paredes and Van Dijk were both given yellow cards. The disturbance caused the game to be suspended for about 2 minutes. Argentina still led the Netherlands 2-1.

The Netherlands equalized at a critical moment and forced into extra time

However, the Dutch team ushered in a turning point after Messi was sent off a yellow card. In the 11th minute of stoppage time, the 24-year-old Dutch midfielder Tern Kupmenas took a free kick, and then Verhorst seized the opportunity from close range. Pushing the goal, helping the Dutch team equalize the score 2-2 at the last moment and enter overtime!

And this is also the first Dutch player to score a double as a substitute since the 28-year-old forward Memphis De in 2016!

Argentina's penalty shootout narrowly beat the Netherlands, and the scene was tense

However, in the penalty shootout, the Dutch team's Van Dijk and 30-year-old forward Steven Boguis' penalty was saved by Argentina's 30-year-old goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. As for Argentina's only 21-year-old midfielder Ensor Fernandez's penalty miss, Argentina finally defeated the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties, and advanced to the semi-finals with the same winning Croatian team entering the final.

Although the winner was already divided, at the end of the game, due to the previous conflict between the two teams, the scene was a little tense, and the 26-year-old Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries had a theoretical dispute with the Argentine coach after the game. Received a red card by the referee.