Argentina Reaches World Cup Semifinals After Beating Netherlands on Penalties

Argentina Reaches World Cup Semifinals After Beating Netherlands on Penalties
Argentina's Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul celebrate after Nahuel Molina scores their first goal at the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Dec. 9, 2022. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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LUSAIL, Qatar—Argentina beat the Netherlands 4–3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2–2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final.

Emiliano Martinez saved the first two Dutch penalties to give Argentina a huge advantage and Lautaro Martinez sent Andries Noppert the wrong way to set up a date for the South Americans with Croatia in the semifinals on Tuesday.