FIFA World Cup: Argentina and Netherlands Enter Quarter-Finals in Qatar

Doha (Qatar): In the FIFA Football World Cup, Argentina defeated Australia 2-1 in the knockout match to storm into the quarter-finals at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Lionel Messi scored the first goal for Argentina in 35 minutes, while Julian Alvarez doubled the lead in the second half.

Earlier, the Netherlands became the first team to reach the quarter-finals after beating the United States of America 3-1 in their first Knockout match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring for the Netherlands in the 10 minutes while Daley Blind doubled the lead at halftime just before the break. Then Haji Wright gave some hope to the USA by scoring a goal in the 76th minute.

However, just minutes later, Netherlands’ Denzel Dumfries netted his first goal of the tournament to make it 3-1 to knock out the USA from the world cup.