In an exciting match, Argentina beats the Netherlands on penalties and advances to the Semifinals - Qatar 2022

In a balanced game, with a better Argentina, against a timid Netherlands, who never found themselves on the field of play, playing slow football and without offensive weight

Argentina, from minute one, came out to press and propose, with attacks from Messi, Julian Alvarez, Acuña, Molina, in one of them, and with a wonderful pass from the Argentine 10, Nauel Molina, would score 1 x 0 on the scoreboard , relieving the pressure of the game and passing it on to the Netherlands, who would have to come out to tie the game in the second half

The second half started and nothing changed in the game, Argentina owned the ball, with a better offensive proposal and a defined style of play, the Netherlands improved a little, advanced lines and made some tactical moves, which in the end, little or nothing change, the possibility of tying the game, since a foul committed by the "tulipanes" against Marcos Acuna, inside the area, caused the second goal of the game, when the central referee determined a penalty, which was charged and scored by Lionel Messi, for the 2 x 0.

Minutes later, the Netherlands discounted the score for 1 x 2, with a goal by the player Weghorst, from then on, the game opened and with 10 minutes of compensation time added, by the Spanish central referee, Mateu Lahoz, the game got exciting and emotional.

When everything seemed done for Argentina to go to the semifinals, "SURPRISE" the same Weghorst player, towards his double and sent the game to extra time, with the final 2 x 2, in regulation time.

Extra time began and the game was still stuck, but with the news that the Netherlands seemed a little stronger mentally than the Argentines, with that media and psychological blow for the extension of the game, plus the first extra time, continued tied.

Overtime is over. Let's go to penalties.

It's over. Argentina wins 4 x 3 on penalties and is already in the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022  (The Martinez:  Emiliano and Lautaro ) One saved 2 penalties, the other the pass to the semifinals.

Croatia beat Brazil on penalties and advance to the semifinals of the World Cup

A locked, intense game, where Croatia took the ball from Brazil, in the first half, preventing the five-time world champions from practicing that beautiful and forceful football, to which we have become accustomed over the years.

It is difficult to see Neymar, Vinicius jr, Lucas Paqueta and Raphinha, running after the ball, looking for a way to take it away from Croatia, who controlled the playing time, without giving Brazil spaces, who could not find the key to score

In the second half, the game was more open, with a Brazil that advanced lines and began to be more dangerous on the wings, unbalanced and intense, facing the Croatian goal.

Croatia, with a Luka Modric, of a great physical and football level, moving the midfield, generating magic with the ball, on all sides of the field, creating danger in Alison's goal.

The game ended 0 x 0, in the 92 minutes and it was necessary to go to extra time

In the first extra time, with an individual genius from Neymar jr, with a wall included with Rodrigo Goes, Brazil opened the scoring, to the happiness of thousands of Brazilian fans present in the stadium and millions, following the game from South American territory.

The second extra time began and Brazil controlled the game more, against a Croatia that began to deflate, as the minutes passed, but when everyone took Brazil's victory for granted, the player Petkovic arrived

The game came to an end after 120 minutes of struggle, sweat and love for the jersey and we went to penalties

And yes, yes, yes, Croatia, has done it again and goes to the semifinals with a 4 x 2 in the kicks from the penalty spot.

The quarterfinals begin today, in Qatar 2022

 

Today the quarterfinals begin in the FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022, First thing in the morning, they will play: Croatia vs Brazil, later: Argentina vs The Netherlands

It will be a magical and special night, where good football, played at the highest level, with the support of thousands of fans, will undoubtedly give us a show that will touch the deepest feelings, in each fan and each country represented, under the claw, fight and intensity, in each ball that is going to be played, seeking to advance to the semifinals and give great joy to their respective country.

Portugal, with a hat-trick from Ramos, beat Switzerland 6-1. / Qatar 2022

 

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A very superior Portugal, led by João Felix, as the axis of game generation, against a Switzerland, without offensive weight, timid, slow, without intensity, surpassed in the three lines, generating almost nothing to have been able to score a goal.

Portugal, won because it has a game system established since 2014, by coach Fernando Santos, who has been the boss for 8 years, Gonzalo Ramos scored a hat-trick, Pepe, Guerreiro and Leao, the other goals for Portugal, for Switzerland, scored the player Manuel Akanji. (6-1)

Cristiano Ronaldo, entered the substitution, with a tremendous ovation from the Portuguese fans, who chanted his name, asking the performance of the Portuguese idol, to the coach Fernando Santos, the Luso scored a goal, but it was invalidated for offside.

With this score, Portugal advances to the quarterfinals and the Swiss go home.

A decisive Bono goalkeeper, with a Hakimi, of pure ice, They give Morocco a pass to the quarterfinals.

 

Complicated, intense, exciting game, two national teams, committed, seeking at all costs the option to qualify for the quarterfinals, 138 minutes of fighting, without giving up, where Morocco won Spain and sent it home with a 3 x 0, in the shots from the penalty spot, the goalkeeper Bono, was the hero of the game, by saving 3 penalties against the Spanish and Hakimi scoring the last shot from Morocco to panenga, with the coldness of a penguin, in the Antarctica.

With this score, Morocco advances to the quarterfinals and Spain packs their bags to return home, after missing all 4 shots, three saves by Bono and Sarabia's, which hit the post. Luis Enrique, should have put them to practice penalties, instead of streaming and coming out showing the box.

England beat Senegal 3-0 and advance to the quarterfinals. / Qatar 2022

 

A match, where England was better than Senegal, created many more goal opportunities, managed the threads and times of the match, had a clear idea of the game and manifested it on the field of play, having final success on three occasions, with the goals by Harry Kane, Henderson and Saka.

Senegal, today was not that national team, which has accustomed us to playing with grit, physical display and speed on the flanks, it was rather timid, without calm ideas and without its style of play that has characterized it through the years.

England with this result, goes to the quarterfinals phase, where they will face France.

France beats Poland 3-1 and advances to the quarterfinals. / Qatar 2022

 

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A nice game, disputed, with goal alternatives for both teams, Poland played a little better and created more dangerous situations in the goal of the French goalkeeper, Hugo LLoris, in the first half, but it was the "Gauls" who opened the score through the goalscorer Olivier Giroud, after a great pass from Kylian MBappe.

In the second half, France entered more concentrated and determined the playing times, possession of the ball and created many goal options, in the Polish goal, in one of them, Kylian MBappe, scored the 2 x 0 for the French, with a tremendous right hand to the squad, a few minutes later, Mbappe himself, would score 3 x 0, in a wonderful goal by the French player, he would discount Poland, the player Robert Lewandowski, from the penalty spot, for 3 x 1 final, with which France advances to the quarterfinals in the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022.