Argentina
are bidding to triumph a 3rd World Cup rubric astatine the November 20-December 18 tourney successful Qatar.
Here is what you request to cognize astir their way to the final:
HOW DID ARGENTINA QUALIFY FOR THE ROUND OF 16?
* The apical 2 successful each World Cup radical beforehand to the past 16. The knockout rounds, which began connected Dec. 3, diagnostic one-off matches, which tin spell to other clip and penalties to determine the winners.
* Argentina recovered from their daze decision to Saudi Arabia with back-to-back wins implicit Mexico and Poland to decorativeness arsenic winners of Group C.
HOW DID ARGENTINA REACH THE QUARTER-FINALS?
* Lionel Messi and
Julian Alvarez
scored successful Argentina's 2-1 triumph implicit Australia successful their Round of 16 tie.
HOW DID ARGENTINA REACH THE SEMI-FINALS?
* Argentina bushed the
Netherlands
4-3 successful a punishment shootout successful their quarter-final tie, aft
Nahuel Molina
and Lionel Messi's goals were cancelled retired by a brace from Dutch substitute
Wout Weghorst
.
Argentina bushed Netherlands connected penalties to scope FIFA World Cup semis
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<p>Argentina bushed Netherlands connected penalties to scope FIFA World Cup semis</p>
WHO ARE ARGENTINA'S OPPONENTS IN THE SEMI-FINALS?
* Argentina volition look Croatia successful the semi-finals, aft the 2018 finalists bushed favourites Brazil connected penalties.
WHO COULD ARGENTINA FACE IN THE FINAL?
* If Argentina spell each the mode to the final, they could perchance find themselves taking connected either 2018 champions France (Group D winners), England (Group B winners), Portugal (Group H winners) oregon Morocco (Group F winners).