The World Cup playoffs have begun.
In the first match of the 1/8 finals of the 2022 World Cup, the US national team lost to the national team of the Netherlands.
Netherlands – USA – 3:1
Goals: Depay, 10, Blind, 45+1, Dumfries, 81 – Wright, 76
Netherlands: Noppert – Blind, Ake (de Ligt, 90+3), van Dijk, Timber, Dumfries – F. de Jong, de Rohn (Kopmainers, 46) – Klaassen (Bergwein, 46) – Depay (Simmons, 83), Gakpo ( Weghorst, 90+4)
USA: Turner – Robinson (Maurice, 90+2), Rahm, Zimmerman, Dest (Yedlin, 76) – Musa, Adams, McKenney (Wright, 67) – Pulisic, Ferreira (Reina, 46), Weah (Aaronson, 67)
In another match, the Argentine national team defeated Australia. This match is special because it was the 1000th in Lionel Messi’s professional career.
Argentina – Australia – 2:1
Goals: Messi, 35, Alvarez, 57 – Fernandez, 77 (own goal)
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Molina (Montiel, 80), Romero, Otamendi, Acuña (Taliafico, 72), McCallister (Palacios, 80), Fernandez, Papu Gomez (Lisandro Martinez, 50), Messi, Alvarez (Lauthar2)
Australia: Ryan, Degenek (Karacic, 72), Rawles, Sottar, Behic, Irvine, Mooy, Leckie (Quall, 72), McGree (Goodwin, 58), Bacchus (Hrustic, 58), Duke (McLaren, 72)
Now, on December 9, the national teams of the Netherlands and Argentina will play a 1/4 final match at 21:00 Kyiv time. Let’s add that this confrontation will be a remake of the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup.
Please note the schedule of matches of all pairs of the 1/8 finals.
