[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Dong-ho = It seems that Lionel Messi is very angry. When Verhost, who scored two goals for the Netherlands, passed by, he even spat out swear words.
Argentina won at 4:00 am (Korean time) on the 10th at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against the Netherlands, where they could not decide the outcome for 120 minutes and went to a penalty shootout. did.
Argentina, who won that day, advanced to the semifinals for the first time in eight years, and will step on the sixth semifinal stage (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014, 2022) in the World Cup history. Argentina will now face Croatia, who defeated Brazil in a penalty shootout, for a ticket to the final.
Argentina played a difficult game. Even after taking advantage of Messi’s performance, he conceded a goal in the last minute, and after that, he could not decide the win or loss until the end of overtime. In the end, it went to the penalty shootout, and Martinez won the game by making two consecutive saves in the first half.
It was painful to be beaten by Verhost at the end of the second half. In addition, a total of 15 yellow cards were issued for both teams, overlapping with the careless operation of the referee Lahoz. It is also the record for the most cards in World Cup history.
After the game, Messi also caused a storm by pouring out criticism on the referee’s decision. Here, during an interview with his home country media ‘Tyc Sports’, Messi said to Ver Host, who passed by, “What are you looking at? A scene where he said, “You idiot?”
There was a reason Messi’s emotions were intensified. It was Verhost who provoked Messi throughout the game and bumped into a physical fight. In fact, from the middle of the second half, the two teams often engaged in physical fights reminiscent of bench clearing.
Messi said, “The Dutch number 19 (Verhost) came in and started to provoke us, pushing us and trying to eat us. I respect all players. But I also want to be respected.” Argentina, who advanced to the semifinals after twists and turns, will clash with Croatia over the ticket to the final.