After taking out the U.S. men's national team at the World Cup, all the Netherlands must do to advance to the semifinals is defeat Lionel Messi and Argentina. Kkylewood has a betting preview of Friday's match
A trip to the World Cup semifinals is on the line Friday when Netherlands and Argentina meet for the first time since 2014.
Netherlands defeated the U.S. men’s national team 3-1 in the Round of 16 on Saturday after advancing from Group A. The Dutch have yet to lose so far in the tournament, and their most recent result was their most dominant. Argentina got past Australia 2-1 over the weekend to advance to this point and the lone score it let up in that match was an own goal. Argentina won Group C, but suffered a surprising upset in group play against Saudi Arabia.Argentina has been dominant defensively thus far. It’s allowed three goals in four matches and pitched two shutouts . The offense hasn’t been lacking, either.
Netherlands has yielded just two goals in four matches and had two shutouts in group play. Its three goals against the U.S. were the most it scored in the Cup and Cody Gakpo netted his third goal in that match.Netherlands vs. Argentina World Cup Odds0.5 – O | U ; 1.5 – O | U ; 2.5 – O | U Argentina has the third-best odds to win the Cup behind Brazil and France at. The Netherlands is tied for the sixth-best odds to win it with Portugal.
Croatia, after defeating Japan Monday, will play the winner of Brazil and South Korea. The winner of that match will play the victor between Argentina and Netherlands in the semifinals.
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