Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk has issued a recent warning to the Dutch facet forward of the European giants’ mouth-watering conflict with two-time champions Argentina on the grandest stage of all of them – the FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi-led Argentina will meet Van Dijk’s Netherlands within the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup on the Lusail Stadium. Messi guided Argentina to a powerful win over Australia whereas Van Dijk’s Netherlands outclassed america of America (USA) to enter the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup.
With Messi regaining prime type within the lead-up to Argentina’s quarter-final conflict with the Netherlands, Liverpool defender Van Dijk feels the Dutch facet must give you a foolproof plan to cease Messi from inspiring La Albiceleste within the knockout stage of the showpiece occasion. The Argentina captain is likely one of the main purpose scorers within the 2022 version of the FIFA World Cup. Messi was on track for Argentina in its thrilling Spherical of 16 win over Australia.
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“The tough factor about him is after we are attacking, he’s chilling someplace in a nook or one thing. It’s important to be so very sharp by way of defensive organisation. They all the time regarded for him to attempt to make it tough for us on the counter. It isn’t me towards him, or the Netherlands towards him, however the Netherlands towards Argentina. Nobody can do it on his personal, we must give you an excellent plan,” Van Dijk instructed Aim.com forward of the blockbuster conflict between Netherlands and Argentina on the Qatar World Cup.
Runners-up within the 2010 version of the FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands are but to register a win over Messi-led Argentina since 2003. Argentina registered a well-known win over the Netherlands when the final time each groups met within the FIFA World Cup. Messi-led Argentina edged previous the Netherlands on penalties to enter the summit conflict of the FIFA World Cup in 2014.