Argentina star Messi.

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[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Argentina, led by football superstar Lionel Messi, defeated Australia 2-1 in the round of 16 today and successfully accepted the tickets for the round of 8. The match against the "Orange Legion" Netherlands, which has not tasted a defeat in this World Cup, will start at 3 o'clock in the morning on the 10th.

Argentina started this year's World Cup with lows and highs. Although they lost to Saudi Arabia 1-2 in the first game of the group stage, they won 2-0 against Mexico and Poland and successfully advanced to the knockout round as the first in Group C.

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Today's top 16 match against Australia, the second-placed "Kangaroo Army" in Group D, Argentina won the top 8 tickets 2:1 with goals from Messi and Julian Alvarez.

Dumfries, Netherlands (left).

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In the other round of 16, the Netherlands took an active offensive. Memphis Depay, Daley Blind and Denzel Dumfries all scored goals. They ended up leaving the United States 3-1, becoming the first team in this year's tournament. The first team to advance to the top 8.

The Netherlands defeated Senegal and Qatar in the group stage this year, and drew with Ecuador. Today, they defeated the United States and have no record of defeat.

Next, they will compete with Argentina. The two teams have played against each other as many as 5 times in the World Cup. Argentina has 1 win, 2 losses and 2 losses.

The last time Argentina and the Netherlands played against each other in the World Cup was in 2014. The two armies faced off in the semi-finals. The regular time ended at 0:0, and it was still difficult to distinguish in the playoffs. At the end of the PK stage, Argentina won 4: 0. 2 won the final ticket, and the Netherlands also missed the challenge for the first championship in team history.

However, Argentina lost to Germany 0:1 in the championship match and finished as runner-up.

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