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Van Dijk was the first player for his country

By Sergio Moya

Van Dijk was the first player for his country

After an Argentina team led by Lionel Messi defeated the Netherlands in an agonizing penalty shootout, the Oranje of Louis van Gaal came back from being two goals down in the last 20 minutes to force extra time with the help of a brace from Wout Weghorst, the dreaded spot-kicks were used to break the 

Draw after an additional 30 minutes had failed to do so, Van Dijk was the first player for his country, and while the Liverpool defender is typically very reliable from 12 yards out, this time he saw his shot saved by La Seleccion's star goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa, Next for the Netherlands was Steven Berghuis,

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But Martinez stopped both of his penalties. Finally, Lautaro Martinez converted Argentina's fifth penalty to put an end to the match and secure Argentina's spot in the round of 16, where they will play Croatia, Van Dijk acknowledged this during his post-game media responsibilities, he is one person who won't be watching.

When questioned about whether he believes Argentina would ultimately win the World Cup, he responded as follows: "I don't care. I'll stop watching now."The match was a heated one, and as the game went on, there were several altercations amongst opposing players. Leandro Paredes, on loan from Juventus,

<strong>Netherlands national team was incensed</strong>

Kicked the ball into the Dutch bench after chopping down Nathan Ake, and Van Dijk was the one to knock him to the ground, at full time, Van Dijk declined to comment on some of Argentina's antics, but it was obvious that everyone connected to the Netherlands national team was incensed by how their opponents behaved.

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