Netherlands
will battle Argentina tonight in the second Semi Final of the World Cup. The
winner will face Germany who beat the host nation Brazil by seven goals to one
last night.
Time:
21.00
BST
Venue:
Arena
de Sao Paulo
Referee:
Cuneyt
Cakir (Turkey)
STATS:
- Both the sides are unbeaten in their last five games.
- Argentina’s last victory against Netherlands was in 1979.
- Netherlands are unbeaten in their last 30 World Cup games.
Jasper
Cillesen will still start once again instead of last match hero Tim Krul who saved vital penalties
to help Netherlands to reach the Semi Final. But striker Robin van Persie is a
doubt as he missed yesterday’s training due to stomach problems.
For
Argentina, Angel Di Maria won't feature due to a thigh injury which he suffered
against Belgium. While Manchester
City striker Sergio Aguero might be available but Gonzalo Higuain is likely to
be in the starting eleven.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
HEAD
TO HEAD
|
|
Netherlands 0 – 0 Argentina
|
FIFA World Cup, 19200698
|
Netherlands 1 – 0 Argentina
|
Friendly, 2003
|
Netherlands 1 – 1 Argentina
|
Friendly, 1999
|
Argentina 1 – 2 Netherlands
|
FIFA World Cup, 1998
|
Argentina (8)0 – 0(7)
Netherlands
|
WC Anniversary, 1979
|
FORM
GUIDE
|
|
Argentina
(WWWWW)
|
Netherlands
(WWWWW)
|
Argentina 1 – 0 Belgium
|
Netherlands (4)0 – 0(3) Costa Rica
|
Argentina 1 – 0 Switzerland
|
Netherlands 2 – 1 Mexico
|
Nigeria 2 – 3 Argentina
|
Netherlands 2 – 0 Chile
|
Argentina 1 – 0 Iran
|
Australia 2 – 3 Netherlands
|
Argentina 2 – 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
|
Spain 1 – 5 Netherlands
|
PREDICTION:
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