Just when the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup match couldn’t get any crazier.
With his group down 2-1 11 minutes into stoppage time, Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst equalised with a well timed purpose — after a wide ranging set piece — to ship the match into additional time.
Weghorst obtained the ball on a brief cross from a free kick deep contained in the field in a tactical play that drew big reward earlier than he turned and slotted the purpose.
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The epic second made for scenes of pandemonium at Lusail Stadium as Dutch gamers and followers alike went nuts in celebration.
They weren’t the one ones, with the soccer world at massive amazed by Weghorst’s good purpose.
It’ll go down as some of the memorable moments – and video games – of this yr’s thrilling World Cup.
And it’s maybe all of the extra exceptional contemplating Weghorst scored a close to similar purpose two years in the past.
Argentina scored the opening purpose of the match trough Nahuel Molina on the thirty fifth minute earlier than Lionel Messi put his aspect up 2-0 because it seemed like marching on to the semi-finals.
Weghorst responded along with his first purpose on the 83rd minute to maintain Netherlands alive earlier than his good equaliser got here on the dying.
After no objectives in additional time, the mach went to penalties, the place Argentina emerged victorious to maneuver into the semi-final stage.