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Netherlands Wednesday, 9. July 2014
21:00 Clock 		Argentina
2:4 pso
goals
none

Penalty shootout
--- Ron Vlaar misses
0 : 1 Lionel Messi scores
1 : 1 Arjen Robben scores
1 : 2 Ezequiel Garay scores
--- Wesley Sneijder misses
1 : 3 Sergio Agüero scores
2 : 3 Dirk Kuyt scores
2 : 4 Maximiliano Rodríguez scores

1 Jasper Cillessen
2 Ron Vlaar
3 Stefan de Vrij
4 Bruno Martins Indi yellow 45' 46'
5 Daley Blind
6 Nigel de Jong 62'
10 Wesley Sneijder
20 Georginio Wijnaldum
9 Robin van Persie 96'
11 Arjen Robben
15 Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
7 Daryl Janmaat 46'
16 Jordy Clasie 62'
19 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar yellow 105' 96'
22 Michel Vorm
23 Tim Krul
12 Paul Verhaegh
13 Joël Veltman
14 Terence Kongolo
8 Jonathan de Guzmán
17 Jeremain Lens
21 Memphis Depay
1 Sergio Romero
2 Ezequiel Garay
4 Pablo Zabaleta
15 Martín Demichelis yellow 49'
16 Marcos Rojo
6 Lucas Biglia
8 Enzo Pérez 81'
14 Javier Mascherano
9 Gonzalo Higuaín 82'
10 Lionel Messi
22 Ezequiel Lavezzi 101'
Substitutes
11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 101'
18 Rodrigo Palacio 81'
20 Sergio Agüero 82'
12 Agustín Orión
21 Mariano Andújar
3 Hugo Campagnaro
17 Federico Fernández
23 José Basanta
5 Fernando Gago
13 Augusto Fernández
19 Ricardo Álvarez

Manager: Louis van Gaal

Ass. Manager: Patrick Kluivert

Ass. Manager: Danny Blind

Manager: Alejandro Sabella

Ass. Manager: Julián Camino


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Reports

The Netherlands' heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals looks to have definitively ended Arjen Robben's hopes of exorcising his ghosts from the 2010 final....
Stormy weather matched the mood in the Netherlands on Thursday after the country's penalty shootout defeat by Argentina in the World Cup semi-final....
Dutch media on Thursday mourned the Netherlands' 4-2 penalty shootout defeat by Argentina, but for some there was relief at not having to face a rampant Germany in the World Cup final....
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal admitted he wanted to use substitute keeper Tim Krul in the penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina on Wednesday....
Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties in a shootout with the Netherlands on Wednesday to take his country through to the World Cup final for the first time since 1990....
Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two shoot-out penalties as Argentina beat the Netherlands to reach the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years on Wednesday....
The Netherlands will need to do more than simply muzzle Argentina's Lionel Messi if they are to prevail in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, according to coach Louis van Gaal....
Netherlands captain Robin van Persie is a doubt for his side's World Cup semi-final against Argentina on Wednesday with a stomach problem, coach Louis van Gaal said....
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella's former England teammates are both surprised and delighted at his success at the World Cup....
Dutch Queen Maxima will no doubt watch with mixed emotions as the Netherlands take on Argentina in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, her loyalty split between her birth and adopted countries....