Emi Martínez’s penalty shoot-out heroics helped send Argentina into the World Cup semi-finals as they saw off the Netherlands in a dramatic contest.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper saved his first two spot-kicks from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis to put Argentina in a commanding position, before Lautaro Martinez slotted home the winning penalty to secure a 4-3 triumph in their quarter-final clash.
The shoot-out success, with Villa stopper Martínez at the heart, booked Argentina’s place in the semi-finals of the tournament and a meeting with Croatia on Tuesday (ko 7pm).
La Albiceleste thought they had won the content in normal time after Nahuel Molina's strike and Lionel Messi’s penalty handed them a 2-0 advantage.
Only for Wout Weghorst to pull a goal back in the 83rd minute and then force a 2-2 draw and extra-time with the last kick off the game deep into injury time on an action-packed night in Qatar.
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