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Matchday 14 Live Blog: Socceroos face Argentina as Netherlands advance to quarters
Join us for Matchday 14 as we bring you the key moments and highlights from today's FIFA World Cup fixtures.
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Blind scores
45+1' - Blind doubles Dutch advantage!
Denzel Dumfries' cutback finds Daley Blind who makes no mistake to put the Netherlands two goals to the good.
Denzel Dumfries' cutback finds Daley Blind who makes no mistake to put the Netherlands two goals to the good.
Depay scores
10' - Memphis breaks the deadlock
With virtually their first attack of the match, a lovely Dutch passage of play culminates in Memphis Depay sweeping home from a Denzel Dumfries cutback.
With virtually their first attack of the match, a lovely Dutch passage of play culminates in Memphis Depay sweeping home from a Denzel Dumfries cutback.
Noppert saves
3' - Noppert denies Pulisic
Christian Pulisic eludes the offside trap but his effort on goal cannot beat Andries Noppert, who makes an exceptional stop.
Christian Pulisic eludes the offside trap but his effort on goal cannot beat Andries Noppert, who makes an exceptional stop.
First half under way
1' - Kick-off
We are underway with the start of the first half at Khalifa International Stadium.
We are underway with the start of the first half at Khalifa International Stadium.
USA Stats
· USA have reached the round of last 16 in three successive World Cup appearances (2010, 2014, 2022) for the first time.
· USA can reach the quarter-finals for the second time. They lost 1-0 to Germany in the quarter-finals in 2002 (goal by Michael Ballack 39'). USA reached the semi-finals in 1930, but there was no quarter-final phase that year (directly from group stage to semi-finals).
· USA have lost four of their five matches in the round of last 16. The exception was their 2-0 win against Mexico in 2002 (goals by Brian McBride & Landon Donovan). They lost their matches in the round of last 16 against Italy (7-1 in 1934), Brazil (1-0 in 1994), Ghana (2-1 in 2010) and Belgium (2-1 in 2014).
· USA (W1-D2-L0) can remain unbeaten in four consecutive World Cup matches for the first time.
· USA can keep three successive clean sheets for the first time at the World Cup.
· USA has never been involved in a penalty shootout in the World Cup. They have a W3-L2 record in penalty shootouts in the Gold Cup.
· USA have won the last eight international matches in which Christian Pulisic has scored. Pulisic has been involved in both of USA's World Cup goals this year (1 goal, 1 assist).
· Pulisic and Timothy Weah (1) can become join four USA players who have scored multiple goals at a single World Cup, after Bert Patenaude (4 in 1930), Landon Donovan (3 in 2010 & 2 in 2002), Brian McBride (2 in 2002) and Clint Dempsey (2 in 2014).
· Sergiño Dest was born in the Dutch city of Almere and later he joined the youth setup of Ajax. After he had established himself as a first-team player he left the club to join FC Barcelona in 2020.
· As a player Gregg Berhalter made two World Cup appearances for USA, in both knockout games in 2002: 2-0 win against Mexico (last 16) and 1-0 loss versus Germany (quarter-finals).
· Gregg Berhalter played in two of USA's four defeats against Netherlands, 2-0 in Foxborough, MA in May 2002 and 1-0 in Amsterdam in February 2004.
· As a player Gregg Berhalter made 103 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie and second tier from 1994 to 2000, playing for PEC Zwolle, Sparta Rotterdam and SC Cambuur.
· Berhalter played 90 minutes in Sparta's 2-1 league home win against Louis van Gaal's Ajax in May 1997.
· Christian Pulisic is a doubt for this game after picking up an injury. Kellyn Acosta, Sergiño Dest, Tim Ream, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie are one yellow card away from a suspension should USA progress.
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· USA can reach the quarter-finals for the second time. They lost 1-0 to Germany in the quarter-finals in 2002 (goal by Michael Ballack 39'). USA reached the semi-finals in 1930, but there was no quarter-final phase that year (directly from group stage to semi-finals).
· USA have lost four of their five matches in the round of last 16. The exception was their 2-0 win against Mexico in 2002 (goals by Brian McBride & Landon Donovan). They lost their matches in the round of last 16 against Italy (7-1 in 1934), Brazil (1-0 in 1994), Ghana (2-1 in 2010) and Belgium (2-1 in 2014).
· USA (W1-D2-L0) can remain unbeaten in four consecutive World Cup matches for the first time.
· USA can keep three successive clean sheets for the first time at the World Cup.
· USA has never been involved in a penalty shootout in the World Cup. They have a W3-L2 record in penalty shootouts in the Gold Cup.
· USA have won the last eight international matches in which Christian Pulisic has scored. Pulisic has been involved in both of USA's World Cup goals this year (1 goal, 1 assist).
· Pulisic and Timothy Weah (1) can become join four USA players who have scored multiple goals at a single World Cup, after Bert Patenaude (4 in 1930), Landon Donovan (3 in 2010 & 2 in 2002), Brian McBride (2 in 2002) and Clint Dempsey (2 in 2014).
· Sergiño Dest was born in the Dutch city of Almere and later he joined the youth setup of Ajax. After he had established himself as a first-team player he left the club to join FC Barcelona in 2020.
· As a player Gregg Berhalter made two World Cup appearances for USA, in both knockout games in 2002: 2-0 win against Mexico (last 16) and 1-0 loss versus Germany (quarter-finals).
· Gregg Berhalter played in two of USA's four defeats against Netherlands, 2-0 in Foxborough, MA in May 2002 and 1-0 in Amsterdam in February 2004.
· As a player Gregg Berhalter made 103 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie and second tier from 1994 to 2000, playing for PEC Zwolle, Sparta Rotterdam and SC Cambuur.
· Berhalter played 90 minutes in Sparta's 2-1 league home win against Louis van Gaal's Ajax in May 1997.
· Christian Pulisic is a doubt for this game after picking up an injury. Kellyn Acosta, Sergiño Dest, Tim Ream, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie are one yellow card away from a suspension should USA progress.
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Netherlands Stats
· Netherlands can reach the quarter-finals for the seventh time (1974, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2014).
· 'Oranje' can reach the quarter-finals in three successive World Cup appearances for the first time. They beat Slovakia 2-1 in the round of last 16 in 2010 and won 2-1 versus Mexico in the last 16 in 2014 (late goals by Wesley Sneijder 88' and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 94' penalty).
· Netherlands have won four of their last five matches in the round of last 16. The exception was their 1-0 defeat against Portugal in 2006 (the 16 cards including 4 red cards in this game tied the record for most cards in a World Cup match).
· Netherlands have conceded one goal in their last six World Cup matches (by Ecuador's Enner Valencia, 1-1 on 25 November).
· Netherlands have a W1-L2 record in penalty shootouts at the World Cup. They lost against Brazil (1998) and Argentina (2014) in the semi-finals, and beat Costa Rica in the quarter-finals in 2014. Netherlands' record in penalty shootouts in all competitive matches is W2-L5 (World Cup and EUROs).
· Netherlands are unbeaten in all of their 18 international fixtures since Louis van Gaal began his third stint as coach (W13-D5-L0, from September 2021 onwards).
· Cody Gakpo is the first Netherlands player to have scored in each of his first three World Cup matches. Gakpo scored a header (versus Senegal), left-footed goal (versus Ecuador) and right-footed goal (versus Qatar).
· Gakpo is the only player to have scored the opening goal in each of his first three World Cup appearances.
· There have been 12 players who have scored in each of their first four World Cup matches, most recently by Colombia's James Rodríguez in 2014 and Italy's Christian Vieri in 1998.
· Gakpo is the fourth player to have scored for Netherlands in a national record three successive World Cup matches, after Johan Neeskens (1974), Dennis Bergkamp (1994) and Wesley Sneijder (2010).
· Memphis Depay is joint-second alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (both 42) in Netherlands' all-time leading goalscorers, behind only Robin van Persie (50). Depay netted his first two goals for Oranje at the 2014 World Cup (vs Australia and Chile).
· Davy Klaassen has either scored (1) or made an assist (2) in each of his three World Cup matches (all in 2022).
· Louis van Gaal (W7-D3-L0) can become the third coach to remain unbeaten in each of his first 11 World Cup matches, after Luiz Felipe Scolari (12 for Brazil and Portugal, 2002-2006) and Mário Zagallo (11 for Brazil, 1970-1974). Note: games decided by a penalty shootout are classed as a draw.
· Van Gaal (61) will equal Dick Advocaat on 62 matches as manager of Netherlands, a post World War II record. Only Bob Glendenning (87, 1923-1940) led the Dutch for more games. Van Gaal has the most wins as Holland boss (W39-D18-L4).
· Nathan Aké and Matthijs de Ligt are one yellow card away from a suspension should Netherlands progress.
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· 'Oranje' can reach the quarter-finals in three successive World Cup appearances for the first time. They beat Slovakia 2-1 in the round of last 16 in 2010 and won 2-1 versus Mexico in the last 16 in 2014 (late goals by Wesley Sneijder 88' and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 94' penalty).
· Netherlands have won four of their last five matches in the round of last 16. The exception was their 1-0 defeat against Portugal in 2006 (the 16 cards including 4 red cards in this game tied the record for most cards in a World Cup match).
· Netherlands have conceded one goal in their last six World Cup matches (by Ecuador's Enner Valencia, 1-1 on 25 November).
· Netherlands have a W1-L2 record in penalty shootouts at the World Cup. They lost against Brazil (1998) and Argentina (2014) in the semi-finals, and beat Costa Rica in the quarter-finals in 2014. Netherlands' record in penalty shootouts in all competitive matches is W2-L5 (World Cup and EUROs).
· Netherlands are unbeaten in all of their 18 international fixtures since Louis van Gaal began his third stint as coach (W13-D5-L0, from September 2021 onwards).
· Cody Gakpo is the first Netherlands player to have scored in each of his first three World Cup matches. Gakpo scored a header (versus Senegal), left-footed goal (versus Ecuador) and right-footed goal (versus Qatar).
· Gakpo is the only player to have scored the opening goal in each of his first three World Cup appearances.
· There have been 12 players who have scored in each of their first four World Cup matches, most recently by Colombia's James Rodríguez in 2014 and Italy's Christian Vieri in 1998.
· Gakpo is the fourth player to have scored for Netherlands in a national record three successive World Cup matches, after Johan Neeskens (1974), Dennis Bergkamp (1994) and Wesley Sneijder (2010).
· Memphis Depay is joint-second alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (both 42) in Netherlands' all-time leading goalscorers, behind only Robin van Persie (50). Depay netted his first two goals for Oranje at the 2014 World Cup (vs Australia and Chile).
· Davy Klaassen has either scored (1) or made an assist (2) in each of his three World Cup matches (all in 2022).
· Louis van Gaal (W7-D3-L0) can become the third coach to remain unbeaten in each of his first 11 World Cup matches, after Luiz Felipe Scolari (12 for Brazil and Portugal, 2002-2006) and Mário Zagallo (11 for Brazil, 1970-1974). Note: games decided by a penalty shootout are classed as a draw.
· Van Gaal (61) will equal Dick Advocaat on 62 matches as manager of Netherlands, a post World War II record. Only Bob Glendenning (87, 1923-1940) led the Dutch for more games. Van Gaal has the most wins as Holland boss (W39-D18-L4).
· Nathan Aké and Matthijs de Ligt are one yellow card away from a suspension should Netherlands progress.
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Head-to-Head: Netherlands v USA
· This is the first competitive match between Netherlands and USA.
· Netherlands have won four of their five matches with USA, all friendlies. They lost the most recent encounter, 4-3 in 2015.
· In that match on 5 June 2015, The Dutch were leading 3-1 until the 70th minute with three headers (Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 27', 49' and Memphis Depay 53'). Gyasi Zardes (33') had netted for USA. The visitors staged a comeback thanks to goals by John Brooks (70'), Danny Williams (89') and Bobby Wood (90').
· There were 45 shot attempts in that 4-3 game: 27 by Netherlands (11 on target) and 18 by USA (12 on target). Both sides also hit the bar/post (Netherlands 2, USA 1).
· Current squad members Memphis Depay, Daley Blind and Luuk de Jong all played for Netherlands in this match, while Stefan de Vrij and Steven Berghuis were unused substitutes. DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris made a substitute appearance for USA.
· USA (2021 Gold Cup winners) are the third holders of a continental championship Netherlands will face at the 2022 World Cup, after African Cup of Nations winners Senegal (2-0 win) and Asian Cup holders Qatar (2-0 win).
· Netherlands are the third team to face as many as three holders of a continental trophy at a single World Cup, after Bulgaria in 1994 versus Nigeria (3-0 loss), Argentina (2-0 win) and Mexico (1-1, 3-1 win on penalties in round of last 16), and Croatia in three group matches in 2006 against Brazil (1-0 loss), Japan (0-0) and Oceania winners Australia (2-2).
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· Netherlands have won four of their five matches with USA, all friendlies. They lost the most recent encounter, 4-3 in 2015.
· In that match on 5 June 2015, The Dutch were leading 3-1 until the 70th minute with three headers (Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 27', 49' and Memphis Depay 53'). Gyasi Zardes (33') had netted for USA. The visitors staged a comeback thanks to goals by John Brooks (70'), Danny Williams (89') and Bobby Wood (90').
· There were 45 shot attempts in that 4-3 game: 27 by Netherlands (11 on target) and 18 by USA (12 on target). Both sides also hit the bar/post (Netherlands 2, USA 1).
· Current squad members Memphis Depay, Daley Blind and Luuk de Jong all played for Netherlands in this match, while Stefan de Vrij and Steven Berghuis were unused substitutes. DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris made a substitute appearance for USA.
· USA (2021 Gold Cup winners) are the third holders of a continental championship Netherlands will face at the 2022 World Cup, after African Cup of Nations winners Senegal (2-0 win) and Asian Cup holders Qatar (2-0 win).
· Netherlands are the third team to face as many as three holders of a continental trophy at a single World Cup, after Bulgaria in 1994 versus Nigeria (3-0 loss), Argentina (2-0 win) and Mexico (1-1, 3-1 win on penalties in round of last 16), and Croatia in three group matches in 2006 against Brazil (1-0 loss), Japan (0-0) and Oceania winners Australia (2-2).
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