Argentina claimed a melodramatic 4-3 punishment shootout triumph implicit Netherlands connected Friday to assertion a spot successful the World Cup semifinals, but the lucifer volition beryllium remembered for the 18 yellowish cards and 1 reddish dished retired by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz to acceptable a caller record.
In a thrilling match, aft going 2-0 up done Lionel Messi's extremity and assist, Argentina threw distant their pb successful a precocious illness successful regularisation time. Netherlands equalised successful the 11th infinitesimal of second-half stoppage clip arsenic Wout Weghorst netted erstwhile midfielder Teun Koopmeiners stepped up to instrumentality a free-kick connected the borderline of the container earlier sliding a walk nether the partition for the striker to slot home.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved 2 attempts successful the shootout, arsenic Lautaro Martinez scored the clinching penalty, but tensions boiled implicit arsenic the 2 teams clashed repeatedly passim successful what has been termed the "Battle of Lusail."
At 1 constituent Leandro Paredes blasted the shot successful the absorption of the Netherlands bench, earlier Dutch skipper Virgil van Dijk responded by knocking Paredes to the ground. Defender Denzel Dumfries was handed 2 yellowish cards successful speedy succession during the punishment shootout.
In total, 15 players connected the tract received a paper -- a caller World Cup record.
"I don't privation to speech astir the referee due to the fact that you can't beryllium honest," Messi, who confronted Netherlands brag Louis van Gaal aft the match, told Argentine TV. "If you speech they authorisation you; FIFA indispensable deliberation astir it, they can't enactment a referee who isn't up to the task for these instances."
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Full database of yellowish cards from Netherlands vs. Argentina:
- Walter Samuel (31') - Argentina coaching staff
- Jurrien Timber (43')
- Marcos Acuna (43')
- Cristian Romero (45')
- Wout Weghorst (45+2')
- Memphis Depay (76')
- Lisandro Martinez (76')
- Steven Berghuis (88')
- Leandro Paredes (89')
- Lionel Scaloni (90') - Argentina manager
- Lionel Messi (90+10')
- Nicolas Otamendi (90+12')
- Steven Bergwijn (91') - ET
- Gonzalo Montiel (109') - ET
- German Pezzella (112') - ET
- Denzel Dumfries (128') - Penalty shootout
- Denzel Dumfries (129') - Penalty shootout (2nd yellowish = red)
- Noa Lang (129') - Penalty shootout
Here's a database of immoderate of the different World Cup games to person seen plentifulness of cards. Note: The archetypal clip reddish and yellowish cards were utilized was astatine the 1970 World Cup successful Mexico.
2002 - Cameroon vs. Germany (16)
Prior to the 2022 World Cup, the grounds for the astir yellowish cards came successful the 1994 round-of-16 clash betwixt Nigeria and Italy, wherever determination were conscionable 9.
However, Senegal vs. Uruguay's 3-3 gully saw 12 yellows earlier Germany's 2-0 win implicit Cameroon connected the aforesaid time saw 16 players booked, and 2 sent off, by Spanish ref Antonio Jesus Lopez Nieto.
Cameroon midfielder Marc Vivien-Foe and Germany guardant Carsten Jancker were booked wrong 10 minutes, portion Germany's Carsten Ramelow was sent disconnected successful the 40th infinitesimal for repeated fouling. Nine cards came successful the archetypal half, past a further 7 arsenic Cameroon substitute Patrick Ruffo was sent disconnected connected 78 minutes.
2006 - Portugal vs. Netherlands (16)
The infamous "Battle of Nuremberg" successful the 2006 circular of 16 technically included 16 yellows, but 4 of these were 2nd yellows that led to a red.
It took lone 2 minutes for Netherlands midfielder Mark van Bommel to get himself into the publication and 4 much yellowish cards came retired earlier the half, including a 2nd for Portugal's Costinha for handball.
That means 11 much yellows followed successful the 2nd fractional arsenic a touchline melee erupted successful the 50th minute, past different melee came arsenic Khalid Boulahrouz was sent disconnected successful the 63rd infinitesimal aft fouling Luis Figo.
With some sides down to 10 men, Deco was sent disconnected successful the 78th infinitesimal and Giovanni van Bronckhorst successful the 95th.
Oh and the crippled finished 1-0 to Portugal.
2010 - Netherlands vs. Spain (14)
Another crippled involving Netherlands, this clip it was the World Cup last and it went to other clip too.
Five cards came successful the archetypal half, with Nigel de Jong's celebrated karate footwear connected Xabi Alonso the prime of the bunch. Four much came successful the second.
With the lucifer 0-0 aft 90 minutes, Netherlands defender John Heitinga received a 2nd booking connected 108 minutes earlier Andres Iniesta gave Spain the triumph with a extremity 4 minutes earlier the end.
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