The first match of the World Cup Round of 8 is out, and the Netherlands will compete with Argentina for a place in the quarterfinals. Holland this year's lineup lacks star power, but the most valuable asset is the leader Younger, the 71-year-old coach has led the team to play 11 World Cup matches, with 8 wins, 3 draws and an undefeated record in the legal time. Interestingly, Argentina has played against Holland for 5 times in the World Cup, and they have not won in the legal time either, but they have eliminated Holland by shooting each other from the field with 12 yards 8 years ago, so let's see if the history repeats itself in this year's match.
Younger led the Netherlands to a third-place finish in 2014, the year they went from the group stage to the
semifinals
They won 4 straight matches, eliminated Costa Rica in the last 8 with a 12-yard shootout, and then played a 120-minute 0-0 match with Argentina in the semi-final, losing by 12 yards in the end, before beating Brazil in the third place match. This year, Yinkel is back in charge of the Netherlands, with 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 matches so far, which means that Yinkel hasn't lost in the World Cup within the statutory time yet.
Holland's opponent in the round of 8 is Argentina, the favorite to win the championship. The two teams have met 5 times in the World Cup, Holland has 2 wins, 3 draws and undefeated in legal time, but Argentina is not a hard loss, because they have 2 times in the knockout rounds in extra time and each other shot 12 yards.
advancement
The most recent of these was the 2014 World Cup semi-final, where Mez was part of a 12-yard shootout that eliminated the Netherlands, led by Yinkel.
