Holland still to experience defeat against Argentina since 1978
After the 3-2 at France ‘98, we were hoping to witness another clash between Holland and Argentina packed with goals. There were some clear cut chances during the game, especially on the Argentinean side, but in the end our hopes were not to fulfilled and it ended goalless. Messi, Tevez and co looked very impressive: they were all over the place, especially in the first 60 minutes, and had a number of chances to put their country in the lead. The Dutch had a tough time keeping Argies under control, although it must be said that the two Dutch central defenders coped extremely well with the pressure they were subjected to.
Argentina were hoping to finally beat Holland for the first time in 90 minutes: the only time they ever managed to defeat the Dutch was in the 1978 final, but they only did so after 30 minutes of extra time. It wasn’t meant to be this time, but we’re pretty sure that if the two should meet again in the final, Argentina will have no problem defeating them without having to resort to extra time.
