MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026
Second Quarter-Final
Coverage of the second quarter-final (Kick-off 8.00pm), which takes place at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, USA. At this stage of the tournament in Qatar, the Netherlands and Argentina faced each other for the 10th time overall and the third time of a World Cup knockout stage, with previous meetings being a memorable 3-1 win for Argentina on home soil in the 1978 final, while the Dutch triumphed 2-1 in a 1998 quarter-final in France. On this occasion in Lusail a record number of cautions were given by the referee as he brandished 18 yellow cards in a highly charged affair. Lionel Messi engaged in a touchline confrontation with opposing manager Louis van Gaal, and even in a post-match incident with Wout Weghorst, who scored both goals for the Netherlands as the match ended 2-2 after extra-time, cancelling out the earlier goals of Nahuel Molina and Messi, the latter of whom scored from the penalty spot. In the subsequent shootout, Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved the first two efforts of Virgil van Dijk and from Steven Berghuis, and while Enzo Fernández missed one for his side, Argentina prevailed 4-3 and advanced to the last four