Netherlands national football team is approaching the final of the World Cup
2022.12.03 15:17
Netherlands national football team is approaching the final of the World Cup
Budrigannews.com – In Saturday’s opening matches of the World Cup, the extremely persistent defenders of the Netherlands team distinguished themselves, veteran Daley Blind, energetic Denis Dumfries played a decisive role, helping to defeat the United States with a score of 3:1.
The Dutch passed a short period of opposition from the United States and got into the semifinals, in which they will meet either Argentina or Australia, which will play later. Blind also scored and Dumfries scored two goals.
The German national team reached the quarterfinals of the Hockey World Cup thanks to the first goal of striker Memphis Depay. The Americans finally broke through in 76th place, although goalkeeper Hadji Wright seemed to know little that his ball hit the heel and then flew into the corner. The Americans confidently led 2-0 at halftime. However, five minutes later Dumfries strengthened the best match by punching into the far post and sending the ball to the net to restore the advantage in two goals.
This ended their hopes of coming back. Although coach Louis Van Gaal insists that Dutch athletes are serious contenders for the World Cup, he was in a hurry to admit that Saturday could have been much better. Despite the fact that the Dutch are worthy of victory, questions arise whether it is true. “At the World Cup, we lost a ton of ball, and at the championship it is unsatisfactory, especially if we play in a top-level group,” he said.
However, Van Gaal’s team showed signs of great power, primarily thanks to 20 assists that brought their first goal in the 10th minute, which Depay successfully converted from Dumfries. In the final half, Holland’s second goal was almost identical. Dumfries found Blind with another perfect pass from the right, which allowed Blind to score in the third match for the national team of 98 matches.
The blind man also delayed entry into this area. Van Gaal said: “They were wonderful goals, they had their own beauty, and they were also team goals.” Both times, the Americans defeated the defense, but their team had moments during the break, in particular, Kristin Pulisic’s throw in the third half, which was reflected by goalkeeper Andrei Noppert with his long leg. US national team coach Greg Berhelter, whose country will participate in the 2026 World Cup, said that “we said that the main thing in the game is moments.
“We won when we unexpectedly lost 2-0. At this level it happens and we need to learn this lesson.” They also had two second-half attempts rejected, but are always open to Dutch counterattacks, which will give them a much better chance of winning. But in the end, they only scored one goal and it happened exactly when faith in Americans began in the crowd of the Khalifa International Stadium.
Although criticism was caused by the fact that the Dutch teams barely got through the A-group, Blind showed his skill and deftly beat the defense, which allowed Dumfries to finish the game. Van Gaal said: “It’s fantastic if the left wing-back gets a shot at the left wing-back and then vice versa and both score.”
