Well-known Ukrainian TV presenter Igor Tsyganik told what he expects from one of the matches of the 1/4 finals of the 2022 World Cup, in which the Netherlands and Argentina will play tomorrow.
“A very unpredictable match for me. It is already known that the winner of this pair will play against the winner of the bet Croatia - Brazil. I think the Brazilians will achieve what they want there and go further. So if the Netherlands hits them, then the "orange" chances are practically none, and if the Argentines, it will be much more interesting.
I want to say that both the Dutch and the Argentines for me are approximately equal in terms of class at the World Cup in Qatar. Of course, I will support Argentina more, but I understand that the Netherlands can knock out the South Americans due to their vertical play.
Everyone understands that Argentina has Messi, who is consistently celebrated and is the leader of the Scaloni team. Yes, he did not score a penalty against Szczesny, but this did not affect the total dominance against Poland in that game.
The Netherlands beat Argentina at the 1998 World Cup (2:1), and they also met there in the quarter-finals. Then they played with them in the same group at the 2006 World Cup, where they drew 0:0. And in 2014, at the World Cup in Brazil, they lost to the Argentines in the semi-finals in a penalty shootout.
Difficult match, but I want to support Argentina and see them in the semi-finals against Brazil. Therefore, I will bet on Messi's goal and Argentina's passage to the semi-finals with a 2-1 win," Tsyganik said.