Ihor Tsyganyk: "I want to support Argentina and see them in the semi-finals against Brazil"

The well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator Ihor Tsyganyk made a prediction for the 2022 World Cup 1/4 final match between the Netherlands and Argentina.

"A very unpredictable match for me. It is already known that the winner of this match will play against the winner of the match between Croatia and Brazil. I think the Brazilians will achieve what they want there and move on. So, if the Netherlands fall on them, then the "Orange" have almost no chance, and if the Argentines - it will be much more interesting.

I want to say that both the Dutch and the Argentinians are roughly equal for me in 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 Scaloni's team. Yes, he didn't score Szczesny's penalty, but that didn't affect the total dominance against Poland in that game.

The Netherlands beat Argentina at the 1998 World Cup (2:1), also at the 1/4 final stage. 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 semifinals in a penalty shootout.

A difficult match, but I want to support Argentina and see them in the semi-final against Brazil. Therefore, I will bet on Messi's goal, Argentina's victory with a score of 2:1, the South Americans' progress," said Tsyganyk.