Argentina beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout by 4-3 after the match ended in tie 2-2. Emiliano Martinez once again keeps Messi’s world cup dream alive with his brilliant saves. Messi set up the goal with his magical pass in the 35^th minute to Molina and scored a penalty in the 73^rd minute. The Netherlands came back into the game through the header by Weghorst and converted a superb set piece to equalise the score. The game then moved into penalties when the extra time did not alter the results on the scoreboard. Emiliano Martinez repeated his brilliance from the Copa America penalty shootout by saving two penalties and thereby steering his team to the semis.