World Cup quarter-final: Netherlands vs. Argentina prediction, preview and team news

Virgil van Dijk and the Dutch are ready to take their ‘opportunity’ at the World Cup

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk and Argentina skipper Lionel Messi 
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk and Argentina skipper Lionel Messi 
(Image credit: Fifa via Getty Images)

Fifa World Cup encounters between the Netherlands and Argentina have produced some of the most iconic moments in football history. Mario Kempes’s brace and the ticker-tape celebrations after Argentina’s 3-1 victory in the 1978 final have gone down in folklore. As has Dennis Bergkamp’s legendary late winner in the last eight in 1998.

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Mike Starling is the digital features editor at The Week, where he writes content and edits the Arts & Life and Sport website sections and the Food & Drink and Travel newsletters. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.