Virgil van Dijk

The Netherlands and their captain are out of the World Cup after a wild penalty shootout loss to Argentina.

Van Dijk helped preserve the level score in the second half of extra time when he managed to deflect what looked to be a sure goal away from the net. A Messi conversion was followed by another save by Martinez for Argentina, and soon after Leandro Parades put Van Dijk’s Oranje down 2-0 after the first two kicks. A late comeback wasn’t enough to propel Virgil van Dijk and the Dutch national team past Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals tonight.

Goals from Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi looked to have Argentina coasting to the semi-finals, but substitute Wout Weghorst scored twice late on to force the ...

Another Liverpool player is out of the World Cup as Virgil van Dijk becomes the latest player knocked out of the tournament.

Reported Liverpool target Enzo Fernandez saw his effort go wide of the post, but Martinez converted to ensure Messi and co secured a 4-3 win on penalties. READ MORE: Spot-kicks followed after neither side could find a winning goal over 30 minutes of extra time, and Van Dijk was up first for his country. Argentina looked to be heading for the semi-finals after finding themselves two goals ahead with eight minutes remaining in normal time, only for Burnley loanee Wout Weghorst to strike twice late on take the game to extra-time. READ NEXT:

With less than 10 minutes of the game to go, the Oranje looked dead and buried with Argentina two goals in front, before a dramatic late brace from substitute ...

Virgil van Dijk will always be a true leader for me no matter what. [December 9, 2022] Van Dijk was first across to confront the Juventus midfielder, sending him flying up in the air before a scuffle between both sets of players. [December 10, 2022]

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has opened up about his side's penalty shootout loss against Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday (9 ...

This caused a huge brawl between the two sides on the pitch, escalating emotions in what was already a tense fixture. The encounter between the two sides saw tensions boil over in the final minutes of regulation time when Leandro Paredes made a poor challenge on Nathan Ake. Paredes then punted the ball towards the opposition bench, which could have potentially injured the Dutch players. Could have been a little more in the corner. The Netherlands emphatically secured a comeback as Wout Weghorst bagged a brace, scoring the equalizer seconds before the final whistle. Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has opened up about his side's penalty shootout loss against Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday (9 December).