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Lionel Messi's quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals

Published: December 09, 2022 22:25 Gulf News Report

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina. Image Credit: AP

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal. Image Credit: Reuters

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Argentina's Lionel Messi is shown a yellow card by referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands' Denzel Dumfries and Luuk de Jong look dejected after being eliminated from the World Cup. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands' Wout Weghorst celebrates scoring their second goal with Frenkie de Jong. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands' forward #19 Wout Weghorst celebrates scoring his team's first goal. Image Credit: AFP

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Argentina's defender #26 Nahuel Molina celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Netherlands and Argentina. Image Credit: AFP

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Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates after assisting Argentina's defender #26 Nahuel Molina to score his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Netherlands and Argentina. Image Credit: AFP

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the World Cup quarterfinal. Image Credit: AP

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Netherlands' midfielder #21 Frenkie De Jong heads the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between The Netherlands and Argentina. Image Credit: AFP

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Argentina's midfielder #24 Enzo Fernandez vies for the header with Netherlands' forward #08 Cody Gakpo during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match. Image Credit: AFP

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Argentina's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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Argentina's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands players on the pitch before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands' Justin Bijlow during the warm up before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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An Argentina fan inside the stadium before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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Netherlands fans inside the stadium before the match. Image Credit: Reuters

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