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When Lionel Messi felt the presence of late Diego Maradona on the field during the match in FIFA World Cup 2022, know what happened then

During the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Argentina team has defeated the Netherlands and booked the semi-final ticket. After this match, Lionel Messi said that during the match he felt that Diego Maradona was also present there. Argentina’s team made it to the semi-finals after defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the penalty shootout on 9 December.
 
In this match, Nahuel Molina scored the first goal of the match for the Argentine team, while Messi scored the second goal through a penalty. However, Argentinian goalkeeper Emi Martinez kept his composure and saved the Netherlands’ first two goals in penalties.
 
Argentina’s team’s brilliant play by the goalkeeper prevented the Netherlands team from scoring two goals, which also gave Argentina’s lead. In the end, Lautaro Martínez scored the decisive goal for the team and halted the Netherlands’ semi-final dreams.
 
Messi shared a special message after the match
Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi said after the match that Diego is watching us from heaven. They are watching us move forward. I hope we stay like this till the end. When Lautaro scored and we qualified, there was great joy. That moment was heart-wrenching for everyone.
 
This was the match against the Netherlands
Lionel Messi’s World Champion hopes were fueled when Argentina squandered a two-goal lead to beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to seal a place in the World Cup semi-finals on Friday. Messi converted his penalty in the shootout while Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two Netherlands attempts. Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive penalty for Argentina. The match went to a penalty shootout after the match was tied 2–2 in extra time. Messi scored a goal in the match, having previously assisted on one goal. The Netherlands scored in the 11th minute of injury time in the second half to force the match into extra time.
 
will face Croatia in the semi-finals
Argentina will face Croatia in the semi-finals on Tuesday, having beaten Brazil 4-2 on penalties in another quarter-final.

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