2022 World Cup Results - The Netherlands Conquers the United States' Fierce Resistance, De Oranje Steps into the Quarterfinals
The Dutch national team managed to beat the United States national team through fierce resistance to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup .
The round of 16 for the 2022 World Cup opened with a match between the Netherlands national team and the United States national team .
This party will be presented at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday (3/12/2022) evening WIB.
the United States national team dominated the match by making 58 percent possession compared to 42 percent belonging to the Dutch national team .
In terms of opportunities, the US was superior by making 17 attempts with 8 on target, while the Netherlands made 11 opportunities and 6 of them led to goal.
The course of the match
The Netherlands and the United States started the first half with high intensity.
The first opportunity was immediately obtained from the US side in the 2nd minute through Christian Pulisic.
Christian Pulisic fired a shot from inside the penalty box after escaping the offside trap .
Pulisic's left-foot shot was blocked by the Dutch goalkeeper, Andries Noppert, using his left foot.
After being attacked, the Netherlands immediately responded by breaking into the US goal in the 10th minute.
Through a counterattack initiated by Denzel Dumfries on the right side of the Dutch attack, the player from Inter Milan released a pass into the penalty box.
Memphis Depay , who came from the second line, managed to grab the ball from the front of the penalty box with his right foot.
The ball swiftly slid into the left side of the US goal and could not be reached by Matt Turner. The Netherlands won 1-0.
For Depay, this was the 21st goal in a total of 24 appearances for the Netherlands.
After the Netherlands scored, the US tried to press in order to score an equalizer.
However, a new opportunity came again in the 43rd minute through a strong kick from Timothy Weah.
Weah's right-footed shot from outside the penalty box headed to the left side of the Dutch goal.
However, Noppert managed to ward off the ball to avoid conceding.
Instead of scoring an equalizer, the US conceded again in the 45+1 minute through Daley Blind .
A similar scheme occurred as the first goal, Dumfries gave a pull from the right side of the Dutch attack.
The ball was grabbed by Blind with his right foot from inside the penalty box which led to the left corner of the US goal.
Score 2-0 to the Netherlands closed the first round.
After halftime, the Netherlands and the United States both made changes by replacing a number of players.
The Netherlands brought on Steven Bergwijn to add to the banging power and dropped Teun Koopmeiners to balance the midfield.
Meanwhile, the US included Giovani Reyna to sharpen their attack line.
This result was enough to have an impact on the US by immediately creating opportunities in the 53rd minute.
Christian Pulisic attempted a shot from outside the penalty box.
Pulisic's right-foot shot was aimed at the left side of the Dutch goal, but Noppert caught it perfectly.
In the 62nd minute, it was the Netherlands' turn to threaten through Depay through a counter-attack scheme.
Depay fired a powerful shot with his right foot from outside the penalty box.
However, Matt Turner successfully thwarted these opportunities and only resulted in a corner kick.
The Netherlands again attacked the US defense in the 69th minute through Koopemeiner's left foot kick from outside the penalty box.
The ball was swiftly pushed over by Turner.
The US almost scored in the 75th minute through Haji Wright who escaped the offside trap.
Wright's right-foot shot from the right side of the Dutch penalty box was cleared by Dumfries who was on the right post of the goal and only produced a corner kick.
The United States finally scored a goal in the 76th minute through Haji Wright.
The US goal process was started by Christian Pulisic's flat pass from the left side of the Dutch defense.
Wright grabbed Pulisic's cross with a right foot.
The ball made it into the right corner of the Dutch goal and made the score 2-1.
The Netherlands responded by scoring a third in the 81st minute through Dumfries who scored a left-footed volley.
Blind sent a pass from the left side of the Dutch attack and immediately gave the ball into the middle of the penalty box.
Dumfries' shot nestled into the right corner of the US goal and made it 3-1.
The goal was the last in this match and the Netherlands managed to come out victorious with a final score of 3-1.
The Netherlands also advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup .
Netherlands 3-1 USA ( Memphis Depay 10', Daley Blind 45+1', Denzel Dumfries 81'; Haji WrightDepayg
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