Lusail: Virgil van Dijk, who is regarded as the world’s best defender, and Lionel Messi, who is regarded as the best player in the world, will face each other in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Van Dijk’s Netherlands and Messi’s Argentina meet today in the quarter-finals.
This is the moment that football fans are eagerly waiting for. However, Van Dijk, the captain of the Netherlands team, has said that this game is not just a clash between them.
“This is not a game between me and Messi or the Netherlands and Messi. “It’s a match between the Netherlands and Argentina,” said Van Dyck.
Van Dijk was asked at the press conference whether facing Messi, who has won the World Player of the Year award seven times, was a daunting prospect. In response, he said that they have no fear and are only wary of the threat that Argentina can pose on the field.
Messi has played well in this World Cup so far. Especially the teams of Mexico and Australia were unable to handle him.
The two teams met in the semi-finals of the 2014 tournament. Argentina won it.
The two teams met in the semi-finals of the 1998 tournament. The Netherlands won it.