At 23:00 on December 3, Beijing time, the first 1/8 final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at Khalifa Stadium, with the Netherlands playing against the United States. In the first half, Dutch team assisted Depp and Blinder in almost the same way, respectively; in the second half, Wright scored a goal for the US team, and then Dumfries scored another goal. In the end, with Dumfries' two passes and one shot, the Netherlands defeated the United States 3-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the group stage, the Netherlands defeated Senegal 2-0, 1-1 draw with Ecuador , 2-0, and advanced to the knockout round as first in Group A; the United States drew with Wales , 0-0 draw with England, 1-0, and defeated Iran, qualifying as second in Group B.
In the 3rd minute, Dest broke through to the baseline on the right side of the frontcourt, crossed , the Dutch defender cleared not far away, Moussa hooked the ball back to the penalty area, Pulisic single shot, Noppert blocked the ball with his leg. In the 8th minute, Pulisic made a cross from the left side of the frontcourt, and the Ak headed the ball in the penalty area to clear the ball.
In the 10th minute, Dumfries received the ball from the right side of the frontcourt and passed it across the goal. Depp in the penalty area pushed the ball and scored, and the Netherlands led the United States 1-0.
In the 18th minute, Blind stepped forward to the left side of the penalty area and received a cross pass from his teammate, but unfortunately he was above the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Depe received a long pass from the right side of the frontcourt, and shot with his right foot in the far corner, and the ball missed the post.
In the 42nd minute, the US team attacked the right side of the frontcourt and passed the cross from the right side. Ferreira in the middle of the penalty area stopped the ball and was unable to turn around and shoot, so he wasted the opportunity on the left. One point later, Wei Ah received the ball from the right in front of the penalty area and shot hard, and Noppert saved the ball.
In the 44th minute, Dest dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and his shot was blocked. Then the Dutch team made a quick counterattack. Gakepo's cross from the right side of the frontcourt did not find his teammate in the penalty area.
In the 45th minute, Klassen made a straight pass in the frontcourt, Dumfries passed by in front of the baseline on the right, and Blind, who was undefended in the penalty area, pushed the ball and scored. The Netherlands led the United States 2-0. After scored, Brinde ran to the sidelines to celebrate with his father. Brinde was Van Gaal's assistant coach. At the end of the first half, the Netherlands led by two goals.
The second half changed sides and then fought again. The Dutch team replaced DeRoen with Behvein, replaced Klasen with Copmenas, and the United States replaced Ferreira with Reiner. In the 49th minute, the US team took the corner kick from the right to the penalty area. The first point was to head the ball, and Reim stretched out his foot to shoot. Noppert had no choice but to clear the ball. Dumfries on the goal line.
In the 51st minute, Dumfries made a cross from the right side of the penalty area again. Reim cleared the ball before Depp, and the ball went straight to the goal and almost owned it. Turner blocked the ball with his body. In the 53rd minute, Pulisic pushed his right foot before cutting in front of the penalty area, and Noppert hugged the ball.
In the 54th minute, Renner took the ball from the left side of the frontcourt, entered the penalty area and made a cross. McKenny at the top of the arc stopped the ball and shot with his left foot, and the ball was above the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Pulisic dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and tripped by Van Dijk, winning an free kick for the Dutch team. McKennie took the penalty and scored a high penalty.
In the 60th minute, Copmenas, who came on the bench, kicked Pulisic down and received a yellow card. One minute later, Gakebo dribbled the ball and broke through to the penalty area and shot with his right foot. Gakebo took the ball and passed it across, Depp took the ball with a strait, and Turner put the ball out of the crossbar with one hand.
In the 67th minute, Wei'er was replaced by Wright, and McKenny was replaced by Aaronson. In the 71st minute, Gakepo sent a corner kick from the right into the penalty area, and Van Dijk's header was high. In the 72nd minute, Copmenas made a strong long shot with his left foot in front of the penalty area. Turner struggled to save the ball. Depp, who was guarding in front of the goal, headed the ball and shot the empty goal. Turner actually saved the ball magically.
In the 75th minute, Depp made a mistake in the backcourt, and Wright, who came on the bench, got a one-on-one opportunity. When he passed Noppert, he dribbled a slightly larger ball, and then shot at a small angle in front of the baseline. Dumfries saved the ball in front of the goal line and blocked the ball out of the baseline.
In the 76th minute, the US team scored a point. After the counterattack in the frontcourt, Pulisic made a low cross on the right. Wright in the penalty area shot from the heel and bounced the ball up. The ball drew a parabola and crossed the goalkeeper and the defender into the far point. The US team 1-2 Dutch team.
In the 81st minute, Blind stepped forward to the left side of the frontcourt, received a pass from De Jong and passed the ball across the penalty area. Dumfries, who was unguarded at the back point, scored the goal, the Netherlands 3-1, and Dumfris made two passes and one shot in this game.
Then, Van Gaal replaced Depp with Simmons. In stoppage time, Behve got a chance in the penalty area, but unfortunately his shot was blocked. In the end, the game ended, and the Netherlands defeated the United States 3-1.
Dutch team starts: 23-Nopter, 2-Tinbel, 4-Van Dijk, 5-Ak/22-Dumfries, 15-Droen, 14-Clarson, 21- Frenki DeJong, 17-Blind/8-Gakbo, 10-Depe
US team starts: Goal 1-Matt Turner/2-Dester, 3-Zimmerman, 5- Anthony Robinson , 13-Reim/4-Taylor Adams, 6-Mussa, 8-McKenny/9-Jesus Ferreira, 10-Plisic, 21-Timothie Via
