Brazil World Cup 2014 Predictions: Netherlands Vs. Argentina Match Preview; Messi Vs. Robben, Albiceleste To Prove South American Soccer, Dutch Has Teamwork

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Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben are the two players to definitely watch out for thie semifinal match.

Of course, the Holland team has already figured out that their number one enemy for the finals would be Messi, so they had definitely thought of ways to take him down.

"We have to cut the supply line to Messi," said Dutch defender Bruno Martins Indi to Dutch website Nu.nl.

Nevertheless, Argentina is aware of the threat that Netherlands have. Even without Robin van Persie in the line up, the Dutch team will be hard to beat.

"We know that we will play against one of the best teams when it comes to counterattacks because of the speed of their men up front," Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said.

"So we have to take precautions to not give them the possibility to counterattack, to always be well positioned, to not lose balls unnecessarily in areas where there's a lot of risk."

However, the Dutch goals have lessened and lessened as the tournament develops.

On Argentina's striker, Sergio Aguero, the Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen said, "He's a good player, but we look at the whole team, not one player."

"We're going to watch ... how Argentina plays. We're going to make our plan to beat Argentina."

"It would be revenge if we win the World Cup," Cillessen said, referring to the 1978 final. "But we have to wait for that. It's not a final. It's a semi."

Prediction: If Argentina manages to win against Netherlands within 90 minutes, then the final is theirs. However, if they fail to do that, they would have to suffer the Dutch's dominating goals in penalty. As long as Argentina will take the lead all the time within 90 minutes, Messi will win their first World Cup. So, my prediction is: 2-1 in favour of Argentina.

With reports from: theepochtimes.com

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