Virgil van Dijk insists he will not be watching the rest of the World Cup after his Netherlands side were eliminated in a devastating quarter-final defeat to Argentina last night.
The Liverpool defender looked to be on his way home inside 90 minutes when Argentina went 2-0 up through Lionel Messi, but a dramatic final 20 minutes - inclusive of over 11 minutes added-time - saw Wout Weghorst score twice to level the score as tempers flared. Van Dijk was one of several booked for his part in a huge bust-up after Argentina's Leandro Paredes smashed the ball towards the Netherlands dugout.
Despite Louis van Gaal's side taking all the momentum into extra-time, it was the South Americans who had most of the play. But they failed to find an eventual winner and the game went to penalties. Van Dijk stepped up to take first for his side but saw his tame effort saved by Emiliano Martinez. The Aston Villa goalkeeper also saved Steven Berghuis's spot-kick before Lautaro Martinez eventually sealed victory.
