DOHA: In what would be passion taking on pragmatism, Argentina and Netherlands will play out one of the modern classics of football once again, when they meet to decide who goes on to the semifinals.
There have been differing journeys for both teams here at Qatar. While the Dutch have somewhat slipped under the radar, the South Americans have captured all attention, cornered all discussion as they have been literally carried by Lionel Messi, almost as if on a mission to deliver the trophy to Argentina. The idea is of eternity - the first World Cup since Maradona’s death two years ago, all pre-match talk happening incidentally on the second death anniversary of their former manager Alejandro Sabella, who was able to defeat the Dutch to the way to the final in Brazil eight years ago.
