Netherlands and Argentina are both incredibly-well organised teams and their quarter-final clash could develop into a tactical battle. These nations have met five times before in World Cup tournaments and it is usually tight when they do get together.
Netherlands have never won the World Cup but will be starting to dream of ending their long wait if they get past the United States to reach the quarter-finals. The Dutch have not been the most exciting team to watch but progressed as group winners, while the Americans made it out of Group B despite only scoring two goals.
Netherlands will be keen to clinch top spot in Group A when taking on already-eliminated hosts Qatar. The Dutch are only ahead of Ecuador on fair play points and must at least match El Tri’s result versus Senegal, who are a point behind in third ahead of the last round of fixtures.
Senegal have been rocked by Sadio Mane’s injury ahead of facing Netherlands and could now adopt a safety-first approach to their World Cup opener. With Ecuador and hosts Qatar being the other two sides in Group A, this pair will expect to progress if doing nothing silly.