Messi's World Cup chase takes centre stage against Dutch

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Messi's World Cup chase takes centre stage against Dutch

Argentina and the Netherlands are playing in the World Cup quarter-final at Lusail on Friday. Lionel Messi is chasing his first World cup title. Louis van Gaal's team will try to contain Messi and catch Argentina on the break. Argentina beat the Dutch in a shootout in 2014 semi-finals. Messi scored in his 1,000th career game against Australia. Angel di Maria is a doubt for the match. Argentina fans are expected to be out in force. They are set to outnumber their Dutch counterparts. The team lost the 2014 final against Germany.