World Cup: It’d be an easy 3-0 win – Van der Vaart predicts winner of Argentina vs Netherlands

Former Netherlands international, Rafael van der Vaart, has said that Louise van Gaal side would hammer Argentina and move into the semi-finals at the weekend.

He said that the Dutch would have an ease to a 3-0 win over Argentina, saying the Americans ‘aren’t so great’ aside from Lionel Messi.

The Netherlands and Argentina meet in the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Friday

Van der Vaart questioned the threat the Cuppa America holders pose outside of Messi, backing The Netherlands to cruise through to the semi-finals.

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“Messi showed himself once again this tournament, but the guys around him are.. not so great,” van der Vaart told OP1.

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Asked for a prediction, he added: ‘It will be easy! 3-0 The Netherlands.”