Pentalties:

The Netherlands' Cillessen is in goal for the shootout, not Krol, as in the prev
ious match. For Argentina, it's Romero.
The rain has eased up a bit as the Dutch win the coin flip and get the advantage
ous first man at-bat.
Round One: Romero drives left to block Vlaar on a weak try. Messi goes high for
an easy one. Argentina 1-0.
Round Two: A more seasoned Dutch shooter, Robben, nails it. Defender Ezekial Gar
ay scorches it into the roof of the net. Argentina 2-1.
Round Three: Sneidjer aims high, but Romero is there with a mighty save. Cilless
en gets close to Aguero's low ball to the left, but misses. Argentina 3-1.
Round Four: Dirk Kuyt keeps the Dutch alive with a make. Up steps Rodriguez, a s
ubstitute in the 100th minute. He salts it away for Argentina, which takes the s
hootout 4-2.
Extra time:
Part II of OT begins with an injury to Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta. He is
treated on the field for a cut near the chin, changes into a blood-less jersey o
n the sideline and, with absorbent gauze in his mouth, returns to action.
Argentina generates some late chances. In the 116th minute, Palacio jitters past
the defense and tries to head a bouncing ball, but gets little push on it.
Shortly thereafter, Messi makes a trademark cross from near the goal line to Rod
riguez, who cannot get his foot solidly on it. The struck ball bounces once, int
o Cillessen's grasp.
Before the shootout arrives, the Dutch get a half-chance, but this game is headi
ng to penalty kicks.
105th minute
As the overtime begins, many eyes are on the Dutch sideline, where goalkeeper Ti
m Krul, the star of the quarterfinals win, is loosening up for the possible pena
lty kicks tie-breaker. But he will not be called on because they use the final s
ubstitute for van Persie, who was questionable with a stomach ailment. On comes
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, and starting keeper Cillessen now knows he would be the man
for the shootout.
The tireless Robben is playing as if he were preserving energy. He hits a blazer
that finds the midsection of Romero. Minutes later, his advancement is impeded
by a turnover that involved plenty of contact, angering the Dutchman. At least h
e did not dive.
Argentina appears content to accept a shootout, as suggested by its defensive-or
iented switch of Maxi Rodriguez for Lavezzi. Still 0-0 after the first half of O
T.