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| Event | 2022 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals | ||||||
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| After extra time Argentina won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 9 December 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Lionel Messi (Argentina) | ||||||
| Referee | Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 88,235[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 22 °C (72 °F)[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Lusail (Arabic: معركة لوسيل, Spanish: Batalla de Lusail, Dutch: Slag van Lusail) is the nickname of a football match played in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between the Netherlands and Argentina at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on 9 December 2022. Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued a FIFA World Cup record 18 yellow cards and one red card, setting a new record for cautions at any FIFA-administered international tournament.