Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk of Holland during a training session of the Dutch national team at the Qatar University training complex on December 4, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Virgil van Dijk has insisted that the 2022 World Cup quarter-final between the Netherlands and Argentina won’t be decided by the personal battle between himself and Lionel Messi. The two nations meet on Friday in Qatar, both aiming to reach the semi-final stage for the first time since 2014. In what will be one of the most intriguing battles of the tournament so far, Holland captain Van Dijk, arguably the best centre-back in the game right now, will come up against Argentina skipper Messi, perhaps the greatest forward of all-time. For many, that will be where the game is won or lost, but Van Dijk disagrees, repeatedly telling repo...