The Netherlands, according to Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, must be at the top of their game if they want to prevent Lionel Messi from having any significant impact.
Recall that on Friday, Netherlands will play Argentina in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals, with a spot in the semifinals up for grabs.
Speaking, he said: “The difficult thing about him is when we are attacking, he is chilling somewhere in a corner or something.
“You have to be so very sharp in terms of defensive organisation. They always looked for him to try to make it difficult for us on the counter.
“It is an honour to play against him. It is not me against him, or the Netherlands against him, but the Netherlands against Argentina.
“No one can do it on his own, we will have to come up with a good plan.”