Van Dijk's harsh message to Messi after Netherlands' elimination

The World Cup in Qatar is progressing by leaps and bounds, after a fiery Group Stage and a vibrant Round of 16, the best eight teams in the world are now in the Quarter-Finals, looking to reach the semi-finals, which are a step towards the dream of winning the World Cup. Unfortunately for the Netherlands, the team led by our leader and star Virgil van Dijk, they fell by the wayside and ended their hopes of embroidering their first World Cup star.

An exciting match from start to finish, Europeans and South Americans gave us, who had to go to a penalty shootout to define the winner of the second ticket to the semifinals, as previously the Croatian team, won their pass to give the bell and beat Brazil in the same instance of penalties in Al Rayyan. Van Dijk and the entire Netherlands nation were devastated by the result, breaking ranks after the final whistle.

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The 31-year-old defender, who is currently on a monthly salary of €838K this season, turned into an oak after the elimination, and while tears did not invade his eyes, he did speak to the press, where he was curt about the moment he was going through. "I don't care. I won't watch any more," he said after being asked if Argentina could win the World Cup and lift their third in 36 years.

Van Dijk, who arrived at Anfield in 2018 as the highest signing for a defender in history (75 million), is in his fifth season with The Pool where he has been an important part of Jürgen Klopp's scheme, who prior to the start of the 22nd edition of the World Cup, spoke about the importance of Virgil in "The Oranje", saying that van Gaal is fortunate to have one of the best defenders in the Premier League and the world at his disposal.

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For now, with the spotlight on Messi and the Gauchos, van Dijk prefers to keep quiet and bid farewell to his team-mates, who, along with him, will break ranks in the coming hours and fly back to training with their respective clubs before taking a few days off with their families. Liverpool are in Dubai, where they will play the first of two games this weekend, before taking on Manchester City in the EFL Cup 1/8 final.