World Cup: Argentina through to final after beating Netherlands 4-2 on penalties

Argentina will face Germany in the final of the World Cup at the Esatdio Maracana on Sunday after seeing off the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties.

The match was taken into penalties as both sides failed to see the back of the net after 120 minutes of play.

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was the hero as he stopped two penalties on the night, that of Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder. Dirk Kuyt and. Arjen Robben both scored while Argentina scored all four taken by Garay, Rodrigues, Messi and Aguero.