The World Cup is now at its crucial stage, as the men have been separated from the boys.

We are at the quarter-final stage, and games at this level are usually very tough.

Argentina will face the Netherlands in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday, and Barcelona legend Lionel Messi will be up against Barcelona duo Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay.

Former Real Madrid and Netherlands Rafael Van der Vaart has argued that the Dutch would win this game by a high scoreline.

“Messi showed himself once again this tournament, but the guys around him are..not so great,” Van der Vaart said.

“It will be easy! 3-0 to the Netherlands,” he added.

Van der Vaart also gave some tips on how the Dutch should defend against Messi.

“I played at Real Madrid. We put Sergio Ramos on Messi. If he goes that direction? You go with him. If he goes to the toilet? You go with him. After the game, he was toyed around with. It’s so hard to defend him. Maybe it’s better for us not to mark him.”