World Cup 2022: Unlikely hero Wout Weghorst makes history with dramatic late double

Wout Weghorst Netherlands
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Netherlands hero Wout Weghorst made history with his astonishing late double against Argentina in the World Cup 2022 quarter-finals.

The Burnley striker, who is on loan at Besiktas this season, came on for the final 12 minutes of the Oranje’s clash with Lionel Scaloni’s side and transformed the game.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.