Netherlands Star Tags Messi As Disrespectful After Painful World Cup Exit

• Wout Weghorst has described Lionel Messi as disrespectful after he was dismissed by the Argentina captain following the Netherlands defeat
• Weghorst had played a key role in the feisty quarterfinal encounter against Argentina after coming off the bench to score twice
• The Netherlands missed two penalty kicks in the shootout as they were knockout of the World Cup by Argentina in the last eight

Wout Weghorst is unhappy about the way he was treated by Lionel Messi at full-time after the Netherlands were knocked out of the World Cup by Argentina.

Weghorst had come off the bench to force extra-time, after he scored two late goals to cancel Argentina’s initial 2-0 lead in the feisty quarterfinal encounter.

The Netherlands forward who had initially had an altercation with Messi during the game, was dismissed by the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner while he waited to congratulate him.

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Weghorst has now branded the act by Messi as disrespectful although he still explains that he has lots of respect for the 35-year-old Argentina captain.

Messi is aiming to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time in his career and will again lead Argentina in their semi-final clash against Croatia.

Aguero saves Weghorst from Argentina players

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero was forced to step in as Holland star Wout Weghorst tried to shake fuming Argentina captain Lionel Messi's hand, The Sun reports.

Weghorst tried to approach Messi in the tunnel to shake his hand but a number of Argentina players stood in the way of the Netherlands forward.

Aguero would however step in to calm the situation with Weghorst before stepping out of the scene while giving the striker a handshake.

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Messi’s Argentina taunt Netherlands

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Argentina players savagely mocked their Netherlands counterparts after winning a tempestuous World Cup tie at the Lusail Stadium.

The match-up was far from a flowing game with tackles, yellow cards and constant breaks in play punctuating the game.

Argentina had raced to a 2-0 lead only for Wout Weghorst to come off the bench and score a quickfire brace and force the game into post-match penalties.