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Ake expects tough time marking teammate Álvarez at World Cup

Referee Bakary Gassama gestures before consulting the VAR next to Nathan Ake of the Netherlands during the World Cup group A soccer match between the Netherlands and Qatar, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Argentina's Julian Alvarez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Qatar's Ismail Mohamad and Nathan Ake of the Netherlands vie for the ball during the World Cup group A soccer match between the Netherlands and Qatar, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Nathan Ake of the Netherlands reacts at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Argentina's Julian Alvarez, right, and Lionel Messi, left, celebrate their side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Argentina's Julian Alvarez celebrates his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Australia's goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, center, fails to stop Argentina's Julian Alvarez from scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Ake expects tough time marking teammate Álvarez at World Cup