Vivianne Miedema opened the scoring against Italy on SaturdayNetherlands Women reached their first World Cup semi-final with goals from Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt in a 2-0 win over Italy. Prolific Arsenal striker Miedema glanced home Sherida Spitse's free-kick to break the deadlock with 20 minutes remaining in the sweltering heat of Valenciennes. Defender Van der Gragt secured a deserved Dutch success 10 minutes later, nodding home another Spitse set-piece. At the other end, Miedema's effort from distance and Spitse's tame free-kick were both comfortably claimed by Laura Giuliani. Italy suffered a further blow 10 minutes later when Barcelona player Van der Gragt climbed high at the back post to power home Spitse's floated free-kick from the right.

Source: Sky sports June 29, 2019 15:00 UTC