It was 99 minutes into a gruelling Women’s World Cup semifinal, and neither the Netherlands nor Sweden was finding a clear path to the goal Wednesday night. “But I’m very happy today I got to score.”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWIt sent the Netherlands into its first Women’s World Cup final, where the Dutch will face the United States on Sunday, back in the Stade de Lyon. “The potential for the Netherlands has been there for a long time,” Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman said. Before she pulls on a red jersey, Groenen could become a world champion in orange by beating the defending champions. I’m really proud of the girls.” The priority for Martens now is recovering from an ongoing foot injury that forced her off at halftime.

Source: thestar July 03, 2019 23:26 UTC