USA had made the big decision to stick with the exact same starting 11 for this fixture. They will be wanting to get another 3 points and take one step closer to winning their 3rd World Cup trophy in a row. They will be captained by Lindsey Horan and she will be hoping to show just what she means to this USA Squad.
Netherlands have gone with one change, as Beerensteyn picked up an injury in the last game and is replaced by Snoeijs. They will be led out by Midfielder Sherida Spitse who has made over 200 appearances for her country.
It was Netherlands who got the game underway with both teams needing to win this game to secure the top of the group. USA looked to get in behind the Dutch Backline and also use a very high press when out of possession. USA enjoyed a lot of possession in the opening few minutes of the game and they have been looking to attack down either wing and have managed to do this in the opening few minutes through Alex Morgan.
Netherlands struggled to gain any meaningful ball time but defended really well. But they at times look extremely vulnerable to either wing. Netherlands look really poor at the moment struggling to get anything and seem to be struggling with the press.
Jill Roord fired the ball into the bottom corner of the goal and put the Dutch 1-0 after defending for the majority of the opening 20 minutes. This is exactly what the Dutch needed after such a poor start to the game.
Dutch switched on after they scored and started to string together some good bits of possession and started to open up gaps in the USA Midfield. The Goal also brought out the physicality for both teams as they both started to put a bit more effort into the tackles. Janssen had a go from outside the box on the volley and put it just over the bar had that gone in that would have been a contender for goal of the tournament despite it being so early on.
USA looked really good when playing the ball about the pitch and finding the space but they just could not find that quality shot that would test Dutch keeper Van Domselaar.
Half Time: USA 0-1 Netherlands
USA made a sub at half-time that saw Savannah DeMelo come off and be replaced by Rose Lavelle. Netherlands have also made 1 sub which saw Van Der Gragt come off and be replaced by Nouwen.
The Dutch came out in the 2nd half a lot better than they did in the first 15 minutes they are slowly starting to enjoy more of the ball and possession. They are linking up play very nicely and Pelova saw a lot of action.
Just seconds after coming on and Rose Lavelle has been booked for a mistimed challenge and she will have to try and navigate a majority of the 2nd half with a yellow card.
Just after the hour mark USA scored thanks to a header from Captain Horan and USA looked to build from this Just like their Dutch Counterparts after their goal. USA went close again not long after when Alex Morgan had the ball in the back of the net but it was ruled out as she was offside in the build-up.
USA had a majority of the chances and piled the pressure on after they got the equaliser with plenty of the ball they started to find gaps between the Dutch midfield and they exploited that at every opportunity but again really struggled to find that clinical finish.
USA had a flurry of chances around the 85th-minute mark but the finish just wasn't there and Netherlands defended the game really well not allowing anything easy and making it difficult to create any meaningful opportunities.
Full Time: USA 1-1 Netherlands
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