The Netherlands lost the victory over the US in the 2023 World Cup

Scoring: Jill Roord 17' – Lindsey Horan 62'

The match on Wellington Stadium recreated the US-Netherlands match in the 2019 World Cup final. But compared to when it was completely mastered and won easily 2-0 four years ago, this morning the US had to go through a tough battle with the delegation. orange shirt, led the table and struggled to get a draw.

The US today kept the main squad as it did when defeating Vietnam 3-0 on the opening day. The defending champion entered the game well, excelled in ball control time, pressed the yard to attack aggressively. But when they were in a good game, the US suddenly conceded a goal. In the 17th minute, Lieke Martens passed the ball from the middle of the field for Victoria Pekova to escape to the left wing. The first cross of "number 17" was cleared by the Dutch defender but the ball came to her right place to re-do it, with a just-in-time pass for Jill Roord to hit a perfect diagonal shot, opening the scoring. . The whole first half, the Netherlands only finished two shots, but scored one goal.

Roord's opening goal made a turning point for the Netherlands in the first half. The European representative then controlled the situation, holding the ball, moving flexibly, and coordinating smoothly. The United States had difficulty regaining the ball to organize an attack. The rare times when the ball entered the penalty area, they were knocked back by the wall of three central defenders Janssen, Vab der Gragt and Spitse.

The US played stalemate and some of their players lost their temper, constantly collided and argued. In the 62nd minute, Lindsey Horan collided and shouted with Van de Donk. The referee must stop the corner kick to kill the two leaders of the two teams. But right after that situation, Horan shone with a cross-section of the face through five orange players, from the back of the ice to receive a corner kick, stretch the header, equalizing 1-1.

The equalizer helps the US release pressure, kick freely, and attack more sharply. They created a number of clear scoring opportunities, but failed to capitalize. Rodmen's shot missed the post when facing the keeper in the 82nd minute, while Smith's stretch volley in the 84th minute was headed out by the opponent. Morgan once put the ball into the net of the Netherlands in the 68th minute, but was disallowed for offside.

The showdown at Wellington was tense, with countless uncompromising tackles. The referee must blow the penalty 28 times, of which 15 are for the Netherlands. Van de Donk even ripped his head when he collided with the opponent, had to be bandaged to continue kicking. However, when the match ended, the players on both sides immediately showed noble sportsmanship, smiled and chatted, then shook hands to congratulate. Van de Donk even hugged Horan, despite the collision and heated argument before the US equalized situation.

With the result 1-1, the US continues to lead Group E. The team has the same 4 points as the Netherlands but more in goal difference (three vs. In the last match of the group stage on August 1, the US met Portugal, while the Netherlands faced Vietnam.