Netherlands beats South Africa 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
- Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.
Roord's header gave her side an early lead and Lineth Beerensteyn added the second goal courtesy of a goalkeeping error in the second half to secure the Dutch a date with Spain in Wellington on Friday.
The 54th-ranked African champions never gave up the fight in their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stage and were always a threat on the break through their lone striker Thembi Kgatlana.
Dutch goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar was equal to everything Banyana Banyana fired at her, however, and the 2019 finalists progressed to the last eight for the second successive tournament.
The noon kickoff - primetime in the United States - was tailor-made for the reigning champion Americans, but they were packed off to Melbourne to face Sweden later on Sunday after the Netherlands hammered Vietnam 7-0 to win Group E.
The Dutch started well, taking the lead from a corner in the ninth minute, when Danielle van de Donk headed the ball towards goal and defender Lebohang Ramalepe got in goalkeeper Kaylin Swart's way to present Roord with a simple finish.
The winners of the round-of-16 clash will face Spain in the quarter-finals.
Netherlands vs South Africa, last 5 game results, Records,.
Netherlands
July 2023: Netherlands 7-0 Vietnam
July 2023: USWNT 1-1 Netherlands
July 2023: Netherlands 1-0 Portugal
July 2023: Netherlands 5-0 Belgium
April 2023: Netherlands 4-1 Poland
South Africa .
July 2023: South Africa 3-2 Italy
July 2023: Argentina 2-2 South Africa
July 2023: Sweden 2-1 South Africa
July 2023: Costa Rica 2-0 South Africa
July 2023: South Africa 0-5 Botswana
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