Netherlands forward Martens out of Euros with injury
Netherlands forward Lieke Martens has been ruled out of the rest of the women's European Championship, the KNVB said, dealing a blow to the defending champions ahead of the knockout stages.
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Netherlands forward Lieke Martens has been ruled out of the rest of the women's European Championship, the KNVB said, dealing a blow to the defending champions ahead of the knockout stages.
Netherlands manager Mark Parsons believes his team are “gaining energy” after securing a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 with a 4-1 win against Switzerland.
Netherlands secured a tense late 4-1 victory over Switzerland in Sheffield to advance to the Euro 2022 quarter-finals. The Swiss had the better of the early stages of the first half, with Sandy Maendly forcing a good save from Daphne van Domselaar. Ad/> Netherlands then thought they had a penalty a few minutes later before it was overturned after a VAR review.
A sell-out crowd of 71,000 will watch the hosts kick the tournament off at Old Trafford, breaking the attendance record for a match at a women's European Championship by over 30,000 in the process. That record will be short-lived with over 87,000 tickets sold for the final at Wembley on July 31. After three consecutive semi-final defeats in major tournaments, the pressure is on England to make home advantage count.
It’s less than a week until Euro 2022 gets underway and excitement is building ahead of what promises to be a memorable summer.
It’s less than a week until Euro 2022 gets underway and excitement is building ahead of what promises to be a memorable summer.
This article is part of the Guardian’s Women’s Euro 2022 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 16 countries who have qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 6 July.
The defending champions the Netherlands are expected to be among the leading contenders once again as the Women’s European Championships get underway in England this summer.