Rematch Time: USA and Netherlands to Meet on the Ladies’s World Cup

Now that the U.S. ladies’s nationwide workforce gamers have gained equal pay with their male counterparts, there is not any want for his or her supporters to once more chant for equity when the Individuals play The Netherlands on Thursday of their rematch of the 2019 Women’s World Cup closing.

So the group at Wellington on Thursday does not must battle for the Individuals to obtain equal remedy. They will as a substitute concentrate on the rematch and cheer for one more win over the Dutch.

The sport is the second Group E match for each groups, and each the U.S. and the Netherlands opened the event with wins.

The trophy is not on the road for this match because it was in 2019, and each groups are already in good place to advance to the knockout spherical. However the recreation stays necessary for the ultimate group standings: the winner has a better path to advance within the subsequent stage.

The Netherlands has gained simply one in every of its 10 matches in opposition to the US, though solely a kind of matches was in a World Cup — that 2019 closing. The one Dutch victory within the collection got here within the first assembly in 1991.

“Tremendous excited for that recreation,” ahead Megan Rapinoe mentioned in waiting for the matchup. “Clearly we have seen them a lot of instances in large tournaments over the previous few years. Prepared for one.”

U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski rolled out a considerably shocking lineup for the primary match, shifting midfielder Julie Ertz to heart again and beginning Savannah DeMelo at midfield. She made her first begin in simply her second look with the workforce.

Ertz returned to the workforce earlier this 12 months after the start of her son. She had not performed for the US for greater than 600 days however was in a position to ramp up whereas taking part in for her membership workforce, Angel Metropolis.

“After we knew that Becky was not going to have the ability to make it, that’s one thing that we began trying into even even deeper. We had a dialog with Julie earlier than we tried it, did numerous work earlier than we even obtained in camp when it comes to video evaluation on either side. We had been serving to her out but in addition she needed to get adjusted, dedicated as quickly as attainable,” Andonovski mentioned.

“I believe if there’s one factor we have to do higher moreover ending the alternatives, it’s simply how can we assist the gamers which might be within the place to complete these alternatives and provides them just a little higher service,” Andonovski mentioned.

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