Netherlands will face USWNT in World Cup final after Jackie Groenen rescues lackluster semi
If you wanted to know who the United States would be facing in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final – if you really wanted to know – the price to find out was steep, more than two and a half hours of Sweden and the Netherlands playing an aggressively uninteresting semifinal on Wednesday, before the Dutch prevailed 1-0 in extra time.
Jackie Groenen finally delivered a goal with a low shot from outside the box in the 99th minute to send the European champions to the final in just their second World Cup appearance.
As expected, the Dutch were eager to trade on their technique and wide play. But the veteran Swedes were predictably physical and organized, largely negating all the things that make the Dutch good while taking a cautious approach of their own.
It made for, well … actually … the most generous characterization is that they played a game of soccer, contrasting sharply with the barnburner that had sent the Americans to the final a day earlier.
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