The Netherlands Huffed And Puffed Until They Blew Italy’s Defense Down
Published on: Saturday 29 June 2019
Just because the Netherlands narrowly survived their round of 16 match against Japan thanks to a late penalty didn’t mean that they were out of the woods yet with the tough obstacles ahead of them in the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup. In fact, on paper their Saturday match up with Italy seemed like it would be an even greater hardship. Rather than playing in the cool summer air of France, the Dutch were set to play a quarterfinals match in 90-degree weather against a formidable Italian defense that had become a bit of a cinderella story.
News source: https://deadspin.com/the-netherlands-huffed-and-puffed-until-they-blew-italy-1835972393
