DUNEDIN, New Zealand : The Netherlands have put aside their training pitch troubles to concentrate on their opening match of the Women's World Cup against debutants Portugal on Sunday, coach Andries Jonker said.Jonker had blasted FIFA on Wednesday, calling the global soccer federation 'amateurish' for the
DUNEDIN, New Zealand : The Netherlands have put aside their training pitch troubles to concentrate on their opening match of the Women's World Cup against debutants Portugal on Sunday, coach Andries Jonker said.
"We played nine against nine, on a field of 70 meters by 50 meters. That was the maximum," Jonker said on Saturday."That's the end of that now. I don't want to dwell on it anymore. It's about the match. We're going to play football now." Team captain Sherida Spitse echoed her coach, saying their training troubles are behind them and they were focused on getting their campaign off to a good start.
Jonker's side are missing their all-time record scorer Vivianne Miedema, who is among the long list of players sidelined with torn ACLs. Miedema injured hers playing for Arsenal in December.
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