The upcoming match between the USA Women's team and the Netherlands Women's team is set to be a thrilling rematch of the 2019 Women's World Cup final. This highly anticipated game will take place in Wellington on Thursday.
Both teams have had a strong start to the Women's World Cup 2023. The USA Women's team — priced as the favourites in this match at 8/13 with Betfred — secured a comfortable win over Vietnam, while the Netherlands — who are 4/1 — narrowly defeated Portugal. A draw in this match is priced at 12/5.
The USA Women's team, who are the reigning champions and five-time world champions, kicked off their campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory against Vietnam in Auckland. Sophia Smith scored two goals in the first half, giving her team a comfortable lead at halftime. Lindsey Horan sealed the victory with a goal in the 77th minute. The USA Women's team has been in outstanding form, winning their last 10 matches and scoring 24 goals while only conceding twice. They have also been dominant in World Cup games, winning 14 and drawing one out of their last 15 matches since the 2011 final.
With such a strong record, the USA Women's team will enter Thursday's match with confidence. They have only lost one of their 25 group stage matches in previous World Cup finals.
On the other hand, the Netherlands Women's team began their campaign with a narrow victory over Portugal, thanks to Stephanie van der Gragt's early goal in the 13th minute. This win marked their third consecutive victory. Since their defeat to the USA in the 2019 World Cup final, the Dutch have faced their opponents twice. They suffered a loss in a friendly match in November 2020 but put up a strong fight in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics, although
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