The Americans dominated their Women's World Cup opener. They face a tougher task against the Dutch
Read full article: The Americans dominated their Women's World Cup opener. They face a tougher task against the DutchThe United States and the Netherlands meet again on the Women’s World Cup stage with smaller stakes than the 2019 title game won by the Americans.
Netherlands will face US in Women's World Cup final
Read full article: Netherlands will face US in Women's World Cup final(CNN) - The Netherlands will face the United States in the final of the Women's World Cup, following a dramatic late goal against Sweden after extra time in their semifinal match on Wednesday. Though the Netherlands is the reigning European Champion, the US women's national team may have seen little in this semifinal to concern them ahead of the title decider in the same stadium. For World Cup pedigree, the finalists are poles apart: three-time winner US is facing a team ranked eighth in the world, which is in its first final and competing in just its second World Cup. After the final whistle, trumpets were enthusiastically blown and Dutch flags waved as the fans stayed behind to cheer their history-making team. Visit CNN.com/Sport for more news, features and videosIn the 70th minute, much to the delight of the Dutch fans, lightning quick winger Shanice van de Sanden was introduced from the substitutes' bench.