Lindsey Horan's second-half header gave the USWNT a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands and left it atop the group standings in Thursday's Women's World Cup match.
riding a 32-year winless streak against the Americans. Only one player on the team was even alive in 1991, when the Netherlands beat the U.S. for the only time.“We are not afraid of the USA,” Jonker said.
‘s second-half header salvaging a 1-1 draw that leaves the U.S. atop the group on goal differential with one game remaining.The U.S. finish pool play next week against Portugal while the Dutch, needing to make up a two-goal differential, face Vietnam. Horan thought Van de Donk had gotten away with a dirty play when she wiped Horan out with a cross-body block on the touchline. When play resumed for the corner, Horan ran away from the mark of Van de Donk and nodded the ball in at the near post.
After watching the Dutch’s heavy midfielder control the game in the first half, U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski sent in midfielder Rose Lavelle to start the second half and that changed the game. Not only did Lavelle wake up the slumbering U.S. attack, but also it was her corner that led to Horan’s tying goal.The game was a replay of the 2019 World Cup final, won by the U.S. 2-0.
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