England and Netherlands soar into Women's World Cup knockout stage on day 13
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNetherlands and England soared into the knockout stages of the FIFA Women's World Cup with emphatic victories on day 13. The Dutch cruised top of their group with a 7-0 thrashing of Vietnam, with Jill Roord and Esmee Brugts firing from all cylinders, before a Lauren James brace helped England seal top spot in Group D with a 6-1 win over China.
Defending champions USA scraped through into the knockouts with a 0-0 draw against Portugal whilst Denmark fired to a 2-0 victory over Haiti to also qualify. READ MORE: How Manchester City's stars are faring at the Women's World Cup READ MORE: How Manchester United's stars are faring at the Women's World Cup Netherlands 7-0 Vietnam Dazzling doubles from Brugts and Roord helped the Netherlands to an assertive 7-0 victory over Vietnam.
The Dutch went top of Group E with the win, as Lieke Martens, Katja Snoeijs and Danielle van de Donk found themselves on the scoresheet.
Despite a sprightly start from Vietnam, it was Martens who first found the back of the net on eight minutes and it was a scoring frenzy from there.
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