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On the afternoon of July 23, the Dutch women's team entered the 2023 World Cup journey with a match against newcomer Portugal.
The Dutch women's team had a hard time against Portugal's pressing style of play.
Although the Portuguese women's team was underestimated, they entered the match with great determination.
Meanwhile, the girls in orange shirts actively kept the rhythm to reduce the excitement of their opponents.
In the 14th minute, from a corner kick, center-back Van der Gragt ran into position and jumped high to head the ball into the Portuguese net, putting the Netherlands ahead.
Even though they scored the opening goal, it did not make it easier for the Netherlands to play against their opponents.
On the other side of the field, Portugal pushed up their formation to fight for the ball right from the midfield area.
Therefore, in the remaining time of the first half, the two teams did not create any more truly dangerous opportunities on the opponent's goal.
After the break, the Dutch women's team began to increase the speed of the match with situations that hit the Portuguese defense.
In the 52nd minute, Van de Donk suddenly entered the penalty area and fired a close-range shot but could not beat goalkeeper Pereira.
On the other hand, the Portuguese women's team, despite playing very hard, had very little chance of reaching the opponent's goal.
The best situation that the white team created was Andreia Jacinto's powerful shot in the 16m50 box in the 83rd minute but was unsuccessful.
Towards the end of the match, the Portuguese women's team tried harder to find an equalizer but failed.
In the end, the Dutch women's team won a narrow 1-0 victory over Portugal in the opening match of Group E of the 2023 World Cup.
In the other notable match of the day, France was held to a 0-0 draw by Haiti, a team ranked 11 places below Vietnam.
In this match, France had 14 shots, controlled the ball 73% of the time and even had one more player when Jamaica's captain, Shaw, received a red card.
However, the lack of precision of the strikers on the attack line made the European team regret.
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