Netherlands thrash Vietnam in heaviest defeat at 2023 Women's World Cup

By Hoang Nguyen AUG. 1, 2023

Vietnam bid farewell to the 2023 Women's World Cup with a 7-0 hammering by the Netherlands Tuesday, the heaviest defeat at the tournament so far.

Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7)

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Game over
Vietnam said goodbye to the 2023 Women's World Cup with a heavy 0-7 defeat against defending runner-up Netherlands.
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Seven minutes are added to the second half.
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Vietnam had a rare scoring chance when the ball found Tran Thi Hai Linh, whose shot needed a bit more accuracy.
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Another goal for Roord
Roord scored her second goal with a close-range header to make it 7-0 for the Netherlands. It is the heaviest defeat by any team at the tournament so far.

Roord scores the Netherlands' 7th goal from a header. Photo by Reuters
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Duong Thi Van received a yellow for a foul.
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Hang had a great save against Martens' shot and Tran Thi Thu was quick to clear the ball to prevent a tap-in from Roord.
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Offside
Martens got the ball into the net again but this time she was offside.
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Roord hits the bar with a shot near the box.
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Vietnam made two final substitutions: Huynh Nhu and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung are in for Bich Thuy and Pham Hai Yen.
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Brugts scores another banger
Another stunner by Brugts and it's still the same powerful curler from outside the box that can beat any goalkeeper. It's 6-0 for the Netherlands.

Brugts score her second goal in the match. Photo by AFP

Vietnam have run out of chances to advance past the group stage after losing to the U.S. and Portugal, conceding five goals without scoring once, while Netherlands have earned four points and just need to draw to advance.

In order to avoid Sweden in the round of 16 of Women's World Cup, Netherlands set the target of winning big against Vietnam to improve their goal difference and take the top spot in group E.

Vietnam also want a good game to say goodbye and avoid becoming the second Asian team to lose all three group-stage matches without scoring after Japan did so in 1991.