A little over a year after crushing Denmark in the final to win the Euros, the Dutch had to beat the Danes and then Switzerland in the playoffs after missing out on automatic qualification for next month's World Cup.
But if there is one thing the Dutch do not lack it is firepower, with striker Vivianne Miedema scoring five goals in qualifying, having netted 22 in 19 games for her club Arsenal as they won the English Women's Super League this season. "We want to be underdogs and we are telling everybody that because this is only our second World Cup," defender Kika van Es told FIFA in a recent interview.
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