Rose Lavelle and Jackie Groenen, two of the best midfielders in the world, met in the Women’s World Cup final in 2019 and Olympic women’s soccer quarterfinals in 2021. Both times the USA came out ahead. Lavelle and Groenen will meet again at the World Cup when their teams face off in the second match […]
Jaap de Groot
Jaap de Groot is a Dutch sportswriter. He worked for 43 years at the daily De Telegraaf, serving as sports editor.
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Why the USA has a serious chance to beat the Dutch
Louis van Gaal said it right to our face: “We’re going to Qatar to become world champion.” So there’s nothing wrong with the attitude of the Dutch national team coach, but is it realistic? The Dutch have the talent, but there’s a lot skepticism about van Gaal: • About changing the style of play from […]