One day after the convincing 4:1 win over Chile, the younger team of national coach Valentin Altenberg had to admit defeat to the top favorites Netherlands, deservedly 1:3 (0:1).
Marloes Keetels (13th minute), Freeke Moes (48th) and Maria Verschoor (50th) scored in Amsterdam against the DHB women, who were able to keep up with the defending champion for a long time. Nike Lorenz still reduced the penalty with a penalty corner (57th).
Now against Ireland
On July 6th, Ireland, second in the World Cup, will be the last opponent in the preliminary round to face sixth in the world rankings. Only the winners of the four preliminary round groups move directly into the quarter-finals. The runners-up and third-placed teams will first play in the round of 16.