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New captain Miedema knows that adversity can inspire
MANCHESTER – Without Sari van Veenendaal, the Orange squad has to continue on the hunt for title prolongation. Aniek Nouwen is also missing against Portugal on Wednesday. Nobody can say how long corona victim Jackie Groenen will be absent, while Stefanie van der Gragt’s name is still a question mark. Yet the Lionesses boldly advance. „We can also see this as exciting, something that makes new names rise,” said new captain Vivianne Miedema, who knows that it is almost a tournament law that inspires adversity.