Following Jackie Groenen, Vivianne Miedema has also tested positive for corona. The captain of the Orange Women is staying in isolation and will in any case miss the European Championship match against Portugal on Wednesday.
Miedema’s positive test is the next setback for the Orange, that the European Championship in England started on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Sweden. Goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal was injured in that match and will miss the rest of the European Championship. A day after the draw, Groenen tested positive and now Miedema follows.
“This is again a huge setback,” said national coach Mark Parsons on Tuesday at the Orange press conference in Leigh, where the team will play against Portugal on Wednesday. “Vivianne is okay, but she does have symptoms. She needs to look after herself like Jackie.”
It remains to be seen how long 25-year-old Miedema will not be available for Orange, as is also the case with Groenen. When a person no longer has any symptoms and tests negative, he can rejoin the selection.