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Netherlands v England: Women’s Nations League – live

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England have a fine record against the Dutch. The countries have met on 14 previous occasions, and the Lionesses have won nine and drawn three of them. Their only losses came in a 2007 friendly and, more crucially, the semi-finals of Euro 2017 when Serina Weigman was in charge of her compatriots. Chances are you might not want to relive that one, blow for blow, but we’ll give you the option anyway.

Dutch manager Andries Jonker speaks to ITV. “It is very unusual [to be facing Serina Wiegman] … we know each other for about 30 years … we have gone through many things together … she has become an absolute top coach and now we play against each other … so it’s quite special for the both of us … [Serina Wiegman] was my captain in the national team and educated very well … a good player … she knew what was going on … and so you recognised potentially that this might be a really good coach! … our goalkeeper [Jacintha Weimar] did a very good job [against Belgium] and in the very last minute made a mistake, and I’m really sorry for her because she’s a good goalkeeper … it’s happy for the team to have Van Domselaar back because she is our number one.”

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