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Van der Gragt sinks Portugal and gives Netherlands a winning World Cup start

The Netherlands kicked off their Group E campaign with a 1-0 win over Women’s World Cup debutants Portugal at Dunedin Stadium on Sunday thanks to a first-half goal from Stefanie Van der Gragt that was awarded on a VAR review.

Van der Gragt rose above the defence at the far post to head home, but the flag went up for offside when the assistant referee deemed Jill Roord to be obstructing the goalkeeper. However, the referee overturned the decision after watching a replay.

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