Le Tour de Four enters the victory lap stage for the USWNT. The difficult mountain stages and mad dash sprints are over and won. This should be nothing but a stroll through the lovely French scenery sipping on champagne for the Americans. That’s what logic tells us. The Netherlands won’t be standing for any of that nonsense.
Despite only appearing in their second-ever Women’s World Cup, the Dutch have made it to the final. Yes they are a surprise finalists. Yes they are massive underdogs. But that doesn’t mean this will be easy. The stakes for Jill Ellis’ side are extremely high.