For the third summer in a row, the Netherlands women’s national team will be carrying the expectations of a whole country in delivering a positive result in a major tournament.

The eighth-ranked nation in the FIFA list will be heading to Australia and New Zealand in search of a first ever World Cup success, come next July.

The Leeuwinnen (Lionesses in Dutch) are on the back of a disappointing European Championships last summer, where their title defence was halted in the quarter-finals by France.

That result prompted the Dutch FA to part ways with previous coach Mark Parsons and hand the reins of the team to Andries Jonker.

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