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Venue: Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Date: Wednesday, 13 July Kick-off: 20:00 BST |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, live text coverage on the BBC Sport website & app |
The Netherlands’ all-time record goalscorer Vivianne Miedema will miss Wednesday’s Euro 2022 game with Portugal after a positive Covid test.
The holders announced on Tuesday that the Arsenal striker will be in isolation “for the next few days”.
“When she no longer has any symptoms and tests negative, she can rejoin the selection,” they added on Twitter.
The Dutch are also without goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal, who will miss the rest of the tournament through injury.
Daphne van Domselaar, who replaced Van Veenendaal after she injured her shoulder in the opening-game draw with Sweden on Saturday, is expected to start Wednesday’s game at Leigh Sports Village.
Manager Mark Parsons could also be forced into a change in defence after Aniek Nouwen went off early at the weekend.
Portugal could be unchanged from their 2-2 draw with Switzerland.
The Portuguese were 2-0 down inside five minutes, but fought back to claim a point, with Diana Gomes and Jessica Silva scoring the goals.
Even with the Netherlands’ 94-goal striker Miedema missing, they will have their work cut out on Wednesday, though, against a Dutch side looking to defend the crown they won in 2017 and smarting from their frustrating 1-1 result with the Swedes.
After winning four of their previous six matches, the Netherlands will be confident of claiming three points, although they face an opponent currently on a five-game unbeaten run.
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