Fifa Women’s World Cup: US ‘big mouths’ should have done talking on the pitch, says Dutch star Beerensteyn
- Netherlands striker Lineth Beerensteyn says she celebrated US loss against Sweden in first knockout stage
- Americans were bidding for third title in a row, but ended up winning just one game against Vietnam
Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn said she celebrated the United States crashing out of the Women’s World Cup, saying the beaten holders had “a really big mouth”.
The United States defeated the Dutch 2-0 in the final in 2019 but their bid for an unprecedented third World Cup title in a row ended on penalties to Sweden in the last 16.
“The first moment when I heard that they were out, I was just thinking, ‘Yes! Bye!’” Beerensteyn said on Thursday, a day before her side’s quarter-final against Spain in Wellington
“Because from the start of this tournament they had already a really big mouth. They were talking already about the final and stuff. I was just thinking: you first have to show it on the pitch before you are talking.”
The US opened their World Cup defence with a 3-0 win over Vietnam but failed to win another game, including drawing 1-1 with the Netherlands in the group phase.