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Netherlands Disgraced Zambia Female National Team by prigoz(m): 6:30am On Jul 22, 2021
Olympics 2020: Netherlands crush Zambia 10-3; two hat tricks scored
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Netherlands players celebrate after their sixth goal against Zambia. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images
Vivianne Miedema scored four goals and Netherlands routed Zambia 10-3 to open the Olympic women's football tournament on Wednesday -- with Barbra Banda netting all three for the African side.

Miedema, the all-time leading scorer in the Women's Super League, as well as the top career scorer for the Netherlands, scored goals in the ninth, 15th, 29th and 59th minutes.


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Lieke Martens added two goals for the fourth-ranked Netherlands, who advanced to the World Cup final two years ago in France but fell to the United States.

Shanice van de Sanden, Jill Roord, Lineth Beerensteyn and Victoria Pelova netted the others for the Dutch. Zambia are the lowest ranked team in the tournament at No. 104.

The Tokyo Games are the Netherlands' first Olympics and on the eve of the tournament, they received a rousing team talk from former men's team manager Louis van Gaal.

Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman is stepping down after the Olympics to lead England in the next World Cup cycle.

Wiegman will be replaced by Portland Thorns coach Mark Parsons at the conclusion of the National Women's Soccer League season.

This is also Zambia's first appearance in the Olympics. Known as the Copper Queens, Zambia had played just once this year, a friendly with South Africa. The team's scheduled tune-up match with Britain ahead of Tokyo was called off because of COVID-19 restrictions
Re: Netherlands Disgraced Zambia Female National Team by dawnomike(m): 6:51am On Jul 22, 2021
This is so unfortunate... Zambia will bounce back.
Re: Netherlands Disgraced Zambia Female National Team by paulolee(m): 8:20am On Jul 22, 2021
Zambian femald team qualified and Nigeria falconets didn't...dts a bigger disgrace to the champions of Africa women football

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