Dutch World Cup success comes at a cost as media scrutiny intensifies


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group E - Netherlands v Canada - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - June 20, 2019 Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman talks to the players in a team huddle after the match REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

(Reuters) - Success has come at a cost for the Netherlands at the women's World Cup as increased media scrutiny has turned up the pressure on Sarina Wiegman's side after they booked their spot in the knockouts with three straight wins.

Dutch fans have flocked to nearby France to support the team and their players have adorned both the front and back pages of the home newspapers as they reached the last 16 for the second straight tournament with wins over Cameroon, New Zealand and Canada.

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