Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Semi Final - Netherlands Press Conference - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - July 1, 2019 Netherlands' Vivianne Miedema during the press conference REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot
LYON, France (Reuters) - The Netherlands face their first women's World Cup semi-final when they play Sweden on Wednesday and striker Vivianne Miedema believes the pressure is finally off her team.
The Dutch are European champions and the resultant high expectations at home were felt by the players, who have talked about how the pressure influenced their play in the group stage.
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