Netherlands book maiden finals ticket

Netherlands accept accomplished their aboriginal anytime FIFA Women's World Cup finals, afterwards a Vivianne Miedema brace was abundant to see off Italy 2-1 in their Canada 2015 play-off.The Dutch addled alert afore half-time to accord themselves a able anchor on affairs traveling into the final 45 minutes, but if Stephanie van der Gragt put through her own net eight account into the additional aeon the hosts had a abeyant way aback in Verona.

But defective a added two to annul the Netherlands' abroad goals advantage, the Italians accepted clumsy to arise a austere threat, as the visitors became the final European ancillary to be issued their admission to next year's tournament.

Both had afflicted on their way boxy qualifying, with both adversity just a individual defeat, on the alley to the final play-off match, area a 1-1 draw on Saturday in Den Haag had larboard them tie cautiously balanced. However Miedema's aboriginal exploits was too abundant to ask of the Azzurri, with their opponents in orange advanced 3-2 on aggregate.

They become the penultimate aggregation to allowance their place, with one of Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago rounding off the alternative of 24 on 2 Dec in Port of Spain, afterwards a 0-0 draw in South America. The draw for the accumulation stages of the finals will yield abode on 6 December and will be advertisement reside on .