Lieke Martens said the Netherlands have their sights set on their maiden Women's World Cup glory as the forward prepares to play for the third time at the showpiece event, which gets underway in Australia and New Zealand next month.The 30-year-old Paris St Germain player was part of the Dutch side that fi
Lieke Martens said the Netherlands have their sights set on their maiden Women's World Cup glory as the forward prepares to play for the third time at the showpiece event, which gets underway in Australia and New Zealand next month.
Martens, who won three successive league titles and the Champions League during her time at Barcelona, helped her county win the European Championship in 2017 — where she was voted the best player at the tournament and also won the UEFA women's Player of the Year. "If we were to win, it would be complete. I would have won everything that I ever dreamt of winning. It will be a tough challenge, but nothing is impossible.
The expectations on the Dutch team have increased since their Euro win, and Martens said that dealing with the growing pressure has been an adjustment but believes that her side can thrive and embrace the challenge."Suddenly, after the Euro win, people expect a lot from us," Martens said."I think we dealt with that well as a team. We have slowly grown into it, and we are still dealing with it.
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